Next week I will be taking part in the annual Cedarburg Plein Air painting event.  Please check the website and calendar of events at:

www.cedarburgpleinair.com

If you are able to make it on Friday, June 21st to the Reception/Awards /Silent auction, it would be great to see you.

Here is a commission project I completed from the studio this winter, "Indiana Round Barn" 18X24.
A friend who enjoys long bicycle rides in the country took this photo on a summer ride and wanted it captured on canvas.  Thank you RSP for the inspiration and opportunity!

Here are two paintings from last year's plein air events. 

Steep Slope (Port Washington)-Sold

Less Populated (Door Co. quick paint)

Blog catch up!

Well it has been over a year since I last posted, but I am back and hope to create a steadier stream of postings to this site. In sort of a catch up theme, I am going to post a mass grouping of paintings just to get them up and visible. The plan is to come back and add some more interesting background information on individual paintings. Now that summer is on the way (not that the weather is suggesting that yet here in Wisconsin) plein air painting events will soon be underway. New posts and paintings from those events will be forthcoming.

 

There are a few paintings yet to be photographed so stop back soon to check them out.



Bukolt Park (Stevens Point)-Sold

Awaiting the Season



Chicken Shack



Karen

Monches Vista

Sailing Day-Sold
Just as I had the painting underway, sure enough the owner came and casted off.  Snapped a couple of pictures for reference.



Sunny Tracks (quick paint)-Sold





Bradford Beach Sunrise-Sold

Cedar Creek Park (quick paint)-Sold
Just before the time limit it started to storm which made for an interesting finish.  So interesting that I accidentally left a letter out of my name.  D'oh.



Cedar Creek Willow (currently at Zak's Cafe)

In the Distance

Milwaukee Lions-Sold

Milwaukee Sky Lake City-Sold

Monches Farm



Peninsula State Park-Sold

Relaxing Cedar Creek-Sold

Pritzlaff-Sold



Uplifting (currently at Zak's Cafe)



Zuenert Park-Sold

Zak's Cafe

I was delinquent in getting this posted in time for the opening, but the show is up until the end of February:

http://milwaukeesketchclub.blogspot.com/2012/01/art-show-opening-this-thursday-at-zaks.html

I have these two paintings in the show:

Snow Fog



Bradford Beach-Sold

Bradford Beach was painted plein air from the top of the beach house in the very early morning. Snow Fog was inspired by a photograph given to me by my mother.

Stop by for some food, drink and original art!

Schrank Family Farm

Schrank Family Farm

Continuing with the Winter theme, this is the Schrank Family Farm near Big Bend, Wisconsin.
 I painted this vintage scene using a favorite photograph I took while visiting.  That is my 1980 Ford truck and the young man playing in the snow is now in his late 20's at least.  Recently he posted an image on facebook that was a little sad, a bad storm had just torn the top of the silo off, I will include that image as well.  You can make out the American Flag near the top.  It seems to me this painting should end up with the Schrank family.

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/