Campfire Couple

"Campfire Couple" 

7"x5" Original Watercolor And Pen On Paper 

Available soon at Fuzzy Boyak Welcome Center in Munising! 

Today is the day I am traveling up to Munising to drop off all the artwork I've been posting. The Munising Bay Arts Association invited me to join them for the summer and I am thrilled to have my artwork there! 

This couple is unwinding from a day of hiking at their lakeside campsite by the campfire. I had a lot of fun changing up from what I normally paint. Mostly it was an experiment in light for me. I hope to do more like this one and am tossing the idea around of trying a larger version in acrylics.  

Grand Portal

"Grand Portal" 

8"x10" Original Watercolor And Pen On Paper 

Available soon at Fuzzy Boyak Welcome Center in Munising! 

This was an interesting painting to do. With the rocky cliff taking up most of it, I tried to make it interesting. The rock along the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is beautiful and full of colors from all the minerals. This brave little kayaker ventured out into Lake Superior to get a closer look. 

Happy Hikers

"Happy Hikers" 

7"x5" Original Watercolor And Pen On Paper

Available soon at Fuzzy Boyak Welcome Center In Munising! 

I really enjoy hiking and going for walks in the woods. It's peaceful and calming to me. It also fills me with inspiration and if I've brought my sketchbook or camera along I come home with a wealth of material for paintings. 

A few years ago my father and I hiked a part of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Trail. We made it from the beginning at Munising Falls to Chapel Beach. The whole trail is 40 some miles long and I believe we covered about a third of it in 2 days. Some day I want to go back and finish it but in the mean time I enjoy visiting the highlights of the trail by doing day hikes. 

In the painting above, these campers are in for the long haul and are dutifully headed to their next camp for the night. 

Happy Memorial Day! 

Introduction To Watercolors Classes!

Have you ever wanted to learn how to paint with watercolors? 

Do you enjoy creating art? 

If so, I have several opportunities for you coming up in the following months!

 As always, all materials are supplied so all you have to do is show up! 

June 28

Intro To Watercolors

Elvyn Lea Lodge in Walloon Lake

More info click here. 

July 11th 

Intro To Watercolors

Charlevoix Circle Of Arts 

www.charlevoixcircle.org 

August 10th 

Intro To Watercolors 

Charlevoix Circle Of Arts 

www.charlevoixcircle.org 

I also have a watercolor journaling class at the Circle Of Arts in Charlevoix in July and August. More info on that is available on the Circle's website at www.charlevoixcircle.org or you can click on the tab at the top of the screen "Classes and Workshops." 

Have A Great Memorial Day Weekend! 

East Channel Lighthouse

"East Channel Lighthouse"

5"x7" Original Watercolor And Pen On Paper

Available soon at the Fuzzy Boyak Welcome Center in Munising, MI

I've been painting a lot of lighthouses lately haven't I? Must be on a kick. 

This one is the East Channel Light on Grand Island, just off the coast from Munising in Lake Superior. It is no longer a functioning lighthouse, as the light was reportedly hard to see from out on the Lake. Other lighthouses were erected nearby and this one fell into a state of disrepair. 

It's still quite pretty to me though, and sits quietly in it's spot along the shoreline. You can see it if you take the Pictured Rocks Cruises that depart from Munising or the Glass Bottom Boat Tour. 

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse

"Eagle Harbor Light" 

8"x10" Original Watercolor And Pen On Paper 

SOLD 

This is the lighthouse at Eagle Harbor up in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is my favorite of the Michigan lighthouses (and there are quite a few!) It's been around for nearly 150 years safely guiding ships into Eagle Harbor from the temperamental waters of Lake Superior.

 I really enjoy the rocks up in the Keweenaw.  I know it sounds like a funny thing to say but most people think of rocks as gray. A visit to nearly anywhere in the Keweenaw Peninsula will quickly prove this theory wrong. The rocks along the Lake Superior shoreline come in a multitude of colors and textures. Near Copper Harbor and Eagle Harbor the rocks are lovely shades of browns and reds. As an artist it's fun to find all the colors that really make up the rock. That was my favorite part of this painting. 

LOGO Design

I don't know if I've ever mentioned it before but I do logo design if you're ever interested. I treat it as a commission and we work together to come up with the best possible image to represent your group/business etc. 

These are some of the logos I've done so far. They have been reprinted on all sorts of materials, such as brochures, letterheads and t-shirts. They make for a nice change of pace from a larger painting and it forces me to think in a different way. The top image is for a group called F.O.C.A.S. here in the U.P. They help people to get there pets spayed and neutered when they can't afford it so that there are less animals turning up at the shelters. The second image is for Copper Harbor Arts at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the U.P. 

Keep me in mind if you ever need a logo! I'd love to talk with you about it! 

Have A Great Weekend!