"Sugar Loaf Motel"

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5" x 5"

Oil on panel

"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.

"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.

"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... 

"Sign of the Season"

7" x 12"

Oil on Hardboard

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Winona, MN

Wow. Over a month since my last painting. Must have been busy :) I hope to continue with some more painting in the near future. I want to be a little more diligent in my art.

This is a scene from downtown Winona. Snow on the ground. A sign that says "Keep Christ in Christmas" on one side and a feed the hungry type of sign on the other. A timely reminder of what's important!

"Third St."

6" x 8"

Oil on hardboard

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Winona, MN

A wintery street in downtown Winona.

I truly enjoyed painting this one. I let loose a bit and really applied the paint in a forceful way. It's thick in spots! It has a real painterly feel.

"Drive-Thru"

7" x 9"

Oil on hardboard

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Winona, Minnesota

Downtown drive-thru in Winona. Sunny fall day. Reflections in the glass. Glady dragged me inside "Michael-Donald's" to get a milkshake. "A white one, daddy. Not a chocolate."

"City Square"

7" x 7"

Oil on hardboard

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LaCrosse, Wisconsin

I ventured down and across the river about 30 miles from Winona for this painting. LaCrosse has a great downtown filled with many buildings just waiting to be painted. I can't wait to get my camera back there to scope out some new paintings.