Winter Light, Oil on Linen, 9x12

When I'm not shoveling, I absolutely love the way the snow piles up on everything here in Minnesota. The world looks like a giant meringue. We were standing in about 2 feet of snow but the sun was on our faces so we were quite toasty, in fact, I was a bit overdressed and had to shed a layer.

Superior Spring Morning, Oil, 20x24

Revised studio painting from March of this year

You have a few more days to see my paintings at Golden's Deli, 275 E 4th Street, Saint Paul, MN. My paintings will be on view the month of January, 2011 at the Unity Church Unitarian, 732 Holly Avenue, Saint Paul. The public is welcome. Call (651) 228-1456 for public hours.

Morning Haze Not Quite Lifted, Oil on canvas, 24x18
(revised January 2013)

Out of Commission, Oil on Linen, 24x18 (SOLD)

I hope this isn't the last hurrah of fall, but with this week's wind blowing the leaves half way to the Gulf of Mexico, it just might be.

Kiting the Wind, Oil on Linen, 12x16 (Sold)

People think we're land locked here in Minnesota, but it's really not true, with all it's rivers and lakes including the worlds largest—Lake Superior. Lake Pepin is a widening in the Mississippi River where it is joined by the St. Croix River and dozens of smaller rivers. I love to paint the bluffs that border both sides of this incredible waterway.

Are there Fish in There?, Oil 9x12

Yes there are fish in there. Little Sunnies. They were fun to watch as they watched me paint.

Wild Garden, Oil on Linen, 12x16 (Sold)

Moon over the Marina, 10x20, Oil (SOLD)

Old Blue Bonnet, 12x16, Oil

We went to the docks the other day in hopes of finding some cool old boats to paint. When we got there we were sadly disappointed in the selection of boats but fell in love with this old grader. I don't know how many years it's been since it saw any action but we noticed that it had been repaired many times with jury-rigged parts including the blue tarp that was unceremoniously duct-taped to the roof, I suppose, to keep out the rain.

Rain, 12x9, Oil

It's supposed to rain this weekend so I'm putting together quite a pile of mostly finished paintings from this Spring that need a touch here and there. When I came across this one from a month ago I couldn't think of anything to do to it but post it. I prefer to finish paintings in one sitting. Rarely does that happen. I was quite sure this one needed work when I put it away a month ago. I don't know what I thought it needed. This is definitely the day I remember.

High Water, Oil, 16x12

We painted these boathouses on a day when the Mississippi was flooding it's banks. But how would you know by our subject matter? The boathouses float on pontoons and and are attached to their moorings with oversized sleeves that allow them to rise and fall with the river. So unless you are a local, you would not know that normally you look down on the roofs from where we were standing. It's ironic that on a day when water was everywhere it should not be, we chose a subject that was barely affected by the flood.

Another Vento Morning, Oil, 12x16

The lessons are starting to take. Thanks Joe and Richard.

Our Grotto, Oil, 9x12

I love a sunny day any time of the year.