This week’s painting is one of our favorite places on the North Shore – the lighthouse overlooking Agate Bay in Two Harbors. Now a fully operational bed and breakfast, the lighthouse still serves as a working beacon and stands as a sentinel on one of the most dangerous sections of the Lake Superior shoreline. In the foreground of the painting is the remnant of the track that served to transport iron ore from the train cars to the large cargo ships docked in the harbor. Agate Bay Light is a 7” x 10” painting on 300 lb. watercolor paper and features the iconic lighthouse in winter.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Agate Bay Light
Even with
record high temps this week in our area, I must have cooler weather on the brain. We can't compete with folks who live in Arizona, but this past weekend the temperatures here reached about 100 degrees. Coupled with high humidity, the result was several torrential rainstorms and devastating flooding on many of the northern rivers.
This week’s painting is one of our favorite places on the North Shore – the lighthouse overlooking Agate Bay in Two Harbors. Now a fully operational bed and breakfast, the lighthouse still serves as a working beacon and stands as a sentinel on one of the most dangerous sections of the Lake Superior shoreline. In the foreground of the painting is the remnant of the track that served to transport iron ore from the train cars to the large cargo ships docked in the harbor. Agate Bay Light is a 7” x 10” painting on 300 lb. watercolor paper and features the iconic lighthouse in winter.
This week’s painting is one of our favorite places on the North Shore – the lighthouse overlooking Agate Bay in Two Harbors. Now a fully operational bed and breakfast, the lighthouse still serves as a working beacon and stands as a sentinel on one of the most dangerous sections of the Lake Superior shoreline. In the foreground of the painting is the remnant of the track that served to transport iron ore from the train cars to the large cargo ships docked in the harbor. Agate Bay Light is a 7” x 10” painting on 300 lb. watercolor paper and features the iconic lighthouse in winter.
Balsam Arts exhibit - July 2018
I've been
accepted as one of the guest artists at the Balsam Arts Gallery: Family,
Friends & Neighbors exhibit, running July 1-31, 2018. Two of my paintings
will be on display: "Secluded Bay" and "Gunflint." Both feature favorite scenes of northern landscapes. Balsam Arts is
a fabulous new gallery on Main Street in Balsam Lake, WI. Plan to attend the
Opening Reception and visit with the artists on Saturday, July 7, from 6-9 p.m.
Friday, June 8, 2018
Summer vacation and llamas!
Today marked
the last day of school for two of our grandsons. Each year, their school celebrates the end of the year with a Shakespeare Festival, and it is quite the event. At 3rd
and 1st grade, the boys continually astound us with their ability to
memorize and deliver complicated stories and sonnets with confidence and the appropriate inflexion! The
performances are followed by a medieval fair in the “meadow” across the street.
Even though it’s a piece of city-owned land adjacent to a freeway wall, for
this fair, it is transformed into a magical place of music, face painting,
juggling, maypole dancing, archery contests, dunking tanks and food trucks. And
so begins . . . summer vacation! Yay!
And once
again, I’m captured by llamas – this time it’s a special herd belonging to
friends in the area. The painting, Reflecting on Llamas, 8”x10” on 300
lb. watercolor paper, features a wonderful group (including a new baby cria) enjoying the warmth of spring
sunshine.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Rest Stop
For as
long as I can remember, being by water has been good for my soul. And one of my
favorite places is to be near Lake Superior. There is something magical about
it – Paul says I breathe better the minute I catch sight of the lake. It is an
inspiring sight, but perhaps it is more. In our efforts to control
everything about our daily world, Lake Superior totally defies the rules. The
sheer magnitude and statistics of the lake effectively take it outside of the
realm of human control. With 2, 980 miles of shoreline, a maximum depth of
1,333 feet and an average water temperature of 40° F, the lake commands respect from
even the most experienced navigators. The wind and waves can vary dramatically
from one bay to another, making it nearly impossible to accurately predict
weather patterns.
In our
journeys along the beautiful North Shore, we are amazed at this continually
changing seascape. On our recent trip to Port Wing, we bore witness to the power
and destruction of the wind and waves. During a fierce three-day storm earlier
this spring, the lake literally pushed hundreds of mature trees – roots and
branches – into the Port Wing harbor, completely destroying docks and capsizing
several large boats. Easily dismantling a recently community-built boardwalk,
the force of the waves also obliterated a two-block section of paved
road and carved a steep cliff from what had been a fairly protected beach area.
The strength of water is astonishing.
This week’s painting, Rest Stop, 8”x10” on 300
lb. watercolor paper, calls the viewer to pause and take in the view. Whether
relaxing from a long hike in the surrounding forests with a faithful friend or
a leisurely stroll along the rocky shore, Lake Superior is an incredible place
to be.
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