Lime Kiln, pen and ink, 8”x 11”, Begun live on site and completed in the studio. Lime Kilns have been used the world over for millennia. By baking limestone slabs the stone changes from calcium carbonate, to calcium oxide - or quick lime; a key component in mortar for buildings. #pleinairdrawing

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This Poem About Monet’s “Water Lilies” Reflects on the Powers and Limits of Art “Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” by Robert Hayden, reflects on what art can (and can’t) do in tumultuous times. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you why he loves it.

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“Old Butterfield Tug”, 10” x 7”,
Fountain pen drawing begun live and on site in Sturgeon Bay, WI. #boat #penandink #pleinairdrawing #maritimeart

Basilica of Saint Josaphat, Milwaukee, WI., pen and ink, 10” x 7”. Begun live and on site, on a sun filled cloudless day, using pen only, and finished in the studio. #church #penandink #pleinairdrawing #milwaukeeartist

Thanks for the remind, I will watch it.

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This drawing was inspired by 16th century Dutch paintings called ‘tronies’. Unlike traditional portraits which focused on likeness, the aim of tronies was highlighting strong human emotion and deep psychological experiences.
#face #reflection #portrait #milwaukeeartist #harukimurakami #mkeartist

Looking out the doors of a church, at a war monument and our nation’s flag in the distance.
These elements seem like foreshadowing events of the past to be repeated. So much hangs in the balance at every moment in life.
“2-8-25”, pen and ink, 9”x11”
#memorial #warmemorial #penandink #mkeartists

Drawn at the end of April on a cold and windy morning, our sketching group met at the old Downer College. This is one of the magnificent trees residing over the green at Pearse Hall.
“Queen of the Green” pen and ink, 10” x 7”
#tree #uwmpsoa #pleinairdrawing #penandinkdrawing #milwaukeeartist