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| Flower Spirits I oil on canvas 2009 NFS | | |
Water Spirits Iii
oil on canvas
20" diameter
$16,000
“It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.” - Claude Monet
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Under the Boughs I
oil on canvas 11" x 14" 2010 NFS
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| Rock Spirits I oil on canvas 2007 SOLD |
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| Brindle Dogs (study) oil on canvas
10" x 10"
2011 SOLD |
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| Ferns and Dogs (study)
oil on canvas
10" x 10" 2011 NFS |
“One of the weaknesses of much abstract painting is the attempt to substitute the inventions of the intellect for a pristine imaginative conception. The inner life of a human being is a vast and varied realm and does not concern itself alone with stimulating arrangements of color, form and design. The term 'life' as used in art is something not to be held in contempt, for it applies all of its existence, and the province of art is to react to it and not to shun it. Painting will have to deal more fully and less obliquely with life and nature's phenomena before it can again be great.” - Edward Hopper
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| Water Spirits II oil on canvas SOLD |
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| Rock Spirits I oil on canvas 2007 SOLD |
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The Sleeping Dogs -
the cliffs and rock formations along the shores of Lake Superior - are
said to be the manifestation of spirits that guard the land. The
Sleeping Dogs can astound us with their beauty, their longevity, their
color, their sovereignty. The Sleeping Dogs can put butterflies in your
belly, make you feel small (in a good way), and provide a safe, warm
spot to dry in the sun.
The power of the Sleeping Dogs lies in their ability to instill in us the desire to protect the land and Water so that we can continue to live upon and enjoy this planet. The Sleeping Dogs take many forms. Beside Dogs, some look like Bears. Others like Otters, Iguanas, Turtles, Whales, Alligators, Trout, Eagles, and creatures unnervingly like Humans. They all represent those things that must be left at rest, unless one feels sure they are prepared for the release of energy that would surely follow any awakening. It is this concept that has given them their name. So, as they say, “Let sleeping dogs lie.”
The reality is the Land needs protection, as does our Water and Air. Visitors and residents alike sometimes impact the Land and Water in adverse ways. Trees were once harvested in ways that brought decades of disruption and permanent loss. Oil companies spill toxic sludge in our rivers, buy our representatives, and bring tar sands oil across the Lake Superior watershed. Nuclear waste and taconite tailings (mining waste) have been dumped in The Lake. The Water has been contaminated, wild rice beds are dying, and fish are full of mercury. Mineral deposits that lie beneath the surface are sought by mining companies who will extract what they want with cyanide. Assaults by Gogebic Taconite, Kennecott Mining and others in their quest for zinc, copper, and other minerals will leave sulfate, arsenic, mercury, lead, and other poisonous waste in the wake of their empty promises for economic prosperity.
The wealth of this world isn’t lying deep in the ground in the form of metal, oil, and coal. The wealth of this world is all around us in the form of places of peace that provide inspiration, clean Water, breathable Air, and nutritious food. Wild Rice is a gift from the Water. Very Nutritious. High in fiber. Twice the protein of white rice. There are Red Raspberries, Mushrooms, Wild Onions, White Fish, Blueberries, Maple Syrup, Trout, and Cranberries. Delicious! Real food, available in our back yards. This is only a small part of what is at stake.
Commissioned Portraits and Labor of Lovepricing available on request but generally portraits run $2,600 - $4,400 |
| Suki oil on canvas ~commission~ |
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| Helen North watercolor on paper detail face ~commission~ |
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| Helen North watercolor on paper detail feet and hands |
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| Sarah Tourdot watercolor 2003 NFS |
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| Hans watercolor 2003 ~commission~ |
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| So Shy pastel on paper 2008 NFS |
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| Maddie Wise watercolor 2005 ~commission~ |
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| Sarah Wise watercolor 2005 ~commission~ |
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| Hawa pastel on paper 2008 NFS |
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| Rhiannon Tourdot watercolor 2003 NFS |
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| Pipi oil on canvas 2005 ~commission~ |
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| True North watercolor 2008 ~commission~ |
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| Zach and Carter Tourdot watercolor 2010 NFS |
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| Doogie oil on canvas 2008 ~commission~ |
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| Faith North watercolor 2006 ~commission~ |
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| Logan watercolor 2010 ~commission~ |
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| Punkin pastel on paper 2008 NFS |
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| Suileman pastel on paper 2008 ~commission~ |
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| Tailer's Wake oil on canvas SOLD |
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| Big Bay Lagoon Begins oil on canvas SOLD |
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| Lily Clusters oil on 3 canvases each canvas is 16" x 16" SOLD |
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| Big Bay Town Park oil on canvas 48" x 60" SOLD |
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| Reflections oil on canvas SOLD |
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| Bending Birch oil on canvas SOLD |
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| Big Bay Town Park oil on canvas 30" x 40" nfs |
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| Town Park oil on canvas SOLD |
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| MAP of MADELINE where is Town Park, anyway? |
NorEasterwatercolor on paper
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| Ferilito pen and ink on paper ~commission~ |
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| Longlet (front) pen and ink on paper ~commission~ |
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| Longlet (back) pen and ink on paper ~commission~ |
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| Norton pen and ink on paper ~commission~ |
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| Dooley pen and ink on paper ~commission~ |
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| Scearcy pen and ink on paper ~commission~ |
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| Bell Street Gallery pen and ink on paper NFS |
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| Patterson pen and ink on paper ~commission~ |
"Beauty and seduction are Nature's tools for survival
because we protect what we fall in love with."
- Louie Schwartzberg
because we protect what we fall in love with."
- Louie Schwartzberg
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| Manoomin's Lily I oil on canvas 12" x 36" |
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| Manoomin's Lily II oil on canvas 12" x 36" |
Currently I am
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| Manoomin (right) oil on canvas 10" x 20" 2011 Sold |
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| Manoomin (left) oil on canvas 10" x 20" 2011 Sold |
the result of almost 60 hours of studio time
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| Turtle Rock 20" x 24" oil on canvas $16,000 |
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| Turtle Rock... almost there |
the beginning of a tryptic
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| the entire tryptic in progress each canvas is 11" wide x 14" high SOLD |
I enjoy some abstract work for the interplay of color. But this interplay exists in the natural world. If only we noticed. A sunset. The Aurora Borealis. The slivers of light in clear Water. That is what this painting has become for me. Up close, a study of a myriad of color playing - no! dancing. Step back, and it is as familiar as your own hand if you have been to visit the Sleeping Dogs.
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| On the Edge finished Sold |
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This
collection of paintings represents Holly’s adventure into plein air –
painting “in the open air” - as opposed to painting in the studio. The practice improves an artist’s ability to paint what the eye (not the camera) actually sees. But
the result is generally loose because plein air is a race against the
light. Conditions change rapidly and opportunities are fleeting. Plein air studies (boards) are often beautiful and an ends in and of themselves. Taken
into the studio without reference photographs, boards can provide the
basis for truly amazing studio work that captures the essence and
feeling of a beloved place. But
it captures something else: the beauty of color and form. By not
superimposing a prescribed vision, the paint freely becomes something
new and independent.
“To draw, you must close your eyes and sing.”
- Pablo Picasso
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plein air is a French expression which means “in the open air,” and is
particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors. The French
Impressionists were known for their outdoor work and created paintings
with spontaneity and emotion through direct contact with nature. Emily
Carr, Tom Thomson, and the Group of Seven continued this movement in
North America.
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plein air is a race against the light. When you paint what is before
you in the open air, you engage the landscape and interpret it through
your own eyes without the camera's frame - without the camera's
flatness.
I
paint to express Love. I love the natural world. To paint in the open
air, to directly engage Nature, and to record my observations with
color is exhilarating and challenging. Trudging through the woods in
summer or down the hill to the lake in the cold of winter immediately
transports you inside the natural world. My stowaways - the trappings of
human invention in order to record the visual sensation of the journey -
do not lessen the intensity of the return to that which remains untamed
and unconquerable. I am there to listen to the sky’s conversation with
the lake and with the hills and with the trees. In the open air, I am
part of a family again and soaking up every part of the interaction and
mood of the family table. I am fully invested in the decisions made at
that table and the condition of the family and its members.
The paintings that result from this immersion vary in their success but they are always honest.
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Autumn #49
oil on canvas
12" x 12"
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Shiloh
~commission~
Grandma's Window
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detail of Grandma's Window
Lupines
Bohemian Afternoon
Little Man
detail of Little Man
Bailey Farm
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| She is Fall watercolor SOLD |
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| Manifestation watercolor NFS |
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| Tom's Burned Down Cafe oil on canvas Sold |
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| Tom's Burned Down (again) acrylic on paper Sold |
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| Dragonfly watercolor NFS |
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| Fly Dragonfly watercolor Sold |
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| Renewal Dragonfly watercolor NFS |
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| Birch Dragonfly watercolor NFS |
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| Night Spirits at Town Park oil on canvas Sold |
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| Spirits at Town Park oil on canvas Sold |
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| Beach Cloud oil on wood Sold |
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| Cedar Swamp Cloud oil on wood Sold |
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| Hummingbird watercolor Sold |
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| Eagle's Nest (study) acrylic on wood Sold |
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| Apple Trees acrylic on canvas Sold |
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| Red Leaves acrylic on canvas Sold |
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| Flower Sprites acrylic on canvas Sold |
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| Still Life acrylic on canvas Sold
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