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I'm glad you are here. Below are images of my recent works, which will give you an idea of what I've been up to. Please also view my Portfolio to see a broad range of subject matter and my interests as an artist. If you would like to receive updates of my work, please send me your email address in the form at the bottom of this page.

Recent works

  • Elevator M – 14x11
     
     
    Elevator M – 14x11

    A plein air oil painting of industrial beauty found in the Duluth (MN) and Superior (WI) harbor.

  • Monument Rock Revealed – 12x9
     
     
    Monument Rock Revealed – 12x9

    One of several plein air oil paintings and Conté crayon paintings created during a wilderness canoe trip to document the late 2021 Horne Fire burn area on Isle Royale National Park.

  • Bunkhouse – 14x11
     
     
    Bunkhouse – 14x11

    I love the light and shadows in winter – painted plein air at Camp Menogyn on the edge of the BWCA.

  • Chicago's Bean – 9x12
     
     
    Chicago's Bean – 9x12

    A plein air gouache on canvas. Painted during the pandemic – a moment in time when Chicago's famous sculpture "Cloud Gate" wasn't surrounded by people!

  • Sacred Music – 32x24
     
     
    Sacred Music – 32x24

    A recent commissioned studio oil painting – honoring a professional pipe organ musician.

  • Good Morning, Duluth - 12x9
     
     
    Good Morning, Duluth - 12x9

    The Duluth north pier lighthouse – awakening and slowly warming to summer's morning light.

  • Smokey Morning on Minnesota Point – 8x10
     
     
    Smokey Morning on Minnesota Point – 8x10

    There's been lots of wildfire smoke that's drifted into Duluth in summer of 2021. But it's produced some interesting atmospheric scenes for painting.

  • Let's Go Outside! – 10x8
     
     
    Let's Go Outside! – 10x8

    A loving portrait of two sweet dogs – a commission and gift to two loving patrons.

  • Irvin – 12x9
     
     
    Irvin – 12x9

    The laker William A. Irvin is back in Minnesota Slip – after being gone for a couple of years to complete a reclamation project in the slip. This was painted on a smokey summer afternoon.

  • Susie Islands - 11x14
     
     
    Susie Islands - 11x14

    An iconic September view of the Susie Islands located in Lake Superior, near the Minnesota and Ontario border crossing.

  • Tamarack – 20x16
     
     
    Tamarack – 20x16

    The tamaracks and black spruce forests of late autumn are always a favorite subject for me.

  • Sweet Lilacs – 16x12
     
     
    Sweet Lilacs – 16x12

    A fresh bouquet picked from my yard. I always enjoy direct painting flower arrangements.

  • Northern Water - mural
     
     
    Northern Water - mural

    This is one segment of a three-part mural, painted in a private Duluth residence.

  • There's So Much I Want To Say - 10x8
     
     
    There's So Much I Want To Say - 10x8

    A self portrait, painted during troubling times. Painted with immediacy in less than 90 minutes.