The north view looking out of my studio in downtown Des Moines at approximately 4:00 PM on a misty Friday night. I had been reading Erle Loran’s book on Cezanne, and it has influenced me. The color planes, the open palette, the lines, and the means, which were his own, by which he created depth.
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I loved the photo of this little newborn calf I captured a few weeks ago and, had done a little study in oil previously. Here it is again, in a 12×12, painted for a second time and, a precursor to a large format piece.
Limited Edition prints available
12 x 12 oil on canvas
8×10 oil on canvas
9×12 oil on wood
20×24 oil on canvas
20×24 oil on canvas
11×14 oil on birch
20×24 oil paint on canvas
20×24 oil paint. Sold
Feat. Thinker on a Rock by Barry Flanagan
12×12 oil on canvas
12×24 oil on panel. Sold
Feat. Barry Flanagan’s “Thinker on a Rock.”
9×12 oil on canvas – Sold
Sculpture “Back of a Snowman” by Gary Hume in the Des Moines Pappajohn Sculpture Park,
30×40 oil on canvas
watercolor 5×7
12×12 oil on canvas. – Sold
11×14 oil on canvas w/knife. – Sold
I took the liberty to paint a scene from the wedding of John and Christina Klisares – McGreevy.
24×24 oil paint on mounted wood panel.
This too was painted in its entirety with a little piece of  hard plastic. Almost akin to a little trowel. It’s rather exciting and allows one to go extremely short (thick) with the paint.
12×16 oil paint on wood panel
12×24 oil paint on wood panel.
This was painted entirely with a little piece of plastic.
18 x 24 oil on canvas – Sold
8 x 24 oil on panel
9×18 oil paint on panel –Sold
done “en plein air” from our home on Park Point, Duluth Mn. July 12th, 2017
8×12 oil paint – Sold
done “en plein air” from our home on Park Point, Duluth. July 7th 2017
9×12 oil on panel – plein air
12×24 oil on wood panel – Sold
6×12 oil on wood panel
11×14 oil on canvas
12×24 oil on panel – Sold
9×12 oil on wood panel – plein air 05/04/2017
11×14 oil on canvas – private collection
6×8 oil on panel
20×24 oil on panel
12×16 oil on canvas
11×14 oil on canvas
11×14 oil on canvas
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