The watercolor was inspired by the recent dog show my daughter and I attended in Des Moines. My intent was to photograph as many breeds as possible, which was a little tricky as most of the people were shampooing and brushing their dogs in preparation for the show ring. A young gal was holding three […] more »
Perjue Cabin was built and lived in by one of Appanoose County’s earliest white settlers in 1843, Andrew Perjue. This was before Iowa was a state and still inhabited by Indians. It was dismantled, rebuilt and stood in the Centerville Park for several years. It is no longer there — I have no idea if […] more »
This is fourth in the series of the 1996 Pancake Day marching band. more »
This is part of my marching band series. I tried to paint one each day. That didn’t work out because of the format size — almost 11 x 14 — but considering I was able to complete 4 of these in about a week in time to display for Pancake Day, I thought that was […] more »
A piece from the series of the marching band on Pancake Day 1996. The girls were lining up before the big parade. I believe I captured the essence and likenesses — many people have recognized them. more »
This is an interpretation of a common butterfly. In the past, I’ve completed 4 other varieties and have been popular with customers. In this piece I took liberties using color combinations. This will be part of a series and I plan to use sketches done a few years ago. more »
These two young drummers caught my eye because they were wearing red artist “tams”. I think this drum group was from Iowa City and marched in the 1996 Pancake Day parade. I worked from one of my photos. I had planned to do a series of these smaller paintings of the marching band, at least […] more »
Last Saturday was a great day for the outdoor Art Festival in Ottumwa. Sunshine, little winds, and temps in the mid 70’s — we couldn’t get better weather! I really appreciated this since this was the first time I set up my new ProPanels display. Most of the artwork I brought were my acrylic collages […] more »
I have been inspired by skyscrapers lately. For this piece, I worked from a photo taken in 2000 of Minneapolis. The design got a bit complicated, so I edited and kept adding shapes while working. My initial design was bare-bones. I attempted to harmonize the colors, but that kept changing too. I’m pleased with the […] more »
The recent heavy rains and flooding in Ames didn’t stop artists from attending the annual Iowa Watercolor Society’s exhibition held Sunday, August 22. Most of the artists with paintings in the show came to the meeting and luncheon. It’s always inspiring to see what paintings get accepted into the show and always surprised with the […] more »