I did this portrait of one of my granddaughters after a trip to visit them in Washington state. It was my first attempt back to oil paint instead of acrylic in many years. Fun to get back in to oils.
16 x 20 Oil on Canvas
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A desert landscape for my sister’s new condo in Arizona. They are officially snowbirds - escaping the Minnesota winters.
36” x 48”
Acrylic on Canvas
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A blast from the past. A portrait done for the little girl in a touching photo with her brother. Done for her 21st birthday.
16 x 20
Acrylic on Canvas
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Here I go again with the chickens. Go figure. This time I went big! I loved the shadows of this flock that were taking a last swing through the yard right before sunset to find some snackage. The backlighting was just too cool.
30” x 40” Acrylic on Stretch Canvas
October, 2022
This commission was done for some friends in Washington of their granddaughters, cousins. It’s obvious that they were best buddies back in the day, they are now in their teens.
11 x 14 Acrylic on Canvas Panel
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My wife’s daughter and her family live on a dairy farm. Shelby, in the painting, is one of their favorite cows. She seemed like a bit of a diva to me, so I thought I’d make her shine!
24 x 36 Acrylic on Canvas
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This is a painting of my son and grandson taken from a photo when we were coming back from a hike on Mount Rainier in Washington. This pretty little stream provided a couple small trout and better yet, some family time in nature.
24” x 36” Acrylic on Canvas
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I have a grandson who loves goats, and wanted me to paint one for him, and so I did. It was a fun exercise!
Acrylic on 12” x 24” Canvas Board
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This is a commission I did for my niece, a moment between her two daughters.
24” x 48” Acrylic on Canvas
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Just a guy and his dog fishing on a lake in Minnesota.
14” x 18” Acrylic on Canvas Board
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I recently came across a photo of my sister relaxing with a beer. I had bought a fancy gold frame at a second hand shop and wanted to fill it with something. Funny thing is that the frame was 2.5 feet by 4 feet. So now I have this rather large portrait of my sister with a chair. But it was fun to paint it.
30” x 48” Acrylic on Plywood Panel
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This young lady is a member of our youth group at church. She likes chickens as much, well perhaps more, than I do. When I saw a photo of her expressing her character when cradling her favorite rooster, Abraham, and a frizzle chicken, I had to paint it.
14” x 18” Acrylic on Canvas Board
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My youngest daughter and I took a trip to Maine a couple of years ago and visited Acadia National Park. We walked down the trail on the left of this field to the lake. It wasn’t quite in full color when we visited as this painting shows, but still beautiful.
11” x 14” Acrylic on Canvas Board
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A hawk finds a spot to rest on an old trailer abandoned long ago in a pasture in Minnesota. I spent a rainy afternoon taking reference photos this past fall and found this vibrant red against the bright yellow inspirational.
24” x 24” Acrylic on Gallery Canvas
$300.00
This is a commission done from an old photo of a young woman with her mare and it’s new colt. When e-mailing the woman in the painting - now much older - her story of the love she had for these two horses from her childhood, was clearly evident in the telling.
14” x 18” Acrylic on Canvas Board
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A commission from a photo of some kids, obviously taken around Halloween, who are now in there teens. I find it so enjoyable on a commission like this to see the subjects as they are today. Correspondence with their Mom allowed me to see them as they have matured. Better yet, Lauren, the little girl in the photo was there when I delivered the painting. The youngster I had become accustomed to through the painting process had become a beautiful teenager.
11 x 14 Acrylic on Canvas Board
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Some friends of mine are bee keepers - really. Talking to them gave me an idea to find some reference material and put together what I see as a peaceful image of a colorful hillside.
14” x 18” Acrylic on Canvas Board
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Had nothing in mind to paint, so grabbed some nectarines and a wine bottle to create a still life. No rhyme or reason but perhaps a little wine in a tumbler will help you deal with what to do with the peaches. All in all - a fun exercise.
11” x 14” on Canvas Board
Another study in portraiture. Daughter of some friends, this composition was taken from a video shot for a church event. I’m enjoying the process of practice, practice, practice.
18” x 20” Acrylic on Canvas Board
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Sometimes one feels the need to move from landscape to portraiture. But who do you paint? In this instance, my granddaughter Lorelei, proved to be a perfect victim, eh, model.
11” x 14” Acrylic on Canvas Board
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An early summer camping trip brought me to the harbor in Grand Marais, MN. The sailboats against the distant hills along Lake Superior provided a peaceful setting.
18” x 24” Acrylic on Canvas
$325.00
Friends commissioned this portrait of their grandson, Grey, as he approached his first birthday.
8 x 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board
Memories of shady summer days on Ottertail Lake in Minnesota. This painting was commissioned after selling a family cabin and it being torn down to make way for new memories.
16 x 20 Acrylic on Canvas Board
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This was a commission done of a family’s favorite goat, Jimmy. Jimmy was apparently a curious fellow trying to get as close as possible by making his way through the fence.
12 x 16 Acrylic on Canvas Board
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Painted from a photo taken by my eldest daughter on Big Pine Lake in Minnesota. She thinks these birds are left over from the dinosaur era. This particular group apparently called a meeting to warm their feet where the river came into the lake on a brisk, windy spring day.
22” x 28” Acrylic on Canvas
$325
This consignment was created from a reference photo by my sister-in-law’s grandson. The blue jay was a favorite of her late husband, and the appearance of this jay over the holidays was a welcome sight.
Acrylic on 12”x16” Canvas Board
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Some friends asked me to paint a photo of the Indiana park where they were engaged. Turned out to be a pretty good wedding gift.
16 x 20 Acrylic on Canvas
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I’ve always liked chickens. I know, seems a little odd. I think it came from when I was a kid and my mother always had bantams running around the farm yard. It was fun searching for their nests, waiting for them to hatch and mamma shielding them under her wings. As they grew the colors and markings emerged to their own personalities. Besides, I think they are hilarious. This one looks like there is definitely something going on behind him and he’s a bit confused.
18” x 24” Acrylic on Canvas
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Some friends recently took a trip west on Route 66. They commissioned me to do a painting from some photos they took when they reached the end of the line. These jackasses apparently had to stop and take account of what was going on. The ones in the painting - not my friends.
12” x 24” Acrylic on Canvas Board
SOLD
On a family camping trip to Itasca State Park, a rainy day excursion brought us to a resting spot on the scenic drive.
16” x 20” Acrylic on Canvas
$275.00
A drive along the northern California coast inspired this scene on a rocky beach.
20” x 24” Acrylic on Canvas
$300.00
A small bush tries it’s best to thrive on a rock outcropping on Lake Superior within Minnesota’s Gooseberry State Park.
16” x 20” Acrylic on Canvas
SOLD
This interpretation of the famous Tianamen Square photo was a commissioned piece.
22” x 28” Acrylic on Canvas
SOLD
An old log cabin stood in the back yard where I lived at one time. My flock of chickens welcome a morning more colorful than I ever saw, except for in my minds eye.
16” x 20” Acrylic on Canvas Board
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An afternoon walk through Quarry Park in St. Cloud, MN offered the perfect setting to place a couple of swans.
16” x 20” Acrylic on Canvas
$275.00
My first attempt at getting back into painting after many years respite. Reference picture came from parts unknown, but sparked my desire to keep painting.
12” x 16” Acrylic on Canvas Board
$175.00
Don’t quite remember where the reference photo for this painting was taken, I know it was on a camping trip headed west of Minnesota when the kids were young.
16” x 20” Acrylic on Canvas Board
$250.00
It had been years since I painted a portrait of anyone. In order to reintroduce myself to the process I decided on a self portrait. That way if anything turned out wonky it was on me.
12” x 16” Acrylic on Canvas Board
This subject is now well into her teenage years. I found this photo taken years ago of a friend’s daughter that I thought I’d try to capture it in acrylic.
12” x 16” Acrylic on Canvas Board
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Cap askew and a shit-eatin’ grin on his face, I couldn’t pass up this scene of my Dad on a fishing trip years ago. Though he’s been gone a while now, that look is oh-so-familiar.
11” x 14” Acrylic on Canvas
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This acrylic painting is a composite of several reference photos. One can imagine that sly fox has a meal in mind as he takes the back way to the farm.
16” x 20” Acrylic on Canvas
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A couple of kids check out the headwaters of the mighty Mississippi in Itasca State Park on a cloudy day.
12” x 24” Acrylic on Canvas
$250.00
A planter full of blooms makes for a colorful display.
11” x 14” Acrylic on Canvas
$150.00
Kind of made this one up. Seems like someplace I’d like to spend some time.
16” x 20” Acrylic on Canvas
SOLD
An interpretation of my favorite psalm - Psalm 103. A reminder of how small, and yet, how greatly loved we are by God.
20” x 24” Acrylic on Canvas
SOLD
I’ve always loved this farm on the hillside, beyond the red willows. Looked like a perfect spot for a couple of white tail deer to hang out.
12” x 24” Acrylic on Canvas
SOLD