Barn & Blooms

I recently participated in a Zoom workshop with renowned Artist Paul Oman. He’s a favorite watercolor teacher and for this class, the focus was on painting daisies. So it seemed the perfect time try my hand at flowers and paint a lovely Wisconsin barn with daisies! And it’s Earth Day today, so later this morning, I’ll head outside to dig in the gardens and transplant the Sweet Pea plants that our grandchildren, Riley and Jaxson, carefully planted in early March. I’ll have to wrap the arbor in netting to protect them from our herd of deer – a group of five ambled through the yard a couple of days ago and we just discovered that they had a feast on our Emerald Green arborvitaes over the winter.  We'll have to see if those trees can even recover over the summer.

This week’s painting celebrates the wonderful trips across Wisconsin this winter on our way to drop off art in Door County. Barn & Blooms, 9” x 9” watercolor, reflects a late summer day in sunshine. 

Prairie Spirit

After growing up in Minnesota, over the past seven years, I’m finding such incredible scenery and sights throughout the State of Wisconsin. One of my favorite sightings are the wonderful old barns scattered across the rural landscape. This week’s painting is of another of these wonderful gems and recently discovered by us as we traveled across the northern tier of our state. Prairie Spirit, 9” x 12” watercolor painting, reflects the incredible craftsmanship and endurance of these historic structures.

Get Ready . . . 2021 EA Art Show!

I’m into the countdown leading up to the 2021 Earth Arts Spring Art Tour! It’s happening the weekend of May 7-9, which means I have about 2 more weeks of painting and then we’ll be in the all-out framing mode! This will be a first for me and for the Amery Ale Works. It’s the first time, they’ve hosted a Guest Artist for this event, and I’m looking forward to setting up an exhibit in their beautiful barn. Jenna J. is the brewmaster, and she and her crew have worked hard over the past few years to restore the historic barn and build up a wonderful taproom and restaurant business.

This week’s painting is a return to Door County and the incredible scenery along the eastern shore of the peninsula. Whitefish Dunes, 10” x 13” watercolor painting, features the picturesque white sand dunes along the clear waters of Lake Michigan.

Liltie Series Continues

I’m continuing to paint 4” x 6” watercolors and it’s so fun! Here are two of my latest paintings – Liltie: Skyline Rain and Liltie: Corrib Boat. 

More Lilties!

Here are two more of the 4" x 6" Liltie Series ready for the upcoming Earth Arts Spring Art Tour – May 7-9, 2021. This week's paintings are Pasture Pals and Garden Folly. 

The Lilties Series

In the Irish, a “liltie” refers to a little song. Recently I’ve been working on a series of 4” x 6” paintings, and they remind me of lilties or miniature watercolor songs. I’m preparing for the 2021 Earth Arts Spring Art Tour, scheduled for May 7-9, and open from 10-5 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And I’m honored to be the featured artist at  Amery Ale Works, near Amery, WI.  My paintings will be on display on the main level of their beautifully renovated barn.

The featured painting for this week is one of the Lilties Series: White Pine in a beautiful frame created for this series by Randy Lee of Tin Cat Studio.