Looking East off Old Northeast Road

Looking East off Old Northeast Road (Badlands National Park), oil on canvas, 30 x 40"

Making preparations for the summer art festivals. Master watercolorist Terry Armstrong (my buddy) talked me into exhibiting on the festival circuit. I will be introducing new works in oil along with works from my Artist in Residency, Badlands National Park. Terry and I will be at the 9th Annual Village at Winona Art Fair, Winona Lake, IN, June 7 & 8. I'll also be at the 16th Annual Festival of the Arts, Westlake, Ohio, July 11-13. The oil painting above is one of the pieces to be on display.

Hill 807 ( Badlands Series)

Hill 807 (Badlands National Park series), watercolor on paper, 4 x 6"

Whew, I haven't posted in a while, I have been working on a small coffee table style book due out in early June. The little art book is selections from my artist in residency at the Badlands National Park in which this piece will be included. Meanwhile I'm back to the easel working on a number of new pieces for the summer exhibition schedule. Check back soon, some new works forthcoming.

Oscar/November Marine Nautical Flag Series

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Oscar/November (Marine Nautical Flag Series) Veteran's Memorial Park, Avon Lake, oil on canvas board, 12 x 9"

Another addition to my "painting a day" Marine Nautical Flag series. While visiting Avon Lake (in-laws) I walk down to the Veteran's Memorial Park over looking Lake Erie. I enjoy hearing the flapping sounds of the nautical flags by the boat ramp. The sound reminds me of a number of films by Akira Kurosawa showing flags and banners waving with their snappy audible sound.

Alfa/Kilo Marine Nautical Flag Series

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Alfa/Kilo (Marine Nautical Flag Series) Veteran's Memorial Park, Avon Lake, oil on canvas board, 12 x 9"

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Lima/Alfa Marine Nautical Flag Series

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Lima/Alfa (Marine Nautical Flag Series) Veteran's Memorial Park, Avon Lake. oil on canvas board, 12 x 9"

This is one from my "painting a day" Marine Nautical Flag series. While visiting Avon Lake (in-laws) I walk down to the Veteran's Memorial Park over looking Lake Erie. I enjoy hearing the flapping sounds of the nautical flags by the boat ramp. The sound reminds me of a number of films by Akira Kurosawa showing flags and banners waving with their snappy audible sound. (The banner scene in Seven Samurai is most memorable - credit to Ichiro Minawa, sound editor.) Am I painting the thought of sound?

Circle View Ranch

Circle View Ranch, watercolor on paper, 2 1/2 x 3 1/2"

When I'm out at the Badlands I stay at the Circle View Guest Ranch a great bed and breakfast lodge, run by Phil and Amy Kruse. One day I took a break from the hills of the Badlands and wandered about the ranch. This little plein air was looking South Southeast off the back porch. Though a frontal approach in my interpretation to the landscape (Frankenthalersque) one can make out the curve of the White River silt in the foreground, and the low rollings hills in the background. Very picturesque, I envision it as a 60 x 60" oil painting.

Split Pinnacle I

Split Pinnacle, watercolor on paper, 2 1/2 x 2 1/2"

Another of the Badlands series. West side of Loop Road there is a pinnacle that has begun to separate. In time the one section will break away completely. Every time I visit the Badlands I check it out. This is another daily painting I did en plein air.

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Along Loop Road

Along Loop Road, watercolor, 6 x 3"

From my daily en plein air Badlands series. On the right side you can see in the distance a split pinnacle. More on that above.

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Petunias

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Petunias, oil on canvas board, 9 x 12"

Another painting a day. I had visited my in-laws near Cleveland and spotted this basket of Petunias in the driveway. The flowers, cast shadow, and contrasting light off the concrete was striking.

Yellow Mounds - Badlands National Park

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Yellow Mounds, watercolor, 4 x 6"

Back to my daily painting Badlands series. You can read more about it below. This is right off Loop Road, forms and colors just kept shifting.

Conch Shell

Conch Shell, oil on canvas board, 12 x 16"

Slight shift on subject matter. I really enjoy the daily painters especially Clayton and Keiser. I picked this object from some shells laying around my studio. As the painting is a little larger than some daily painters it also took an extra day to complete.

Open Window - Badlands National Park

Open Window, watercolor, 2 1/2 x 3", mat 8 x 10"

I was selected last year as Artist in Residence to interpret the Badlands National Park, SD in a contemporary style through drawings and paintings. These small plein air watercolor paintings exhibit my use of the lyrical line and selected hues interpreting the aging fluid forms of the Badlands National Park – a colorful banded landscape of buttes, canyons, towers and other wondrous natural forms.
The paintings are quite small and yet visually portray a vast and open space that I encountered. This scene was located off Old Northeast Road looking West. It was a very clear day, with a warm breeze moving across the dry grass (I can still hear the prairie grass and crunch under foot of the gravel.)

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Red Spire - Badlands National Park

Red Spire, watercolor, 5 1/2 x 8", mat 11 x 13 1/2"

This piece began a series of daily watercolor paintings I worked on last year as Artist in Residence in the Badlands National Park, South Dakota. I had pulled off of Badlands Loop Road set-up and en plein air captured this scene on a very hot and bright sunny day. A number of these works have been sold through exhibits and on ebay.
During the next few months I'm going to post a number of works from this series including some after thoughts from my experiences. I'll also post updates of new paintings of the Badlands I'm developing in the studio.

Symphony of Shadows (Beach Scene)

Symphony of Shadows, oil on canvas, 4 x 6 feet.

This past summer it was purchased and put on display at the 1000 Park Ave. Baking Co. Cafe, in The Village at Winona, Winona Lake, Indiana. The painting is a contemporary view done in a brushy, painterly manner, exposing the various hues that one can see in shaded areas of forms and in cast shadows. The scene is of my two daughters enjoying a hot sunny mid-day summer at the Myrtle Beach State Park, SC. (Currently I am reviewing requests for commissions and site-specific projects of such scenes, contact me for more info.)

Giclee prints will be available at the 9th Annual Village at Winona Art Fair, Winona Lake, Indiana, June 7 & 8.

Also, I have recently made a set of MOO mini business cards of this painting from a terrific printing company in England. If you collect MOOs or would be interested in a free MOO minicard of this painting contact me. Each card is a separate section of the scene.

Turcan's the Student among Lilies

Turcan's the Student among Lilies, oil on canvas, 38 x 48".

Purchased and now on display at the 1000 Park Ave. Baking Co. Cafe, in The Village at Winona, Winona Lake, Indiana.

Giclee prints will be available at the 9th Annual Village at Winona Art Fair, Winona Lake, Indiana, June 7 & 8.