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  • What’s New

    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 … Read More

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    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 … Read More

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    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 … Read More

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    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 … Read More

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    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 … Read More

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    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 … Read More

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    San Francisco Sketches

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    Sharing a couple sketchbook entries from a recent trip to San Francisco. Take advantage of the tail end of this summer!

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    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 … Read More

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    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 … Read More

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    Ducks on the Ice

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    Hello again! Haven’t sent many updates like this lately, but certainly have kept busy in the studio. This was a quick painting inspired by a … Read More

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    Inktober 2023

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    Another year of “Inktober” prompts in the books! Some of my personal favorites were Shallow, Plump, Sparkle, and Wander.

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    Inktober 2022 (2)

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    I didn’t draw quite every prompt, but it was fun to put a full effort toward some of the drawings this year. That’s what it’s … Read More

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    Inktober 2022 (1)

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    To everyone’s surprise (chiefly mine), I made it all the way through the “Inktober” prompts last year! Granted, I drew a pair of dice one of … Read More

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    Inktober 2021 (3)

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    Success! Completed drawings for each day in October this year. Some of my favorite drawings were for the prompts “Fan”, “Stuck”, “Splat”, and “Slither”. THANK … Read More

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    Inktober 2021 (2)

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    Excited to share the second batch of drawings from this year’s Inktober daily prompts. A little behind, but made it farther than last year. Couple … Read More

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    Inktober 2021 (1)

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    “Last year I participated for a few days before sputtering out.” – André, October 2020 Ten days later, I sputtered out. It’s Inktober season again … Read More

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    Cornhole Boards 2.0

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    I’m excited to finally share some photos of my second round of hand-built, hand-painted cornhole boards. I made 12 more boards last winter (round one … Read More

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    November 21, 2020

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    Third in a series of three! The First National Bank Sign that sits atop the building of the same name in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. … Read More

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    November 16th, 2020

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    I prepared a short time-lapse video of my latest drawing; however, the best bit did not get captured–the edge of the bottle cap. This is … Read More

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    October 11, 2020

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    “Rebound Painting” makes it sound like something it isn’t… it’s just my first proper painting in a (very) long time. This is a view you … Read More

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    Trust the Process

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    It’s tempting to cut the paper and jump right into the big painting. After all, that’s where the magic happens in the end, that’s what … Read More

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    Two In, Two On

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    As usual, my plan to post regular progress updates on my summer project devolved into one big summary post at the end. At least I’m … Read More

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    March 3rd, 2020

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    I have to remind myself that one of the great benefits of not creating artwork for a living but rather as a hobby is that … Read More

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    Inktober (1)

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    There’s something that happens on Instagram every October. It’s called “Inktober.” It was started by someone named Jake Parker who simply wanted to unite people … Read More

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    September 7th, 2019

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      Challenging myself to do more exercise-type paintings. Simple subjects, little background, not full-on paintings. If you have any suggestions, leave a comment! é

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    Videos!?

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    Got ahold of a small tripod for my phone, which means I’m going to start experimenting with making videos of my painting and drawing process. … Read More