Broad open landscapes are something one grows almost used to living in South Dakota. This watercolor painting of a South Dakota landscape shows the subtle color and beautiful variety of the landscape where I live. Every once in awhile I remind myself of how much I missed seeing the sky, and most especially sunsets, while living in Pennsylvania. This is …
My father owns property on Mount Roosevelt, outside of Deadwood. This mountain named after Teddy Roosevelt, and has a monument to him, dedicated by Roosevelt’s good friend, Seth Bullock. It is a quaint little castle tower, reminiscent of a European trip the two friends took together. Who says South Dakota doesn’t have castles! Read more about this monument, called Friendship …
Still reveling in the extreme cold of a South Dakota Winter! This is a watercolor painting, which captures the sense of the frigid climate some of us are living with right now! I really do love watercolor, and intend to venture up into Spearfish Canyon to paint on site again soon… providing it warms up a LITTLE!
We are back to winter scenes! This is the white we are again seeing, but it is not out of the ordinary for February in South Dakota. Those of us living here are getting plenty tired of it, however! This watercolor painting sold this fall, and to my pleasure, it sold to a woman who had commuted in this area, …
“Horse Dance” 11 x 30” Watercolor and Gouache on Paper Four figures on horseback comprise the top portion of this painting, as inspired by a painting by Kills Two, an Oglala Sioux. (Circa 1920 – 30) His imagery renders four horsemen in a ceremonial context. I am inspired by the magic of his image. In my watercolor painting, I am …
I began my painting career with watercolor. It has been the basis of all other medium I have painted with, as I like to paint in transparent layers. This technique is very helpful in my exploration of juxtaposition of imagery in my artwork. Now, after many years away from watercolor painting, it is again the basis of the work I …