This morning I went over to the Pie Place and put titles on all my paintings. I have 10 paintings over there… 9 of pine trees (one with a moose, two with the Gunflint Trail), and one of pink Lupines. Five are on wood, five on paper. Kathy said when she was waiting tables last night she felt like she was walking through a pine forest. I like that! In the photo above, the larger framed painting is 4’x4′.

Now today I’ll be putting the final touches on my show opening in the caboose at 5:00 this afternoon. Susan sent me a beautiful flower arrangement yesterday that I will put on the refreshment table. That was so sweet. With all she has going on, it means a lot to me that she thinks of me.

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In fact, they are the largest member of the deer family!

While this is a portrait of my daughter, Madeline, it is also simply a picture of a vulnerable child at peace in what would normally be a very dangerous situation. Looking at this painting, I have no fear for her safety, though this moose has some fire behind his eyes. She is in complete control, completely relaxed, almost meditating. It comforts me. Life has a way of handing me big scary situations. My preference would be to relax and ride in peace rather than get tense and fight.

This picture also contains definite elements of the beautiful north woods that surround me.

Part of me doubts that anyone would want to buy a picture of Madeline, but then I think of the great masterpieces of art history. The Mona Lisa. Picasso’s Portrait De Femme. Whistler’s Mother. Van Gogh’s portrait of Père Tanguy. Portraits.

This painting is 4′ x 4′, and is acrylic on wood.

In fact, they are the largest member of the deer family!

While this is a portrait of my daughter, Madeline, it is also simply a picture of a vulnerable child at peace in what would normally be a very dangerous situation. Looking at this painting, I have no fear for her safety, though this moose has some fire behind his eyes. She is in complete control, completely relaxed, almost meditating. It comforts me. Life has a way of handing me big scary situations. My preference would be to relax and ride in peace rather than get tense and fight.

This picture also contains definite elements of the beautiful north woods that surround me.

Part of me doubts that anyone would want to buy a picture of Madeline, but then I think of the great masterpieces of art history. The Mona Lisa. Picasso’s Portrait De Femme. Whistler’s Mother. Van Gogh’s portrait of Père Tanguy. Portraits.

This painting is 4′ x 4′, and is acrylic on wood.

Exciting news! I am going to be showing some of my paintings at The Pie Place in Grand Marais. What can I say about The Pie Place? I love these people. And it’s not just pie. Though you can get almost any kind of pie you can imagine by the slice, by the whole pie, to go or to eat in, they also offer elegant breakfast, lunch and dinner menus in their dining room or on the sunny enclosed porch with a view of Lake Superior. They will also deliver meals around the Grand Marais area. The restaurant is located at 2017 W. Hwy. 61, just west of Great Northern Gallery. I will be hanging some of my North Woods type paintings there, some as early as today.

Exciting news! I am going to be showing some of my paintings at The Pie Place in Grand Marais. What can I say about The Pie Place? I love these people. And it’s not just pie. Though you can get almost any kind of pie you can imagine by the slice, by the whole pie, to go or to eat in, they also offer elegant breakfast, lunch and dinner menus in their dining room or on the sunny enclosed porch with a view of Lake Superior. They will also deliver meals around the Grand Marais area. The restaurant is located at 2017 W. Hwy. 61, just west of Great Northern Gallery. I will be hanging some of my North Woods type paintings there, some as early as today.

In addition to the photo cards in the gallery, I had this image printed as a postcard. I was in the right place at the right time on that day. I was sitting on the west breakwall next to the gps tower as the Hjordis sailed back into the harbor. The sails caught the full light of the setting sun. I love this picture. It sums up what living in Grand Marais is all about for me. This photo is SOOO Grand Marais. It couldn’t be taken anywhere else. This time of year, I miss spending time at the harbor. Warm days are coming. Warm days are coming. Warm days are coming.

In addition to the photo cards in the gallery, I had this image printed as a postcard. I was in the right place at the right time on that day. I was sitting on the west breakwall next to the gps tower as the Hjordis sailed back into the harbor. The sails caught the full light of the setting sun. I love this picture. It sums up what living in Grand Marais is all about for me. This photo is SOOO Grand Marais. It couldn’t be taken anywhere else. This time of year, I miss spending time at the harbor. Warm days are coming. Warm days are coming. Warm days are coming.

One thing I like to do after my watercolors dry, is to paint water on top of the pigment, and blot it off with a napkin. It creates a similar look to batik (wax resist). I particularly like the technique in this sketch of belugas. Notice the dots in the shadows on the whales, the zig-zaggy lines under their chins.

Thank you, friends at the Pie Place, for the use of your card racks!

One thing I like to do after my watercolors dry, is to paint water on top of the pigment, and blot it off with a napkin. It creates a similar look to batik (wax resist). I particularly like the technique in this sketch of belugas. Notice the dots in the shadows on the whales, the zig-zaggy lines under their chins.

Thank you, friends at the Pie Place, for the use of your card racks!

This painting is #2 of a tryptych that I did a while back. It’s called “Look Who’s Coming To Dinner” and shows beavers in panels #1 and #3. This is one of those spontaneous paintings that I did at my dining room table, and even though the moose looks a bit like an elk, it is one of my favorite images. In fact, I use part of this image as my gallery logo. Acrylic on wood, this painting was sold out of the local coffee shop, JAVA MOOSE. I’m including it here in my blog to show something of a different medium. Of course acrylics go on opaque while watercolors are transparent. I like to think my style is recognizeable regardless of the medium.