A stop along the way

After a week stay in Glen Arbor, I traveled south toward Onekama stopping on my way to look for painting subjects. A beautiful, sunny day kept me for a few hours at Crystal Lake along M22. I’m framing this now for delivery to Arbor Gallery in Glen Arbor.

Afternoon sail, oil, 11" x 14"

Just back...

A week in Michigan wasn't enough. Painted nearly every day and spent time at the new Arbor Gallery in Glen Arbor that I am a part of. Here are a few that I have gotten photographed. Beach Path already sold while it was still wet.

I'll be heading back up next week for more.

Across the Bay to Sleeping Bear Point, oil, 14" x 11"

Beach Path, oil, 10" x 8"
SOLD

By the shore, oil 6" x 8"
SOLD

Delivering to MI

I am getting ready for a trip to Michigan this next week for some painting time and to deliver paintings to several galleries.

Here’s a recent large one that will be showing at MacBeth & Co. in Onekama.

Morning shore, oil, 36" x 36"
SOLD

“Leland Air” first event of the season

This past weekend I participated in Leland Air in the northwest Michigan, lake town of Leland. A perfect Spring day, sunny, mid-sixties. Just one minor issue: the Spring hatch of midges. Tiny bugs that look kind of like mosquitos, but they don't bite. Swarms of them, mostly close to the lake, caused some distress for a lot of artists. It wasn’t that bad, just had to pick out the ones committing suicide on my painting or palette every few minutes.

A good day. Two paintings, both sold, and I received the People’ Choice award.

Unfortunately, I didn't take time to get good photos before I turned them in.

 From Van’s to Pyramid Point, oil, 10" x 8"
SOLD

To Van’s Beach, oil, 12" x 12"
People’s Choice Award
SOLD

New Gallery

For the last two years I have been a part of The Old School Gallery in Glen Arbor, Michigan. It was started by a couple of artists and morphed into a co-op gallery. The lease was lost this year, but we have found a great new space down the street. Arbor Gallery will be opening soon at 6654 Western Ave., M22, in Glen Arbor.

I was up there this past weekend to begin hanging artwork. Here’s a recently finished studio painting that is there now. It’s a view from the Mission Peninsula wine region north of Traverse City.

Autumn Vineyard, oil, 40" x 30"

White Pine

Here’s another one of my favorite Michigan subjects, a big white pine by the shore. A studio version of a spot I have painted en plein air several times. Good Harbor bay, between Glen Arbor and Leland, has a beautiful, couple-mile-long, crescent beach that I have been at completely alone many times.

This is headed up to Arbor Gallery in Glen Arbor, Michigan.

White Pine at Good Harbor, oil, 24" x 18"

Spring-break plein air

I have been working on a lot of studio pieces lately in preparation for the coming gallery season in Michigan. But last week was spring-break in Florida where I did a lot of relaxing and one plein air sketch.

Beach palms study, oil, 12" x 7"