State Line Pastures ©

I competed this quick study primarily using my palette knife.  The horses are grazing on a pasture down the road from our home.  I have been wanting to paint these horses for awhile now.  This little masterpiece is the first in a series of horse paintings I plan to complete in the near future. 

Oil on canvas on panel, 6"H x 8"W

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Winter Thaw ©

 Oil on canvas on panel, 12"W x 16"H

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Winter Thaw is a Plein air painting I did when it warmed up last weekend.  This is a creek that is just down the road from where I live......so beautiful!! I thought you might enjoy seeing what I saw as I painted this small masterpiece in the snow.

The Cheese Box ©

The Cheese Box has been a part of the resort town, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, for as long as I can remember.  In fact, I used to go there quite often as a child. The cheese curds are the best.  I used a reference photo to create this painting, but I would love to try it plein air this summer....stay tuned.

Oil on canvas on panel, 11"H x 14"W

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Winter In The Northwoods ©

"Winter in the Northwoods" is another small masterpiece of a scene in Ely, Minnesota.  I used several of my reference photos and continued to practice making my paintings more impressionistic. I am using a new technique I call paint and destroy.  I put down a preliminary layer of paint and then I use a large brush to "destroy".  By taking large, broad strokes over the top of the painting, I add a lot of movement and create a more impressionistic style.  I am pleased with the results.

Oil on canvas on panel, 6"W x 8"H
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Spring Thaw ©

This past weekend, friends and I went to a park just outside of Harvard, IL to paint.  It was fun watching the geese land on the ice…..in fact, it was even more fun listening to my friend Marybeth laugh when they did!!  I have entitled this small masterpiece, “Spring Thaw”, even though here in Illinois we wonder if spring will ever arrive this year.
Oil on canvas on panel, 8x8"

Morning View ©

This beautiful field is across the street from my home.  I painted it from inside my porch with all my winter gear on!  I just love the way the sun plays across the field, giving the trees a beautiful bronze glow.  The shadows on the snow are awesome with the different blues and violets.   

Oil on canvas panel, 8"H x 10"W

Winter Splendor ©

I think I captured the feelings I had that day: ice cold winter, freezing cold.
Winter Splendor
Oil on canvas on panel, 8"H x 10"W

Just Around the Corner ©

On a cold winter's day on the prairie, a broken down fence caught my eye.  It was a cold day for plein air painting.
Just Around the Corner
Oil on canvas on panel, 9"H x 12"W
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Crimson Oasis ©

Heading  up to Ely Minnesota last winter,  we came around the corner and this beautiful barn was standing there.  I couldn't wait to paint it! 
Crimson Oasis
Oil on canvas on panel, 5"W, 3 1/2"H
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