First Sunrise on Lake Michigan!

“Sheboygan Sunrise!” 9×12” stretched canvas, SOLD

I will be doing more sunrises now because I have a new place on the other side of Lake Michigan! The weather has been lovely, not very hot. There is nothing like the natural air conditioning of Lake Michigan!

Intuitive Painting

Fall Debris 12”x16” Acrylic on paper

Intuitive Painting is painting without a plan. Letting loose and seeing what happens. I never have painted anything like this before. The name came after the result. I will explore painting like this more.

Dave’s Last Sunset

“Dave’s Last Sunset” 18 x24” Acrylic on stretched canvas

Accepted to the McCullough Hyde Healing Arts Exhibit

Artist Statement

My husband Dave loved to watch the sunset over Lake Michigan. For over 30 years we returned to the lake in the summer, and watched in awe of the dramatic sky and peaceful rhythm of the waves. This time would be the last. The following winter, he passed away just before the pandemic took hold. While sheltering in place, it brought me peace to paint the bold color and fleeting light of time passing, remembering Dave’s life well lived.

New 6×6 Exhibit

6×6” Acrylic on Canvas entered at Oxford Community Art Center through October.

3 of them were SOLD at the reception.

Landscapes from Indiana

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This Fall I visited Indiana.

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The light changed during the time I was painting this one, from partly sunny to cloudy. I was standing on sand bars, but as I painted I kept adding more white water.

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“Windy Fields” Plein Air

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8×10” acrylic and canvas panel.

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It was cloudy and still but what we see is just a starting point. Sometimes unexpected result come from Plein Air painting. This photo shows how I embellished the scene. Mainly I added a field beyond the horizon for more interest, more elements that are simplified in the foreground. I waited for a sky I wanted to paint, I normally do that first.

Lake Michigan Sunset

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I saw a fabulous sunset this summer on our trip to Michigan. I had to paint it! I’ve rarely painted anything like this. I want to paint a bigger one, this one is 9×12” on canvas board. I sold the painting on Facebook to an old friend who grew up appreciating the Lake Michigan Sunset.