Lots of photos for future sketches and paintings from this years trip to the boundary waters… this being the first. Thankful for that place!

Sharing a couple sketches from the lake this morning. Enjoy your summer! P.S. — I don’t think it was super apparent in the last post that there is a timelapse video of the sunset painting (including framing). Here is a link!

I’m excited to finally share this painting with everyone. I painted this last year but it took a long time to get it into a frame. Actually, it took obtaining equipment and learning to make frames myself! Looking forward to making more frames for other pieces I have boxed up, hopefully getting to the point I have a collection that … Read More

Sharing a recent painting from a photo I took last year in Italy. You don’t have to look very far in Naples to find a building painted a color that somehow blends perfectly with the color of the sky, foliage, and other surroundings. This was a fun exercise in value and building up a painting in a very traditional watercolor … Read More

Sharing a couple sunset paintings from the last few months. The first is over a lake in Brainerd; this painting was made as a commission for a friend over the winter. I was very pleased with how the clouds turned out. The second one is from a photo I took while on Cape Cod a few years ago with my … Read More