Wolves

"I'm not going to be a dog, I'll take the wolves deal."
Cutuk......

I love this quote, from Seth Kantner's book, "Ordinary Wolves", a difficult book that forces us to look deep within.

Backpacking

I went backpacking with my son Max for a few days up in my beloved country. We slept under a tarp with some balsam boughs to insulate us from the cold and wet ground. Smelled so good! Max made a tripod of wood which we put over the fire for cooking. We moved to three different campsites. I am working on a piece today that was inspired from this latest trip. Colors and smells of fall were abundant. We watched the fire slowly die from our sleeping bags at night as we gave way to sleep, the stars twinkling high above the black outline of pine trees.  Days were spent hiking and exploring new sections of the Superior Hiking Trail. 

Road Trip

I am currently working on a series that will depict some of what I saw on a 1500 mile road trip out west from Minnesota and down into San Francisco California with my cousin Peggy. I expect to depict prairies, mountains and ocean in this series. Much of the work will be ready to view at my next studio show on November 13th and 14th.  If I can ever get off this computer and into the studio! 

Rising (Documentary)

This is a 20 minute short film done by award winning filmmaker Emily Haddad about my life and work. 

My first blog

I am attempting through this blog to share a bit of  life as a landscape oil painter. Most of my work is inspired by the many trips I take camping and backpacking the parks and wilderness areas of the United States and Canada. I am especially fond of the North Shore and Lake Superior areas of Minnesota and Canada. 

 here is my website