Golden Angel
8x10 oil on board / plein air

An Angel Moroni statue sits atop (almost) every Mormon temple. The is the one on the St. Paul temple. It is low enough to get a good view of. The sculpture is by Arvid Fairbanks, and it depicts the angel heralding the return of Christ. This is in the morning east light.

Available for purchase: $100 unframed

"Plummer Building"
8x10 oil on board / plein air
The Plummer Building is one of the earliest buildings still remaining on the campus of the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. It is a highly ornate building. At this size, much of the ornateness is lost, but the grandeur of the building is still impressive.
This was painted on two successive Saturday afternoons. Among the tall buildings, the shadows came early and my fingers quickly got cold.

$100 unframed. Click "Contact me" above on the right.

Essex Brooklet in Winter
8x10 oil on board / Plein air

The temperature warmed up to 20 today, and the sun came out. What a wonderful day to go on location. This little brook meanders between a hill and a rise in local Essex Park. The sun was low and lit up the hill in warm light. I hiked down to the stream bed and set up. I could see animal tracks in the undisturbed snow. The reflection was delightful. Had to finish quickly when the sun started going down... so did the temperature.

Wetlands Iced Over
9x12 Oil on Board / Plein Air

Hunter's Moon
8x10 oil on board / plein air

These trees in a local field glowed in the early morning light. The full moon was just setting. The first moon after the harvest moon is called the Hunter's Moon, thus the title. It was a challenge to capture the colors and yet distinguish the trees from the distant hills.

$100 unframed.

North Shore Sunrise

9x12 oil on board / plein air

Traveled to the North Shore of Lake Superior. This is near Cascade Creek. I got up early while the rest of my party was still sleeping, and was treated to this fantastic sunrise. The edge of the lake was barely discernible from the sky. The puddles and trickles of water on the rocks reflected the light from the morning sky.

$125 unframed. Link to details and purchase information

Green Canyon
12x16 Oil on Board / Plein Air

Green Canyon, near Logan, Utah on a crisp June morning; the sun pushing away the cool of the shadows. The feilds of dry grasses glow in the morning light.

I grew up here, at the foot of Green Canyon. In my youth I camped several times with the Boy Scouts up this canyon. On boring summer days, we would pack a lunch and hike up near the rifle range and collect bullet shells, or bring home rocks as trophies.

We return nearly every year on vacation to visit our families, who still live here. On this day the temperatures were cool enough that my hands got cold while running before sun-up, but later when painting, the sun came over the mountain and became brutal. I was happy for an umbrella.

$180 unframed. Link to details and purchase information