Autumn Glory

12"w x 12"h, Acrylic on Stretched Canvas
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Here's another painting in the Fall Walls series. This piece is backlit similar to 'Beautiful Autumn' which I posted last week. I'm really enjoying how the light appears to shine through the iron rail at the top of the bridge. The three pine trees and rock walls have been a theme of mine for a while now, there just seems to be no shortage of ideas for subjects to paint when you're surroundings are so captivating. My next paintings are a triptych featuring fall birches, they should be finished in a few days. :)

Brown-leafed Birches

12"w x 12"h x 2"d, Acrylic on Canvas
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This painting is more of a fun color exercise. I forced myself to use a limited palette of blues and browns which complement the bridge wall stones. The Birches hold on to their last leaves while casting a shadow on the ground .. probably trying unsuccessfully to hide all the leaves they've already littered all over the ground. :)

Beautiful Autumn

12"w x 12"h, Acrylic on Stretched Canvas, Reserved
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I've been planning on painting a series of Duluth bridges. The old bridges feature colorful stones with interesting shapes and concrete mortar. Many of them have black railings and lightposts as well. I'm drawn to the patterns in the stones of the bridges, and the landscapes surrounding them ... Forests filled with colorful Birch and Evergreens ... Rugged terrain filled with many rock outcroppings and steep grades. I was discussing my bridge ideas with my daughter Autumn and I asked her what she thought. She said that I should paint the bridges in the Autumn with the colorful leaves. (Whenever you have creative block, just ask a kid what to do, they're full of good ideas)

So this is my first of many bridge paintings.
This one's for you, beautiful Autumn. :)

From The Top

8"w x 10"h, Graphite on Archival Paper
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'Intermission drawing' number three. This rose was in a vase and I drew it looking down at the vase, hence the title. I like adding in the rosebuds in the background as they help create visual interest in the composition, and also assure the viewer of more beautiful roses to come in the future. The Rose Garden in Duluth features many varieties of roses, and you often find the roses in various stages as you walk through the garden. It will be a few months until the garden is in full bloom, until then I get to draw these roses that are arranged in a vase. :)

Petaling

8"w x 10"h, Graphite on Archival Paper
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'Intermission drawing' number two. These drawings are an excellent way to bridge the gap between my paintings. When you work in a series of paintings, you often work on several at a time, which means you complete them more in groups. It isn't that I'm not painting, I'm just stopping to catch my breath .. and smell the roses. :)

Four Roses

8"w x 10"h, Graphite on Archival Paper
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This is an 'intermission' drawing. I'll post a few more of these drawings this week while I'm stretching canvas and preparing my next series of paintings. Drawing always brings me back to my roots, back to the whole reason I've been an artist my whole life. I love to draw, it's something I can do without even thinking, just get lost in the process of line and shading. Check back to the blog often, more art coming soon. :)