The set up

Here are a couple of photos showing my set up for Door County Quiet and Frozen Bay at Dusk.  These two paintings will be at the DeLind Gallery Winter show begining in January.  More information will be forthcoming on that.  http://www.delindgallery.com/website/

Door County Quiet

When painting, and in the proverbial "zone", it is easy to not feel certain things, one of those things can be the cold.  Only when I was was packing up did I realize how cold I had become.  No longer will I pass on the big Sorel boots because I don't think I need them. 

This spot was so quiet you could hear the lake ice making very deep muffled cracking and popping sounds.  Viewing this piece brings the sensations of those few hours back to me.

At this time of year even Wisconsin's busiest State Park, Peninsula, is often devoid of people.  Visiting in Summer or Fall amidst the throngs, I enjoy thinking back on how totally alone I was here.

Frozen Bay at Dusk-Sold

This was painted in Peninsula State Park at Tennison Bay on a really cold evening.  By the time I packed up it was getting rather dark and I had a hard time locating the correct path to my vehicle.  I now keep a flashlight in my gear bag.

Blog Beginings

Welcome to my Blog space where I will share some paintings I have completed and perhaps a little information about them.  Hopefully this will be of value to people who are interested in my work.  It is also a good excersise to do writing of any kind, so I know it will be of value to me as well.  Perhaps I will evolve the posts into some longer and more insightful bits, let's see how it goes.

Because we are entering the Winter season now (some will cheer and others bemoan) I will post some winter paintings soon.