WindScapes

"Tower Bridge" Oskar Kokoschka, 1925

2012-01-05T20:33:00.005-06:00

The above is a full work and detail that has impacted me greatly. I stood in front of this work and KNEW that it was a work that my dad had spent time studying ~45 years ago and influenced him in his work. I spent my life loving his painting and the time I spent in his footsteps absorbing the pure beauty of Kokoscha's work filled me with tears, joy, and love.

I am deeply indebted to the Art Institute of Minnesota for displaying this work and allowing photography. I am also indebted to Putnam Dan McMillan whose Bequest allowed the institute to acquire this work in 1961.

Untitled, Oil on Canvas, 36x 72, Lawrence Duane Windahl, ~1964

2012-01-05T20:25:00.005-06:00

36:x72 "Untitled" ~1964 Lawrence Duane Windahl

My favorite painting and the painting that most inspires me.

"Weeping for Fall"

2012-01-02T11:35:00.001-06:00

Pastel

Just a quick pastel willow tree from my sketchbook.

Winter Barns I

2012-01-02T11:29:00.003-06:00

Oil on Cavas, 9x12

Painted outside from a picture on a WARM Christmas day. I had to paint from a picture because we had no snow.

I have fallen in love with the SourceTek panels! Great for plein air. I told my wife I am throwing away my other panels and switching to 100% Source Tek for all my oil paintings.

Lake Lure's Bark

2011-10-30T18:52:00.001-05:00

8x12, Patel in WC Sketchbook

Maplewood Fall 11

2011-10-30T18:50:00.001-05:00

8x10, Oil on Linen Panel

Maplewood Dawn

2011-10-30T18:45:00.001-05:00

"Rain's a coming"

2011-02-20T12:58:00.002-06:00

Cooper's Landscape: "The Lovely Prairie"

2011-02-20T12:54:00.002-06:00

Paige's Birthday Card

2011-02-20T12:53:00.000-06:00

My workshop picture

2010-12-04T15:30:00.000-06:00

9x13 Acrylic on Canvas

Mom's first painting

2010-12-04T15:27:00.001-06:00

Mom and I took an Acrylic class this morning and she painted her first painting. I love the strength of the trunk of the main tree and the distance.

Lakota Sunset

2010-12-02T14:20:00.001-06:00

Cooper's Seascape (He's 8!!!!!)

2010-11-24T07:02:00.001-06:00

Paige's Seascape

2010-11-24T07:01:00.002-06:00

Seascape

2010-11-24T06:58:00.002-06:00

Sheyenne Valley Snow Day

2007-12-28T15:12:00.000-06:00

The road was snow covered as my son Cooper(age 5) and I set out to find something in the Sheyenne River Valley to paint. Cooper had a sketch diary and his watercolors. I had both of those, but I was really looking forward to my 7th ever oil painting.

This was my set-up.

This was after a thin block-in.

Here is the final painting (Oil on canvas board, 8"x10"). Elapsed time was about 1:45. It was about 18*F and I had to move my pochade box under the liftgate of my Saturn Vue to try to limit how much snow was falling on my palette and painting surface.

We lunched in Ft. Ransom, and then started back. Originally, I was hoping to have enough time for a second painting or at least a watercolor sketch. But the snow on the road was now 4" to 7" deep and it took all my attention to drive. Cooper was tired and fell asleep. I carefully drove back to main roads and then headed home.

Still counts as a great day!

Life

2006-07-31T09:29:00.000-05:00

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