Farm at Port Onieda no.4

Oil on board, 8" x 10" -  This small work is the 4th in a series of oils of a homestead in the Sleeping Bear Dunes park in northwestern Michigan.  I have purposely left it loose with not a lot of detail because it is more of a study in color and composition.  Chances are good that this piece will be developed into a larger painting in the near future.  

Spring Flooding at Lamont

Oil on canvas, 24" x 48"     This oil has been accepted into the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts exhibition located at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts. The exhibition opens to the public on Friday, June 5 and runs through July 26th, 2015.

"After Water" - WBEZ 91.5 Chicago- Interview

                                       (Rocky Beach, Old Mission Peninsula, oil on canvas, 11" x 14" )

 I was recently  honored to be interviewed for the radio series -"After Water" that is considering the fluxuation of the water levels in the Great Lakes from a variety of  view points including economic, ecological as well as aesthetic.    A photographer from Michigan will also be part of this interview.  It is scheduled to air within the next few days and will also be livestreamed  to other stations.  You can visit  the website- www.WBEZ.org  for the airtime schedule.

New Exhibit - Close to the Land V

Beach near Frankfort

Oil on canvas, 10" x 20"  While passing through Frankfort last summer,  I came upon this low lying dune hugging the shoreline near the harbor.   It was a warm sunny day and I attempted to capture the brilliant sunlight in the early afternoon.

Hemlocks at Chapel Lake - 3

Oil on canvas, 30" x 24"   This painting was inspired by one of my favorite places in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.  There is a 200 ft. drop off the  side of this ledge overlooking Chapel Falls.  This painting is one of 2 oils that will be part of the upcoming exhibition - " Three Decades of Art at NMC" at the Art and Design Center, Traverse City, Michigan.  The exhibition opens March 29th and runs through May 31, 2014.

Tunnel

Oil on canvas, 8" x 10"  - This is the first in a  series of oils  of a dirt road on Old Mission Peninsula within a few miles of the lighthouse.  On either side are orchards and possibly a vineyard.