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Hi, I'm Dave. I mess about drawing and painting and on these pages I'd like to show you some of my stuff.

My Background

My Subject Matter

My Background

I am a retired High School Art teacher (31 years). Before that I worked full time as an artist doing the shows, exhibitions, sidewalk markets, the whole bit. There is truth in the trope, "The teacher learns more than he student", so my education continued and continues still.

My Muse

My Subject Matter

My Background

I am just another of the many artists of one kind or another who are inspired by, and try to express visualy or musicaly that mysterious spirit that flows through and connects all living things. Van Gough did it, and Monet, and Beethoven, of course. I try, but...maybe next time. To me this spirit is one of great joy and I try to capt

I have spent significant part of my life sailing and hiking, often in wilderness areas and often alone. Often I've thought I wish I could paint that, so I try, and mostly, that's what this stuff is about.

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My Subject Matter

I like to think my paintings are more "about" than "of" a subject. For instance more about the shadows or colors of a landscape than of it's "picture". I try to paint as much about the music as the musician. In portraits of people or dogs I try to bring some life to the painting by adding some subtle bits of bright color that a camera can't capture.

I often hike in, and paint about, Sibley State Park, especially when the winter sun makes long shadows and strange light. Here are a few examples.

"By Lake Andrew", acrylic, 10X12, 2014.

Even in bleak mid-winter the woods have a lot of color especially when contrasted with the white of the snow, which is rarely white except in the sunny spots. The oaks keep their leaves through the winter and add some richness so hints of autumn warm the scene a bit.

This painting was exhibited in a juried show at St. Cloud State U.

"Sibley Park #29, Noon at Mid-winter.

Acrylic on panel, 16X20, 2017.

In mid-winter, even at noon, the sun is low and the shadows are long.

This painting was exhibited in a national juried show in Fulton, MO.

"Trail to Mt Tom"

8X10X2.5, Acrylic on canvas, 2005.

This painting was exhibited in a national Juried show in Wausau, WI.

Welcome

My Background

My Subject Matter

My Background

My Muse

My Subject Matter

My Background

My Subject Matter

My Subject Matter

My Subject Matter

I often hike in, and paint about, Sibley State Park, especially when the winter sun makes long shadows and strange light. Here are a few examples.

Some more about Sibley Park

More Sibley Park stuff

Other Landscapes

Colored Pencil portraits

Paintings About Music

Colored Pencil Dogs & 1 fish

Welcome

My Background

My Subject Matter

My Background

My Muse

My Subject Matter

My Background

My Subject Matter

My Subject Matter

My Subject Matter

I often hike in, and paint about, Sibley State Park, especially when the winter sun makes long shadows and strange light. Here are a few examples.

Some more about Sibley Park

More Sibley Park stuff

Other Landscapes

Colored Pencil portraits

Paintings About Music

Colored Pencil Dogs & 1 fish

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