Lily pads and lotus stemmed leaves dominate the foreground. Middle ground a bed of lily pads and lotus flowers. Bluffs along the main channel of the Mississipi River can be seen in the background. Bright green and blue are the dominate palette.

Hopefully this scence will be recreated this year. Lily pads and lotus flowers.
Delta Point #trempealeaunationalwildliferefuge
#uppermississippiriver #backwaters #driftless #blueskyartshow #kunst #art
#staywell #bekind #gooutside

A few large lotus leaves in light green in the foreground in blue water. Middle ground are smaller, more distant leaves w white flowers floating on the dark surface. In the far background a line of brown bluffs.

Sketch of Pool C with lotus and lily pads.
From a photo I took a few years and seasons ago.
#trempealeaunationalwildliferefuge #landscape #driftless #foundpaper #repurposedbook #kunst #blueskyart #uppermississippiriver #analogart

Before the snow.
Backwaterl ooking towards the bluffs of Wisconsin.
Gauche on handmade paper.
#landscape #uppermississippiriver #driftless #handmadepaper#analogart #kunst

A penguin looking to our right, standing what appears to be an ice sheet. In the background (the recent past, if you will) a horizontal line of open water, and beyond autumn colors one might see along the Mississippi River.

Unofficial walk like a penguin day here along the #uppermississippiriver. A good snow dump almost distracts one from the horrors they are doing to our brothers and sisters.

#penguin #incorrectillustration #art #artsky #kunst

Driftless art exhibit. Reception Dec. 6, 1-3pm. Photo of people walking along a River dike in the summer.

I have a piece in this show. Some others do too. Ha! looking for a short roadtrip? Come on out.

#driftlessregion #driftless #uppermississippiriver #art #kunst #analogart #winonahistorycenter
#staywell #bekind #supportlocalart

Two white swans flying towards the left. Greyish background over found page.

Swan song for the avian visitors along the River. They will soon descend in large flocks with thousands of voices telling the latest news. Not quite a song but certainly a racket.
~2003
#avianvisitors #swans #migration #uppermississippiriver #arte #kunst #winteriscoming
#staywell #bekind #lookup

Morning on the River. Shot from my studio window.

#uppermississippiriver #fountaincitywi #sunrise #driftless
#staywell #bekind #gooutside

Vertical straw colored lines meet horizontal blues of various hues. Expressionist landscape.

Remembered walk along the River.

#uppermississippiriver #driftless #handpainted #foundpaper #contemporaryart #landscape #greatriverroad #art #arte #kunst
#staywell #bekind #takeahike

Get outside.
#trempealeaunationalwildliferefuge #trempealeaumountain #uppermississippiriver

Trempealeau Mountain along the Mississippi River. Pool A is a favorite stop for migrating birds. Saw pelicans, comorants, egret, and terns/gulls.

#uppermississippiriver #trempealeaunationalwildliferefuge #

Oh. I forgot the hashtags.
#uppermississippiriver #driftlessregion #takeahike #analogart #art #kunst #sketch #regenerative #bluffcountry #winonamn

An orange sun hovers over Black Oak Island. The bluffs of Minnesota are to the left and some foliage appears at the lower third of the photo in front.

Evening bike ride at the Trempealeau Wildlife Refuge. The smoke wasn't too bad. Saw an opossum, twice.
Summer is racing, best try to catch it if you can.

#driftless #uppermississippiriver #backwaters #trempealeaunationalwildliferefuge #iwentabycling #summer
#staywell #bekind #stayhydrated

Pelican at Mile 711
Acrylic on panel
circa 2022

available

If you're not thinking about pelicans today, you are distracted.

#avianvisitors #pelicans #uppermississippiriver #birdart #artsky #analogart #handpainted #sciart #art #kunst #driftless #navigationalchart
#staywell #bekind #lookup

What I saw across the River.

Wicked wind today, so no hiking about for me.
Fresh off the drawing board.

#landscape #uppermississippiriver #workonpaper #mixedmedium #springscape #analogart #art #arte #kunst #artsky
#staywell #bekind #gooutside

51/100
I live here.

This is a painting painted on top of a print of a painting that uses a photo as its reference.

#100daysofartmaking #repainted #uppermississippiriver #driftlessregion #backwaters #landscape #art #kunst #workonpaper
#staywell #bekind #gooutside

Little Black Oak Island off of Black Oak Island.
Trempealeau Wildlife Refuge.

from one of my repurposed books.

Mixed medium
from last year?

#art #analogart #kunst #workonpaper #driftlessregion #uppermississippiriver #wisconsin

Abstract landscape of dark blue sky, bluffs of orange and tan, with trees. The lower portion has light, bright blue brush strokes.

Having the Mississippi River visible from my studio window always gives me something to see.
Today it had a chop that made it look like it was going upstream (left to right) and this small study from a couple of years ago has that feel.
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#workonpaper #uppermississippiriver #acrylic #abstractart