Lead the Way *SOLD

 I am beginning to see a pattern in color with my palette knife paintings. I do love to mix cobalts, teals, cerulean and sky blues with a touch of yellows and reds. The sailboat stands apart with clean whites and ivory. There are 3 sailboats in this painting. I hope you can feel the sun, wind and water from this painting.

Lead the Way is a 24"x24" acrylic painting on stretched canvas with 1.5" thick stretcher bars and cross brace. The edges are painted. This piece is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN.  | 215-547-3729

Treeline Greeting •SOLD

 This line of trees summoned me to paint them when they were set in a golden glow as the sun set behind them. If anything says - northern Minnesota - it's a row of trees mirrored in the lake. I feel like I will always need this combination near me. 

Treeline Greetings is a brushed acrylic ink painting on aquabord. Aquabord is a museum series panel made by Ampersand. This is the first time I have painted on this style of board. I will be enjoying painting more pieces like this. This painting is 6" square. It is framed in a maple frame to a final size of 8.25" square. Treeline Greetings is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN.  | 218-547-3729

Little Messenger •SOLD

 How can these tiny birds have so much power and each one be so unique? I am fascinated by Hummingbirds and love to paint them. This one modeled for me many years ago and I just got around to painting him. 

Little Messenger is a brushed acrylic based ink painting on 350 lb. mixed media paper. It is framed to a final size of 9"x9" and available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. 

A Touch of Orange •SOLD

 What are the chances that the day I finished this little painting - our summer Oriole appeared and started to sing it's cheerful song outside my window. PLUS - I was finishing up a hummingbird painting and a hummingbird arrived to ask for food. That and our friendly female cardinal just arrived. Who knew the arrival of these sweet songbirds would make my day so much more cheerful? Call me happy - the lake is open, grass is green and the summer birds are arriving!

A Touch of Orange is a small 5"x7" brushed acrylic ink painting on 140 lb. cold press paper. It is framed to a final size of 7"x 9" and available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN | 218-547-3729

Canoe for Two •SOLD

 

I confess that I sketched this scene out a long time ago and have been excited to paint it ever since. I finally carved out the time to sit down and enjoy painting this scene. I had happy thoughts of being on the water which, I believe, translated into a cheerful piece that a lot of people can relate to - living in Minnesota especially. 

Canoe for Two is an acrylic based ink painting on rough press 140 lb. arches paper. It is professionally framed with conservation glass. Final size is 12"x14". This piece is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN.  | 218-547-3729

A Fine Day for Fishing *SOLD

I have painted girls or women fishing in the past but more recently my fishing paintings have been of men. I was asked to correct this disproportionate ratio of men to women fishing. There are indeed - a lot of women fisher-people in the world. I count myself among these women although I have to admit that I do not clean my own fish. I am thankful to have a husband, brother, brother in laws, dad and even my Mom to clean my fish. 

I got side-tracked there. So - this painting is based on a young woman who was fishing off of a boat near our house last summer. She had a nice easy going attitude and seemed to be enjoying the fishing and atmosphere on the lake. 

A Fine Day for Fishing is an acrylic based ink painting on 350 lb. mixed media paper. This piece is professionally framed with conservation glass to a final size of 10.5"x14". It is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. | 218-547-3729

 

Modern Scandinavian Garden Red-Poles and Forsythia •SOLD

 Yellow, blue and Red-Poles where my inspiration for this piece. I was ready for a large scale Modern Scandinavian Garden painting and imagined exaggerated Forsythia branches. The Red-Poles have been visiting our feeder and made for cheerful little models. I asked our local florist if she could get Forsythia in and she was happy to look into it! This piece kept getting brighter and brighter and it just might be my favorite Modern Scandinavian Garden piece.

Modern Scandinavian Garden Red-Poles & Forsythia is a 36"x36" acrylic painting on stretched canvas with painted edges. It is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN  | 218-547-3729

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