Wisconsin Culture

Wisconsin Culture (Still Life)

I completed my first still life. I was trying to capture the look and feel (shadows and light) of the 17th century Dutch old masters. Only, I wanted it to be a modern whimsical subject.
I began with a black canvas. This photo shows a bit of glare because the medium is not dry yet.

Spanish Moss and Blossoms

I recently completed the painting "Spanish Moss and Blossoms". It's technically not a completely original painting as I borrowed the basic concept from a print. My brother bought the old framed print at a rummage sale in Florida because he liked the frame. The print was in pretty bad shape-faded and perhaps some water damage. I decided to do a painting with the basic layout of the print but modified enough to be different from the original. I've called it "Spanish Moss and Blossoms". I used an acylic underpainting for values and a unique color feel:

Foamy Shore

Today I finished a seascape that I've been working on for some time. I spend a good deal of time working on the details of grains of sand and the ocean floor in the first few inches of waters. I also tried some different styles on the clouds. Still thinking about the title. Any suggestions? Update on October 1, 2010- I am calling this painting "Foamy Shore".

Stonehenge in Spring Updated

Stonehenge in Spring BEFORE

Stonehenge in Spring AFTER

Last June I was displaying my paintings at an Art Fair in Waupaca, Wisconsin. The painting "Stonehenge in Spring" was facing me all day. I'm alway critical of my own work, but staring at this painting all day was making me sick. So much was missing as far as light, shadow and perspective. A couple of weeks later I took the painting out of the frame and painted over it to include more shadows, light and perspective. Now, I can actually look at it without feeling sick. Comments, anyone?

Paddling Through Doty Park

So I've been experimenting with technique and colors-this is the result. It's from the perspective of paddling a canoe through the little canal in Doty Park in Neenah, WI. I played with the colors in my palette-no big changes, just "different". The trees are kind of mix of impressionist and realistic. It should be dry in time for the Bergstrom-Mahler Art Fair on July 18-two weeks from today!

Neenah Light

Today I painted the lighthouse in Kimberly Point in Neenah, Wisconsin. I tried to capture the park feel around the lighthouse by including the trees that nearby. I think the painting has an almost watercolour look to it. It should be dry in time for the Bergstrom-Mahler Art Fair on July 18, 2010 in Neenah, Wisconsin.

Dake to Columbia Lake Channel

Today I painted "Dake to Columbia Lake Channel". This is based on a photograph of the channel in the Waupaca Chain O Lakes in Wisconsin. Hopefully, it will be dry in time for the Strawberry Fest on June 19. The painting is similar in style to my last one (see "Tomorrow River Impression") with some impressionist artistic license added to the painting. Again, I tried to contrast the darkness of being under the trees with the light ahead as the channel enters into the lake.