"Cathedral of St. Martin"

CATHEDRAL OF ST. MARTIN
Oil on Canvas
18" X 16" (46 cm X 41 cm)
2009

CATHEDRAL OF ST. MARTIN (Detail)


Here is a painting of sandstone, in a much different manifestation than seen at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. This painting depicts a tower and flying buttress on the cathedral of St. Martin in Colmar, Alsace, France. Technically, it is a "church" and not a true "cathedral," since the bishop was never based here, but its massive size merits the name. It is a beautiful Gothic structure built of gray, pink, and beige limestone, between 1245 and 1356. Its various roofs are covered with multi-colored tiles, which I may feature in another work.

Colmar, in the early 1300s, was beset with a series of natural calamities—severe winters, poor crops, and then the plague—which were tragically (if not somewhat predictably) blamed on the local Jews. There was a pogrom, and some of the carvings on the exterior reflect this period in the form of "Judensäue"—obscene depictions of Jews and sows. One is quite shocked to come upon these unexpectedly.

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"Canyon View 4"

CANYON VIEW 4
Oil on Panel
5" X 7" (13 cm X 18 cm)
2009

A view into the incredible depths of the Grand Canyon.

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"Canyon View 3"

CANYON VIEW 3
Oil on Panel
7" X 5" (18 cm X 13 cm)
2009

Afternoon sun over the north rim, Grand Canyon.

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"Canyon View 2"

CANYON VIEW 2
Oil on Panel
7 " X 5" (18 cm X 13 cm)
2009


Another view from the Grand Canyon's north rim.

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"Canyon View 1" (Two Versions)

CANYON VIEW 1
Version A (top) Sold and Version B (above)
Oil on Panel
7" X 5" each (18cm X 13cm)
2009

It is not uncommon for an artist to render the same subject in more than one way, trying out different ideas. Here, I have done so with an early morning scene. Version B was an attempt to use broader brush strokes, with less fussy attention to detail.

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"Lake Michigan, Impression 12"

LAKE MICHIGAN, IMPRESSION 12
Oil on Panel
7" X 5" (18 cm X 13 cm)
2009

Puffy white cumulus clouds sail over Little Traverse Bay near Petoskey, Michigan.

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"Lake Michigan, Impression 11"

LAKE MICHIGAN, IMPRESSION 11 Sold
Oil on Panel
7" X 5" (18cm X 13cm)
2009

Here it is, my 100th post on this studio blog. A somewhat ominous view of Lake Michigan.

"Lake Michigan, Impression 10"

LAKE MICHIGAN, IMPRESSION 10 Sold
Oil on Panel
7" X 5" (18 cm X 13 cm)
2009

Here the lake's color palette shifts to rose & violet hues.

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Solo Canoe: Completed

A SKIN-ON-FRAME SOLO CANOE
12' long X 30" wide
20 lbs.

This is the finished boat I featured in an earlier post. An easy-to-carry solo canoe that was built in the tradition of the native peoples of the far north. Unfortunately, various events and the turning season prevented my wife from taking it out on the water this year.

"Lake Michigan, Impression 9"

LAKE MICHIGAN, IMPRESSION 9 Sold
Oil on Panel
7 X 5" (13 cm X 18 cm)
2009

After more than a week in the hospital, I have finally come home—in time to post this recent painting:

An early morning look at the lake, with the sun just appearing over the horizon behind the viewer. For a short time, a very light mist rises up off the water.