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Winter is the best. It is a relaxed time of year. Time seems to open up a bit and allow one to as they please, rather than running around aimlessly.
I had plans to paint directly after my last final, but it was snowing. I decided to take cover and set up looking out of my garage to paint this tree.

9x12 oil on canvas.

Often times, a clear sky will dominate the day, only to give way to cloudy haze in the last hour of light. These make for some dramatic winter sky's...

11x14 oil on canvas.

...but sometimes, the sky's remain open, allowing golden light to dance on the subject.

11x14 oil on canvas.


9x12 oil on canvas.


I have new boots (thanks mom!) and they have opened up a new world of warm feet. When I painted this larger canvas, I was actually sweating. I spotted this view on the way to Jenny's grandparents house on Christmas, and made a note to return on a sunny day.

18x24 oil on canvas.

Snowshoein' and Paintin' - High Rock

I was up early on Saturday to meet Elliot in the Dells, for a sunrise snowshoe outing. Ever since I have known Elliot, he has been telling me about his views on the Wisconsin River, and how great they are in the winter.

Here he is, shoein' into the magically lit forest.


Eliot throwing a branch overboard, and then waiting to hear the crash 10 seconds or so later.


Paintin' Highrock.



14"x11" oil on canvas.
Thanks for takin' me out there, Elliot! I had a good time (as soon as I could feel my feet again)


Here is a view, painted a half block from my house in the passenger seat of my car. This was done on Tuesday, the day of the big blizzard. I was driving home from the grocery store, and saw the -overcast but warm- sky peeking through the branches and pulled over.

6"x8" oil on canvas.

There have been a few others since the snow, more to come soon.

Bonus, a Todd Rundgren Video:

The End of Autumn.

This is the view off of Hwy S. One needs to wear blaze orange when painting the day after Thanksgiving.

16"x18" oil on canvas.

The last Autumn Sun. A hazy Saturday a.m. A neighbor boy was surprised at how much blue I used in the barn color. "It's RED when you get up close to it," he remarked.

18"x24" oil on canvas.

Early November, lunchbreak.

8"x10" oil on canvas.

Early December.

9"x12" oil on canvas.

Here is a scene of the snow clouds roll in during sunset, the last possible chance to create a autumn painting.

9"x10.5"

Do You Remember Summer?

All this snow makes one want to revisit works created this summer.

Morning, Cows grazing. I was up early quite a bit in the late summer, chasing the intense light effect.

16"x20"

Evening, Cows grazing. Just the facts, thrown on quickly. I was experimenting with some new pigments during this one. So many of our Wisconsin landscapes looks like this, pastoral scenes with abstract patches of long grasses.

11"x14"