Paintings inspired by the prairies of the Midwest
Abandoned
An old barn, it’s front almost gone, roof in tatters, abandoned and forgotten. Reminiscent of many old and forgotten barns along the byways in the midwest.
11” h x 15” w
watercolor on cold press paper. Buy this!
The Kames in Spring
View of the spring flowers from the bottom of the Kames, viewed from the prairie below. The Kames are a geologicla feature at the Glacial Park Conservation area, near Ringwood, IL and managed by McHenry County Conservation District.
watercolor on cold press paper. 12” h x 15” w.
Storm Coming.
Storm Coming was inspired by a spring driving trip through the midwest prairies. Seeing the coming storms ahead of us through shafts of sunlight evoked the sense of the immensity, beauty and uncertain power of nature all around us.
Watercolor on cold-press paper.
22” long x 15” wide. Wax finished and framed.
Spring Prairie
Inspired by a hike through Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve near Richmond, IL.
8.5” w x 11” h. watercolor on cold press paper
Prairie Series - View from the Kames. SOLD
Descending from the top of the hill, I looked back up the trail to see a lone tree outlined against an expanse of blue sky.
Inspired by a fall hike on the Kames at Glacial Park, a nature preserve near Ringwood, northern Illinois.
Watercolor on cold press paper 11.5” x 14”
Spring Migration
‘Spring Migration’ depicts the spring migration flight of Sandhill Cranes. I wanted to capture the sensation of standing at the river, watching thousands and thousands of cranes flying overhead, swirling and honking in the early morning chill. Every March, over 1,000,000 sandhill cranes migrate through the Platte River region on their way north to Canada. Painted on location at the Platte River near Alda, NE.
Painting was featured in the Lakes Region Watercolor Guild Spring 2023 Art Show at the Old Opera House, Woodstock, IL.
Watercolor on cold press paper
16” x 20” framed
Prairie Series - Summer on the Fen
Inspired by a hike through the Lake in the Hills Fen this past summer. All we could see was a carpet of yellow Coneflowers sweeping out towards the distant hills.
Watercolor on cold press paper.
11” H x 15” W (unframed).
Prairie Series - Waiting for Spring
At the end of a cold spring day after a prairie burn. View of the lake in Glacial Park Conservation Area, McHenry County Conservation District. In the corner, I see some sprigs of green peeping up through the soil, reassuring me that spring is on it’s way.
watercolor on cold press paper. 11”H x 15” W
Prairie Series - Volo Bog Bird's Eye View. NFS
Inspired by a visit to Volo Bog State Natural Area, Ingleside , Northern Illinois, just as spring was emerging and the winter ice was disappearing from the lake. NFS
watercolor on cold press paper. 11” x 14” NFS
Prairie Series - Fall Cabin
Inspired by travels through southern Illinois last fall. Driving the backroads, I came upon an abandoned cabin nesting in the hollow of the hills.
Watercolor on cold press paper. 11”x14” unframed
Prairie Series - Fall on the Fen. NFS
Gazing over the golds and reds of fall at Lake in the Hills Fen. Inspired by hikes on the Lake in Hills Fen, Algonquin, Illinois.
Watercolor on cold press paper.
10” x 9” unframed.
