Apple time

It seems like it's been a long wait, but new crop apples are finally in the stores. I think the last time I painted apples was about 30 years ago in college. So as long as I was buying them to eat, I thought I take a stab at them again.













Oil, 10" x 8"

West side morning

I just found time to finish up this one I started on Oahu last month. I did it standing out on some rocks in Ko Olina looking North first thing in the morning. I had just gotten started when a squall blew through. I found shelter under some trees for a few minutes then the sun was back and a rainbow appeared over the ocean. A little slice of heaven for me.
Oil, 10" x 14"

Oahu

My family and I just returned from our end of summer trip to Oahu.
We stayed on the West side at Ko Olina plus a few nights on Waikiki Beach. I had time for a few little paintings. These two are from the
Ko Olina area. I did a couple of other studies and along with lots of photos, hope to do some studio painting over the cold winter months at home.












Quiet Lagoon
Oil on panel, 10" x 8"


















Late afternoon light
Oil on panel, 8" x 10"

River Street Gallery

I'm happy to announce that I am now being represented by River Street Gallery in Manistee, Michigan.

A historic, port city, Manistee is located where the Manistee River meets Lake Michigan. I've spent time in the Manistee, Onekama part of West Michigan every summer for the last 40 years. As a camper and later, on staff at a camp on Portage Lake, the area is an important part of my life. It seems an appropriate place for my first gallery representation. Over the past few years, many of my plein air pieces were painted in the area and I look forward to painting many more.
















Hazy afternoon, Lake Michigan
Oil, 8" x 10"

Backyard day lilies

I love the common, orange day lily. In Chicago you see them growing in alleys. In Michigan they grow along country roads. These are the last from our backyard. No new buds, the stems are turning brown, a sad sign that summer is waning.













Oil, 10" x 8"

Two from Michigan

My favorite summer place to paint, I'm hoping for multiple trips to Michigan this year. Here are two paintings from the first week of July when I was there.










From Portage Point, at the channel between Portage Lake and Lake Michigan, this is looking North.
Approaching dusk, oil, 8" x 16"













Hay bales in the morning, oil, 8" x 12"

Cedarburg Plein Air

I'm just back from Wisconsin where I participated in the Cedarburg Plein Air event. More than 120 artists painted during the week-long event in and around Cedarburg, an historic mill town dating from the mid-eighteen hundreds. Here are two of my paintings.


Just North of town is Wisconsin's last remaining covered bridge on Cedar creek. Oil, 11" x 14"


In one of the city parks I found this willow next to a pond. Oil, 8" x 10"