Sunset Paintings

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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

Inktober 2025 (1)

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Excited to embark on another Inktober—one prompt for each day in October. Off to a pretty good start in terms of finding the time to draw! Here are the first 6 days. As usual, got a little cheeky with the prompts so as to not have to do as many separate drawings… 🙂

Italy 2025: Part 4

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A final painting from my trip this summer. This was definitely my favorite! Fun combo of clay tennis court, port of Naples, and Mt. Vesuvius in the background. I hadn’t traveled internationally for a long time, so this was a really fun return to seeing some very different parts of the world. Definitely looking back fondly on those warm days … Read More

Italy 2025: Part 3

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Third of four plein air paintings from the Amalfi Coast! This one was also in Sorrento, where I discovered a shaded corridor tucked away on the grounds of what appeared to be a rather exclusive hotel. Sometimes the best spots are on the margins of all the action…

Italy 2025: Part 2

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Next plein aire painting from the Amalfi Coast earlier this summer! This was in the town of Sorrento. It was even hotter than normal while I was there, so after a long day trekking around the town with my backpack of art gear, I was really hoping to spend the last couple hours of my day in one of these … Read More

Italy 2025: Part 1

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Hello! A couple short posts coming your way with sketches and plein aire paintings completed on a recent trip to Naples and the Amalfi Coast last month!

Split Rock Lighthouse

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Posting a quick couple photos from a recent commission piece I completed. Time-lapse below, too. I can’t believe it took all this time to paint a Minnesota classic! Definitely will be giving more treatment to this North Shore icon in the future.

Process: Gambel’s Quail

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This update is all about learning a new process for developing better compositions: compiling multiple reference photos and “cleaning up” the design digitally before starting the physical painting. I started with this photo that I took in Arizona last year: A fine photo, but a little busy and chaotic. Also pretty difficult to see the bird in the center (maybe … Read More

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