
"Through Generations". Monoprint collage inspired by winter walks and reading “Wintering: The Power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times” by Katherine May

"Transformation". Monoprint collage inspired by winter walks and reading “Wintering: The Power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times” by Katherine May

"Winter Is". Monoprint collage inspired by winter walks and reading “Wintering: The Power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times” by Katherine May

"Wolfish". Monoprint collage inspired by winter walks and reading “Wintering: The Power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times” by Katherine May

Inner Fire

Inner Fire Mug

Inner Fire T-shirt

Messenger

Sumac- Acrylic Monoprint Collage

Sumac Focus Pillow

Sumac Kitchen Towel

Sumac Mug

Clover Monoprint Collage

Clover Pillow

Gray Dogwood- Acrylic Monoprint Collage

Gray Dogwood Throw Pillow

Monoprint collage on wood block. Inspired by Matisse.

The image also covers the edge of the block.

Painting with Scissors Pillow

Lake Superior, Wisconsin Point. Plein air painting on woodblock. At Lake Superior- inspired by the colors of the water & sky, the lines in the wood, and the beauty of agate. The water was red with churned up clay that day.

Wisconsin Point Pillow

Lake Superior, Cornucopia

Cornucopia Shower Curtain

Lake Superior, Herbster

Herbster Bag
Lake Superior, Herbster. Plein air painting on woodblock at Lake Superior. Inspired by the lines in the wood, colors of the lake & sky, and imaginings of agate.

Plein air sketch/watercolor of my son, Clayton, at Lake Superior

Florida Gulf Sunset, 30"x38" oil

"Lake Poinsett", first in a series of rock paintings

Painting in Spirit of the Lake Superior Witch Tree

Fischer Family House, Tripp SD

Klysen Family House, Little Suamico WI

Hand Stenciled Throw Pillows from "Mission" Inspired Designs
I'm currently exploring monoprinted collage. I enjoy working with saturated colors and organic variations introduced through monoprinting. Shapes are cut out and scanned so that I can nail down the composition in Photoshop, or create multiple variations on a theme. I'm having fun marrying art and design to form hybrid creations.
I've also started a series of paintings of Lake Superior– a special place of healing and peace for me. I first select a block of wood with natural grain patterns that speak to a sense of water and sky. I then use the plein-air experience to direct the mixing of color that captures the essence of the day. The tights bands of color that form on the edges of the blocks remind me of the agates we enjoy searching for on the beaches.
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