These paintings were inspired by a road trip to Denver. As the land became flatter, the sky became bigger. I thought about Montana, “Big Sky Country”, and decided to paint the landscapes vertically to emphasize the towering skies in the West.
NEBRASKA
EASTERN COLORADO
APPROACHING DENVER (oil) 44”x34” Original Available
WINDMILL/GREAT PLAINS (oil) 44”x34” Original Available
CLOUDS V
CLOUDS II
CLOUDS III (pastel) 12”x14” matted Original Available
CLOUDS IV
CLOUDS VIII
CLOUDS IX (pastel) 21”x17” matted Original Available
Many of these landscapes are of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest where I have lived most of my life. The rolling land and the ever-changing trees are in my DNA.
SUMMER DAY
ROLLING HILLS
GRAVEL ROAD
COUNTRY ROAD
SUMMER/HIGHWAY 52 (oil) 20”x24”
HARVEST FIELDS
WINTER FIELDS
GOLDEN FIELDS
MN FARMLAND #4
LATE SUMMER FIELDS
FIELDS AT DUSK
VIEW FROM FORT SNELLING
NORTHERN LAKE
This series was inspired by my parents. My father was an amateur photographer and my mother was a watercolor artist. Both loved the back roads of southeastern Minnesota where old farms were often hidden from view and seemed forgotten. When my father died of Alzheimer’s at the age of 84 I came upon his slides and, using his basic composition, I added my own interpretation to his vision.
IOWA SILOS (oil) 10”x8” Original Available
IOWA SUMMER (oil) 10”x8” Original Available
BARN/LATE WINTER (oil) 10”x8” Original Available
LITTLE BIRD FARM/AUTUMN (oil) 10”x8” Original Available
LITTLE BIRD FARM/LATE SUMMER (oil) 10”x8”
END OF THE DAY
LATE AFTERNOON
VALLEY FARM (oil) 30”x24”
BRICK HOUSE
EDGE OF THE WOODS
RED BARN/HILLSIDE (oil) 24”X30” Original Available
BLUE HOUSE/YELLOW BALES
EVENING
BEFORE THE STORM
RED BARN (oil) 20”x24” Original Available
COUNTRY SCHOOL
SQUALL
As much as I love visiting rural Minnesota, I love living in the city. This series is exploring my fascination with urban architecture and the beauty of our many parks that are here for all of us to enjoy.
WINTER/ELEANOR AVENUE (oil) 10”x8” Original Available
MINNEAPOLIS (oil) 10”x 8” Original Available
BLUE WINTER
HIGHLAND/WINTER (oil) 10”x8” Original Available
HIGHLAND FALL
WHEN THE FOG ROLLS IN (oil) 10”x 8” Original Available
MISSISSIPPI RIVER (pastel) 10”x8 “ Original Available
RAINY DAY/UNIVERSITY AVE (oil) 10”x8” Original Available
WESTERN AVENUE (oil) 10”x 8” Original Available
AUTUMN SHADOWS (oil) 10”x 8” Original Available
AUTUMN, SAINT PAUL (pastel) 11” x 13” matted Original Available
Traveling is an amazing gift. Painting my travels allows me to relive the experience and to share it with others, sans the slide show.
VENICE BRIDGE (oil) 16”x20” Original Available
VENICE WALKWAY
ROVINJ, CROATIA
VENICE CANAL
SIDE STREET, VENICE
LEAVING LJUBLJANA (oil) 11”x14” Original Available
WINDOWS/SWITZERLAND (oil) 10”x 8” Original Available
CHURCH, KENNEBEC RIVER , MAINE (pastel) 14” x11” matted Original Available
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK (pastel) 12”x10”matted Original Available
LIGHTHOUSE, MAINE (pastel) 12”x 10” matted Original Available
POPHAM BEACH, SUNSET (pastel) 14”x 11” mat size
KENNEBEC RIVER (pastel) 12”x 10” matted Original Available
TEA VALLEY PAGODA
LINYING TEMPLE WORKER
WEST LAKE, HANGZHOU
YU GARDEN, SHANGHAI
HUTONG, BEIJING
REFLECTIONS, SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI GARDEN FISH POND #3
HANGZHOU GARDEN
KOI POND (oil) 30”x24” Original Available
WU TOWN (oil) 24”x20” Original Available
Living in Minnesota, we’re very aware of the warmth and comfort of our homes during the long winter months. There’s nothing like coming back from a day of playing in the snow (or just trying to get from here to there) and seeing the golden glow of interior lights welcoming us home.
FEBRUARY AFTERNOON
CAT ON A SLIPPER CHAIR (oil) 10”x 10” Original Available
SUMMER/ASHLAND AVENUE
BLUE CAT
WINTER/LATE AFTERNOON
PORCH
What can I say? I find Still Life to be exactly that: still, peaceful, calming, lovely to rest one’s eyes on.
BLOOM
POPPIES IN A ROUND VASE
RED TULIPS
THERESA’S ZINNIAS (oil) 24”x20” Original Available
WHITE PEONIES (oil) 16”x20” Original Available
POPPIES IN A STRIPED VASE
SINGLE PEAR
POMEGRANATE WITH PEARS (oil) 8”x 10” Original Available
FIVE APPLES
REFLECTION/PEAR
REFLECTION/PEARS
PINK TULIPS
LILIES IN A RED VASE
PINK PEONIES
IRIS
ANTHURIUM
AZALEA
AMARYLLIS
PEONY
PEONIES
SUNFLOWERS IN A RED VASE
PEONIES IN A GREEN VASE
POPPIES I
SUNFLOWER
MORNING LIGHT
STILL LIFE WITH SUNFLOWER (oil) 30”x24” Original Available
RED VASE WITH FRUIT
PEPPERS
GRAPES
People are endlessly fascinating to me. Sometimes I enjoy pulling people out of my imagination and sometimes I paint from life.
ESCAPE (WINTER)
MOONSHELL
WOMAN IN A GARDEN (oil) 31”x28” Original Available
IOWA
EVE I (oil) 38”x40" Original Available
EVE II
WOMAN WITH BOOKS
WOMAN KNEADING BREAD
WOMAN WITH GREEN VASE
BILL AT REST
GIRL PAUSING
LOOKING BACK
WOMAN WITH PEAR (oil) 25”x25” Original Available
GREAT AUNT ANNIE
VENDOR ON THE GREAT WALL (oil) 18”x14” Original Available
MARKET, HANGZHOU
MAN RESTING, BEIJING (oil) 18”x14” Original Available
CLOISONNE ARTIST (oil) 18”x14” Original Available
Just after 9/11 I was thinking about how those events had affected the whole country yet we in the Midwest, considered “flyover country” were often left out of the immediacy of the situation. Attention seemed to be focused on the coasts while we in the middle were in the position of observers, watching unfolding events and wondering how they might impact us personally. My roosters are dropped into situations: wary, watching, wondering. If you lived through that time you may remember our fears: flying, anthrax, Richard Reid, poisoned fields, nuclear weapons, sleeper cells, and so much more.
FEAR OF BOARDING
IT’S IN THE MAIL
BUNKER SNACKS
SHOE BOOM, SHOE BOOM (oil) 30”x25” Original Available
THE DOWNSIDE OF PEST CONTROL (oil) 25”x30” Original Available
AN UNEASY SENSE OF DEJA VU (oil) 20”x20” Original Available
SLEEPER CELLS (oil) 10”x10” Original Available
I’ve always loved woodblock prints, especially the starkness of the black and white variety. So one day I got a book and taught myself how to do it. I was not without some knowledge of the tools as I have a degree in cabinetmaking and enjoy working with wood. The most exciting part is inking the block and the first print you pull - is it what you expected? Better? Worse?
CECILIA 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
COFFEE AND A CAT 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
AFTERNOON TEA 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN 11”x14” matted, numbered and signed
MARY 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
KITCHEN 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
BICYCLE/LJUBLJANA 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
MORNING/ROVINJ 11”x14” matted, numbered and signed
BLACKBIRD 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
CAFE/INNSBRUCK 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
HOUSE BY THE WOODS 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
A MURDER OF CROWS 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
A STARE OF OWLS 14”x11” matted, numbered and signed
