Original Painting – Acrylic on Canvas
Showing posts with label sunset. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sunset. Show all posts
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Chicago Skyline at Sunset
Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 30x40
Chicago Skyline at Sunset
I never tire of painting the Chicago skyline. The lights glitter and shine against a
backdrop silhouette of towering buildings as the sun sets.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Chipmunk Island Trude Lake Wisconsin
Original Painting - Acrylic on Canvas 16x20
Chipmunk Island
When I was young and my son was still a boy, we
camped out on tiny Chipmunk Island on Trude Lake in Northern Wisconsin. We named it after the only other occupant we
encountered besides mosquitoes. I’ve never been much of a camper but this
memory is a good one.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Sunset Voyage of the James Standish
Original painting - Acrylic on canvas 20x24
(click image to enlarge)
(click image to enlarge)
I named this fictional schooner in memory of my older brother, James Standish Shropshire.
Jim loved to be on the water and always owned a small fleet of watercraft, from leaky rowboats and canoes to speedboats and pontoon boats. He even had a cabin cruiser for awhile. He was the captain and I was only the deck hand, but I'll always remember his sunset cocktail cruises from the island he owned in northern Wisconsin.
Here's to you Big Brother ...sail on.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Castle on the Lake
Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 16x20
I love the renaissance feel of this painting! I think I was channeling the artist William Turner ...at least I hope I was. It's always about the sky and the atmosphere. I hope you enjoy this imaginary scene as much as I do.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
City On The Lake
Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 30x40
The wind blows through the man-made canyons formed by glass and steel, while neon lights and countless headlights flicker and gleam, the sun sets ...darkness decends, and the city awakens. SOLD
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Magnificent Seven
Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 16x20
This painting was inspired by the Waterford, Wisconsin Balloon Festival taking place as I write this. There is something truly majestic about the huge and silent hot air balloons floating above the earth! balloons art
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Mystery of the Lake
Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 16x20
A sense of impending doom and the rising wind of an approaching storm creates many unanswered questions. Who is this woman? Why is she standing on the shore? Why is she wearing a formal gown in the forest? Is she holding a wand ...casting a spell? Quoting Edgar Degas, "A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people." See more Halloween images here; halloween art
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Pelicans
Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 12x16The hazy sun shimmers across the water backlighting a gathering of these prehistoric looking birds. I took photos of the California Brown Pelicans on a trip north from San Diego along Big Sur. In flight, they resemble flying Pterodactyls. I think they help create a somber timeless mood to this piece. This painting has been SOLD but prints are available
Monday, February 6, 2012
American Classic
Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 16x20
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Okay, I know this is a corny and overly sentimental theme ...a nostalgic Christmas card rendition of a snow covered village complete with horse drawn sleigh. I'm not apologizing, because that's exactly what I was going for in this tribute to an idealized Currier & Ives type of snow scene. Sometimes a sugary sweet is just what you crave and this has been an unusual Wisconsin winter without much snow. snow scene canvas prints
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Cloud Over The City
Original Painting - Acrylic on Canvas 16x20Night has already descended on the city, but the sky is still fighting off the darkness. The light will soon fade and the sky darken but the city lights will still glitter even brighter than the faraway stars. $600.00
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Bear Creek
Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 16x20Click to enlarge
Wilderness areas are rapidly disappearing but there are still many areas of untamed beauty for us to enjoy. This northwoods scene shows a bear on a fishing trip. $600.00
Wilderness areas are rapidly disappearing but there are still many areas of untamed beauty for us to enjoy. This northwoods scene shows a bear on a fishing trip. $600.00
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