#41

This farm is above Genoa. I wanted to paint a building but this seemed better. The hardest thing for me is to figure out what to paint. When you are so intent on one thing you can become blind to what is actually around you. Better yet this is an organic farm.

#40

Driving back from Milwaukee for the holiday, I had to squeeze in the daily painting.
I hate the digital images so often because you cannot see the textures. I saw the Impressionist works on paper show the day before. Seeing those things in person is so important because they are so powerful and carry such a presence that is emotionally overwhelming.I don't know how you get better than that. So this painting looks a little like Pisarro.

#39

This image is all distorted like a camera lens, so I must have used a camera.
No. The question with curvilinear perspective is do I draw it as it appears or do I straiten it out so it looks more "normal". I didn't straiten it out this time.
This barn is near Coon Valley. I bought feed for my chickens there.

#37, #38

I looked up a distant cousin Justin Isherwood, farmer/writer, he spearheaded the project to take pictures of all the pictures in Portage County. Portage County being were half my family seemingly come from. Turned out Justin and his wife are awesome and we have a lot in common.

I had to drive over to Stevens Point recently and did these two paintings near their farm. It was nice to paint in the snow but I hate leaving the day knowing you lift something more or better out there. Of course it hasn't snowed since.

#34, #35, #36

Three paintings of Lake Michigan.
South Shore Yacht Club(Christmas Morning)
Bradford Beach
St. Francis

#33

What do people do the day before Christmas? Paint

#32

Full moon setting over the frozen Mississippi River.