"Green Shadows"

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7" x 8"
Oil on hardboard

Winona, MN
This little green house shrouded in foliage and shadows is a few blocks from my house. It's your typical family home here in Winona. The shadows and light were playing perfectly when I was out for an afternoon walk the other day. The whole while I spent painting this I thought about the "Secret Garden". And I have to admit I know very little about the story other than the title. But this is to me the "Secret Green House".

"Winona Auto Parts"

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7" x 8"
Oil on hardboard

Winona, MN

This is in a little alleyway in downtown Winona. I think the Winona Auto Parts sign is an old one because there is another business using this building now. I love how freeing it is to paint reflections in water. No straight edges or rigid structure to depict. It's fun to create the ripples and stark colors in the water. It really dances.

"Blue Trim"

7" x 8"

Oil on hardboard

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Winona, MN

Wow! It had been a while since I painted. And I always seem to go through periods of time where I paint a ton and then there are times where I get busy with life and can't seem to find the time. So hopefully I can go through one of those periods of productivity!

"Door #3"

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6" x 9"

Oil on hardboard

Winona, MN

"Highway Overpass"

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5" x 8"

Oil on hardboard

Outside Winona, MN

I tried to stay very loose with brush-strokes on this one. This is also the first in a series of paintings that I've been meaning to embark on featuring scenes from highway driving. It's something that evokes a very american  feeling to me - road trips and rushing along the open road.

"Red Bug"

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7" x 8"

Oil on hardboard

LaCrosse, WI

"Lion on Top"

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6" x 7"

Oil on hardboard

Winona, MN

Sign outside Winona National Bank. I remember, when I was young, my mom taking my brother and I to this bank. I'm not sure if my parents had an account here or not, but we would go up to the second floor where there were a bunch of stuffed African plains animals. All I really remember is the lion. I think the owners daughter or something went on safari hunts way back when...