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You are invited to The Big Show!

I invite you to attend the FMVA (Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists) Big Show at the Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center in Moorhead, MN. There will be a public reception on Tuesday, May 3rd, from 5-7 pm. There is a great variety of work at this exhibit. Please stop by, look at art, enjoy some refreshments, and visit with artists.

Grassy Beaut (Acrylic on canvas)2016 Big Art Show Information

Exhibit Date: April 15 – June 10, 2016
Times: Monday-Saturday 9:00-5pm & Sunday 12-5pm
Public Reception: Tuesday, May 3, 5-7pm
Location: Hjemkomst Center (lower level gallery), 222 1st Ave. North, Moorhead, MN
Hosted by: Historical Cultural Society of Clay County
My entry at The Big Show is titled, Grassy Beaut, Acrylic on canvas, 30″x40″. I saw this bison at Theodore Roosevelt Park, between Medora and Grassy Butte, North Dakota. He was sunning himself  on an elevated rock structure.

August 2016: Update on Grassy Beaut: at the Bismarck solo art exhibit, this painting was purchased for the new Sanford Clinic in Minot.  Best wishes to the Sanford staff as they open their new clinic with our national mammal honored in their waiting room! 

Perfect Gift for any Bison Fan!

Congratulations to the NDSU Bison Football Team which recently won its 4th National Championship in Frisco, Texas! It was the most exciting football game I have ever watched! On this high note,  I am happy to announce that my Five- pack Bison card sets are now available for purchase in two downtown art galleries:  Gallery 4 Gift Shop at 114 North Broadway in beautiful downtown Fargo and  the Red Door Art Gallery in beautiful downtown Wahpeton, North Dakota, ( my hometown). These colorful card sets are sealed in clear plastic wrappers for $22.00. This is the perfect gift for friends and family, especially those who are fans of the Thundering Herd.
Woolly BoyAmerican IconBullseye  Wild and WoollyBison Magnificence

Combining my loves of nature, art, golf, and teaching

Hawkeye The past month and a half has been an amazing time starting with a visit to Grassy Butte, ND filled with wonderful friendship and hiking in Theodore Roosevelt Park….I took hundreds of photos of bison and birds, such as the red-tailed hawk on the left, and have enough material to last me a few months! I rode in a hot air balloon over the Badlands and took a few more hundred photos. In early October, I had a wonderful and successful Studio Crawl and met so many new friends! The icing on the cake happened last week when I went to the golf destination spot named Streamsong, Florida to teach art lessons to corporate types and their spouses. They were there for a Board retreat and art lessons were a part of the many activities they could select. I was so blessed to work with these fabulous people! I also got to play two rounds of golf there, as the company, Mosaic, owns the golf resort and its thousands of acres of reclaimed mining lands in central Florida. The Mosaic people are exceptional people-so appreciative and willing to learn about sketching and watercolor. The food was amazing, too, and I became a big fan of Chef Mike…so much that I asked him if I could be a , “Mouse in the corner”, and take photos of him and his staff as they prepared for their third banquet that week…he welcomed me and I spent an hour in the kitchen, observing and photographing  the “plating” process…I was floored by the stunning focus shown by the three chefs and three cooks…I will most likely be doing a “Chef Mike” series, as I loved watching his team work like a well-oiled machine…there was no yelling or pressuring one another…it was so quiet this mouse had to be careful not to squeak and distract them. So, the painting continues…….Tomorrow  I go to Wahpeton to teach basic watercolor mixing, sketching, and then on Wednesday, I will teach an all day workshop in Mixed Media collage through the Red Door Art Gallery. If you want to get in to one of these classes, it is not too late! Call the Red Door Art Gallery at 701) 591-1010 or email me on my website and I will make sure I save a spot for you! Bison Magnificence Face of the Mighty Bison