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Doing a little sketching today. 
I have some ideas for some new paintings and am just getting them drawn out in pencil. It has been thunderstorming on and off all day today, as weather often is in the mountains, so it has been nice to do a little work inside. 
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This is a scan of one of my older field sketches - a wild lupine from Wyoming. I made this study as well as several others of the native summer wildflowers.
During my last springtime research trek to Wyoming, I had the opportunity to study a wealth of wildflowers in the parks. I have plans to do some similar research later this year. I find that there are so many beautiful things to paint and sketch from my research in wild places, I often find it difficult to choose which subjects to use in my work.
I am brushing up on a number of paintings and preparing to begin on a few new pieces for a number of exhibitions this spring/summer. :D If anyone has any comments, please drop me a note or post a comment here in the blog. Your input is appreciated.
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I have been out in the field in search of wildflowers or other interesting things to sketch today. This is a wild oat wildflower that is just beginning to bloom here in Minnesota.
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Springtime is a time of new growth and renewal. It is constantly changing. New blossoms and plants are busy unfurling for the coming seasons. Songbirds have recently arrived from their winter vacation spots and are again singing in the treetops. I find it is very uplifting and inspiring to get out of the studio and experience it.
This is one of the pages from my sketchbook featuring some springtime sketches I made in the field. The bloodroot just started blooming a few days ago (left sketch), and the ferns are just starting to come up.
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Here in Minnesota, "spring" takes a little bit to get here. The bitter cold is gone, but (unfortunately) we tend to have mounds of snow this time of year. Sooo… I thought a nice spring wildflower picture might help those of us who are buried under a foot of snow think of the warmer days that are coming.
I am very eager for the warm weather to arrive. I love being able to get out and experience what I am painting on the canvas. The time I spend out and about is very appreciated after all of the long hours of studio painting.
I am planning to do some research in several wilderness areas in the U.S. this spring/summer that I will be using for some of my new paintings. I am also tentatively planning to do some plein air painting during that time as well. I have been wanting to do some ‘actual’ painting in the field to capture the essence of the area more accurately in my work.
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I’ve been going through my sketchbook a little today. Here is a rough field sketch I made earlier this spring when the bloodroot was just starting to bloom.
I really love getting out in the forest early in the year to see all of the new wild plants peeking out of the leaves.
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