"Mounting Storm"
16"x20"
Oil on Canvas
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A striking cumulonimbus cloud builds on the horizon, reflecting the hues of the setting sun. A rolling landscape in the distance, green plains below.
Planets and stars rise from a Boundary Waters sunset! The sky swirls with energy as cirrus clouds reflect the warm early September sunset. Classic White Pine and Spruce trees reach up to greet the heavens.
"Mars, Spica, Venus"
Oil on Canvas
12"x16"
Available
$1,200
I watch the sunrise over the birches and pines. The sun slowly dapples its way into existence through the gentle rustle of leaves. Pinks, blues, purples, and oranges peek through the gloaming sky.
"Morning Beauty"
12"X12"
Oil on Canvas
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Trees lean upstream, their branches drape down towards the calm waters of the mighty Mississippi. Early fall colors dance and change as the bluebird day peacefully drifts on. A serine moment caught between light and shadow, reflections dance on a mirror of water.
Placid Bayou
Oil On Canvas
12 x 12 x 1.5 in
(30.48 x 30.48 x 3.81 cm)
$950.00
A stunted cedar tree grows on rocky outcrop beside the timeless shores of Lake Superior. Waves crash on the Canadian shield bedrock, wearing points away into sand. A bluebird sky wanes into afternoon light over the distant horizon.
"Northshore Beauty"
16"x16"
Oil on Canvas
Available
$1,300
A faceted stained glass rainbow of impasto dazzling blue, yellow and pink light up the afternoon sky in this calm St. Croix river estuary. The sky and early spring trees reflect brilliantly in the calm Waters, as the sun warms the bark of the nearest tree.
"Faceted Reflections”
11"x14"
Oil on Bord
Available $500
Working from a transparent permanent green ground, a gnarled winter oak tree stands alone in a field, patches of snow on the ground. River and hills in the distance, an oak savanna unfolds with splashes of mid winter orange and yellow grasses in the foreground. Impasto brush strokes highlight the stained glass sky between branches, reaching up towards the sky.
"Winter Tree"
18"x24"
Oil on Canvas
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The Elder Trees
Red Pine, Cedar, Birch, White Pine.
From my Tree Collection. These works represent four beautiful mature trees here in Minnesota's fabulous Northwoods! Each found on site at various State parks and wilderness areas. These stately trees truly celebrate the great outdoors
Found in the Boundary Waters, Gooseberry Falls State Park, and Interstate State Park.
6"x12"
Acrylic on Canvas
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I witnessed this beautiful sunset while hiking the Superior Hiking Trail this summer with my family! Rays of golden light emanate forth from the dappled clouded sunset. Water glistens below, as pine trees are silhouetted against the sky. Bold, impasto brush strokes give dimension to light and clouds.
Northwoods Sunset
12"x12"
Oil on Canvas
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A little while back I was traveling Southeastern Minnesota, when I looked out over the distance, and across a field was a quiet oak tree absorbing the last rays of daylight. The moon rising overhead; a beautiful, undulating landscape in the distance.
“A Quiet Tree"
12"x12"
Oil on Canvas
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"Shadow of the Storm"
8"x24"
Oil on Canvas
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Thunderclouds intensify, obscuring a farmstead below. Sunbeams flash though the mounting storm echoing in the horizon.
Inspired by a trip I took from Michigan to Minnesota. As I was driving through Wisconsin, stormclouds mounted in front of me. When I drove over a rise, I saw a beautiful farmstead with the dramatic sky and had to take a picture! Thankfully, the local farmer was happy to have me take of picture of his beautiful property to be made into a new work! We stood there together, farmer and artist, in awe of the beauty and power of nature.
11”x14”
Oil on Canvas
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Painted on site at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. I spent many hours outside enjoying the beautiful, yet cold day! The arboretum was amazing! This tree is the oldest white oak in the park, it's beautiful curved branches wiggling out from it's trunk.
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Painted at Gooseberry Falls State Park. These beautiful rocks overlook Lake Superior.
“Rocks on Lake Superior”
8"x8"
Oil on Canvas
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On a beautiful morning at Jay Cooke State Park a bubbling river flows beneath towering pines and ledgerock, mist rises up in the distance. I sat under the Swinging Bridge and painted this, a beautiful northern Minnesota scene.
“Daybreak”
8”x8”
Oil on Canvas
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2018
5"x5"
Oil on Board
Available
$200
Inspired by the prairie landscape in southeast Minnesota, this piece was created after a storm.
“Prairie Sunset” is painted on museum mounted Gessobord block, with a mounted profile of 3”.
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2018
8"x10"
Oil on Canvas
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Inspired by the rural southeastern Minnesota landscape, this piece brings to mind the warmth of the sun during the cold of winter.
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2018
8"x8"
Oil on Canvas
Available
$420 Framed
Happy Migratory Bird Day!!!!
One day I took my paints into the Minnesota National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, MN in search of serenity and wilderness. I nestled myself down in the fen, and found this tranquil location in which to paint.
This work is framed in our Through-tenon, Craftsman style; quarter sawn, white oak frame with square walnut peg joinery.
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2018
16"x20"
Oil on Canvas
Available
$900
While riding on the Empire Builder Amtrak home from Chicago, I spied this beautiful scene outside my window! Golden yellow rays of sunlight, flitting through the clouds, cast a lovely glow to the land below. The flat farmscapes of northern Illinois gave way the the rolling sub-boreal forests of Wisconsin.
This work comes in a burnt umber colored wood frame.
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2018
8"x8"
Oil on Canvas
Available
$420 Framed
My favorite view at my favorite Minnesota State Park! Trees in an oak savanna grasslands.
This work is framed in our Through-tenon, Craftsman style; quarter sawn, white oak frame with square walnut peg joinery.
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2018
8"x10"
Oil on Canvas
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On a train trip to Chicago I spied this church and dramatic sky. Inspired, upon arriving at home I painted this scene.
This work is framed in our Through-tenon, Craftsman style; quarter sawn, white oak frame with square walnut peg joinery.
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2018
8”x10”
Oil on Canvas
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Inspired by my recent trip from Chicago on the Empire Builder Amtrak train.
Framed in our Through-Tenon Craftsman style; quarter sawn, white oak frame with walnut pegs joinery.
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2018
8"x 10"
Oil on Canvas
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I have a deep affinity and love of this place! “Benny” began as a plein air painting at the old homestead of Benny Ambrose on Ottertrack Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Benny was a character. He was one of the last people to homestead in the BWCAW; the Forest Service wanted him out. Benny said “No way!” They left him alone. Benny passed away on his lake in 1982.
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2018
8"X 10"
Oil on Canvas
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Painted in Plein Air at the Split Rock Lighthouse. This piece reminds me of the delight of warm summer days and the sound of children playing at the shore of Lake Superior!
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2018
8"x 24"
Oil on Canvas
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This painting was inspired by a moonrise I saw one day in southeast Minnesota. I was so floored by the natural beauty of the area at sunset that pulled over and took a photo. As the sun sets, rays of sunlight bask this farm in orange glory. The distant hills dance with with a warm glow, cooling into purples and reds and raw umber. The moon, illuminated against the fading blue sky, rises over the clouds.
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2017
20"x 24"
Oil on Canvas
Available
$980 Framed
Sometimes your Muse comes calling right after your oldest gets on the bus, you've had a cup of coffee, and you’ve just read an article on the new Van Gogh movie! I turned to my mother-in-law and said "I've got to go paint right now!" Thankfully she said she'd keep an ear out for the baby. I packed up like the wind and out I went!
This work is framed in our burgundy, mitered corner Craftsman Style Frame.
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2017
8"X 24"
Oil on Canvas
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The day this painting was created was crazy and amazing all at once. I got lost! At the top a steep hill, my car conked out in the driveway of someone’s home. I called the owners and asked if I could paint their beautiful view. They said “Yes!” As I painted a car pulled up and I ask if this was their view. They said, “I wish it was!” And! It wasn’t that of the people I called earlier! Thankfully, the actual owners were happy to have me paint their wonderful vista and sympathetic to my car issues.
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2017
8"X10"
Oil on Canvas
Available
$460, Framed
Oak Savannahs were prevalent in southeast Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and down the I-35 corridor to the Golf of Mexico. This is main route for Monarch Butterflies.
”White Oak” reminds me of working at the YMCA Storer Camp, running their first ever "Lands for Learning" program. We helped restore the historical Oak Savannah range.
Framed in a hand built, solid red oak frame with a dark barnwood stain.
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2017
8"X10"
Oil on Canvas
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Plein air painting of a local native prairie habitat. Daisies joyously look up upon the sky!
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2017
7”x7”
Oil on Board
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The Mining Bee is an important native insect that pollinates Bloodroot plants. Daintily sitting atop the white bloom, a bee collects pollen that sticks to its furry body.
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7”x7”
Oil on Board
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Two beautiful strawberries painted outside on a sunny day!
2017
16"x20"
Oil on Canvas
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Inspired by a children's book I read to my son about Van Gogh and the dazzlingly beautiful sunny spring days, the energy I felt inspired to paint was palpable.
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7”x14”
Oil on Board
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These are rocks in an old Sioux Quartzite quary at Blue Mounds State Park. Legend has it that the blood red colors of the rock comes from the blood of the bison that were hunted in the plains.
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7”x7”
Oil on Board
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Inspired by nature and Frida Kahlo, this homage wears carnations in her hair.
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7”x7”
Oil on Board
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$340 Framed
Back when I was a little girl growing up in southern California, I used to chase these cute lizards all over the place. One time I caught one, and it’s tail popped off in my hand, writhing about for a long time! I will forever be grateful for my little friends.
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16”x20”
Oil on Canvas
Gifted to my mother
This piece was commissioned by my mother who is gifting it to the chief of the tribe she works for. Here Minnesota is pictured with both traditional native Woodlands style flowers, and representational native flowers of Minnesota placed in the locations where they are found. The green lines both symbolize vines and are the outline of the major rivers of Minnesota.
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