Margret
Oil on wood panel
(sold)
Oh our beautiful big girl Margret.
She is so expressive I never tire of painting her. 
Honey
Oil
on wood panel (sold) A
jar of honey from our bees and three Honeycrisp apples from our trees.
Mona, Morning Solitude
Oil on wood panel
Three eggs for Breakfast
Oil on wood panel
Two beautiful dark brick red French Marans eggs and a little white Icelandic pullet egg. Buy your eggs directly from
a the farm if you can. They’re the freshest, best tasting eggs and the chickens are usually raised more humanely, being
allowed to live freely to express all of their chickenness . 
South Shore Lake Superior, Early Spring Oil on canvas
I love Lake Superior
any time of the year. In this painting, the afternoon light brightens the brown stone along this south shore beach. The air
was crisp and moist that day with a few ice remnants remaining on the beach. If you didn’t look at the leafless trees
along the shoreline, you were left with the illusion of a warm summer’s day. 
South Shore Lake Superior
Oil on Canvas This is one of my favorite beaches on the south shore of Lake Superior. It
is very seldom that I see another person there, a true rarity these days. With a view of a far off Marina and remnants from
old glory days of a Brown Stone quarry it’s the perfect place to sit with your thoughts and listen to the waves crash
upon its sandy shore.
Icelandic Flock, Winter Rut
Oil on canvas (sold) I observe the growing
lambs all summer long, taking notes as to which ones are excelling in the flock. It is then when I start making my ram and
ewe-pairing selections, already planning for next years lamb crop. November 1st the rams are turned
out with their breeding groups, by December’s end all of the ewes will be bred. When winter finally takes hold, life
for us slows down just a bit as new life grows in each of them. 
Black Rooster
Strut
Oil on wood panel (sold)
Although I’m not always fond of the crowing, there is something about a rooster
on a farm. They bring life and just a little excitement by keeping both the hens and the farmers on their toes. This beautiful
black Icelandic rooster is one of three on our farm. Icelandic Chickens are extremely rare with a worldwide population of
about 3000. Only a few small isolated flocks exist in the U.S.
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Birchen Marans Rooster - Stinky Delaski
Oil on wood panel
(sold)
Bred and by Marcia Delaski, his name
is no reflection on Marcia, it's just what we called him. A beautiful Marans rooster showing one of the
many colour varieties these amazing birds come in.
Delilah, Restless Oil
on canvas (sold) You tell your self to stay quite and motionless so as to not disturb the ewe. Lambing season is truly
my favorite time of year on the farm. It represents new life and new beginnings and with Icelandic sheep, it is always so
exciting to see what colour or pattern the new lambs will be. This painting captures Delilah just moments before the birth
of her two beautiful ewe lambs, Petra and Peacock. I always feel very fortunate to be able to witness the birth of these beautiful
animals. 
Green Sausage Tomato
Oil on wood
panel We love heritage tomatoes and all of the
unique varieties that are available. We plant several varieties every year. I’m not typically a still life painter but
I just couldn’t resist painting these beautiful green tomatoes from Seed Savers, juicy, ripe and warmed by the summers
sun. 
Black Copper Marans Rooster - La Belle
Oil on wood panel (sold)
French Marans, Hens Resting in the Hen House
Oil on wood panel
First
they scratch around for food, then lay their eggs, and finish with dust baths in the farmyard. That is pretty much a chickens
day. This painting captures a small group of hens at the end of their day just before roosting for the night. Certainly, eggs
from chickens with lives like this must taste better. First
they scratch around for food, then lay their eggs, and finish with dust baths in the farmyard. That is pretty much a chickens
day. This painting captures a small group of hens at the end of their day just before roosting for the night. Certainly, eggs
from chickens with lives like this must taste better.
Mona, Morning Solitude
Oil on wood
panel (sold)
A
ewe will instinctually seek out a safe and isolated place to give birth. In this painting, Mona has found a small hollow,
hidden from the rest of the flock. Mona gave birth to twins later that morning. 
Approaching Storm on a South Shore Slough
Oil on wood panel (sold)
Watching an approaching storm over Lake Superior is so exhilarating. They come so fast and furious
that it will soon be sending the water birds, animals and kayakers for cover.
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Tall Grass Prairie, Oklahoma - 1, 2, 3
Oil on wood panel I love the north
woods of Wisconsin and Minnesota, there is no place I would rather live. But I feel at home when I visit the openness of the
prairie. Maybe it’s my Iowa roots coming through.
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