Shucking Sweet Corn •SOLD

 Tis the season for having cookouts and shucking corn! I have many fond memories of shucking corn with Grandparents, siblings and other relatives. Everything about corn is delicious from the farmer's stand to the shucking to the boiling and eating. How can you not like summer sweet corn? This little piece is an ode to summer Sundays and corn!

Shucking Sweet Corn is a brushed acrylic ink painting on aquabord. It is professionally framed to a final size of 7.45" square. This pieces is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. | 218-547-3729 

Take the Long Way Home *SOLD

Do you know the feeling of being on the lake - alone - with the whole afternoon to yourself, a bucket of bait and a fishing rod by your side? Do you know the feeling of shedding layers because the sun feels so nice?  Do you know the thrill of checking fishing holes until you time it just right for the hole that just keeps producing keepers? Then you know about taking the long way home.

Take the Long Way Home is a 30" x 30" acrylic painting on stretched canvas with cross braces. 1.5" thick stretcher bars and painted edges. This piece is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN  | 218-547-3729

Clipping Along *SOLD

Even if we don't sail - I think we all can appreciate the sight of a boat propelled by wind and a navigator. This small catamaran sailed by me this summer. The sailor was too far away to recognize but the relaxed posture behind the sails said that he/she was happy to be guiding that bright little boat.

I brought this tiny painting to Heritage Framing to finish with a sweet shadow box style frame and pop of color. Clipping Along is a watercolor painting on 140 lb. watercolor paper. SOLD.

Dockside in a Red Coat *SOLD

My figurative mini series continues with this autumn scene of a women bundled up and enjoying the lake view as she holds her cup of coffee. Many Minnesotans should be able to relate to this scene.

This 5" square painting is watercolor on 140 lb arches cold press paper. It is framed in a subtle red frame and available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN for $82.00 | 218-547-3729

Raised Wild

So…. it is possible …I painted a poisonous weed but they were so interesting - I couldn't resist. I discovered this plant in a field on a winter day. The flower skeleton was crystalized with little snowflake droplets making it look like a magical field of wishes. For this painting - I painted the plant in a warmer grayish/ocher/sage/sky blue setting. I was going for a soft and soothing piece.

Raised wild is a 12"x36" acrylic painting on stretched canvas with 1.5" thick stretcher bars and painted edges. It is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN for $275.00 | 218-547-3729

Standing Still

I always enjoy painting, no matter what the subject is, but….abstracts seem to be the ones I hang in my house.  The movement and color constantly change - I never get tired of an abstract. This piece is designed to hang horizontal or vertical which allows even more versatility in a space.

The title: Standing Still - is about the contentment felt by standing in place and admiring your surroundings.
Standing Still - is acrylic on stretched linen canvas. The size is 18"x24" on 1.5" thick stretcher bars. This pieces is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN | 218-547-3729

Apple Indicator *SOLD

This little 5" x 7" painting is a combination of some of my favorite colors. Paynes Gray, Naples Yellow, Pyrrole Red, Sky Blue and turquoise are blended to give the apple blossom branch a soft and light air. The apple blossoms stay such a short time and add an elegant sweetness as they indicate how many apples we will find come autumn.

Apple Indicator is a 5"x7" acrylic painting on stretched canvas with painted edges. It is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN for $48 | 218-547-3729

Rise and Shine - acrylic on canvas *sold

Rise and Shine is a large 30" x 40" acrylic painting on 1.5" stretched canvas. I started this painting before the leaves were turning colors and finished it just as the leaves are doing their autumn color dance. It has been awhile since I've painted with an impressionist style optical mixing and pointillism. I thought this style would work well for the bright light and color of autumn birch trees. The painting changes dramatically from tungsten light to natural light. Here it is photographed in natural shade. I will include a photo of it hanging in a tungsten setting. Please click on the photo to enlarge the piece and see the optical mixing which is hard to see when standing at a distance but adds a nice mixed color and light effect.

Rise and Shine is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN  | 218-547-3729