This is an old Alice-Chalmers tractor, I photographed it outside a barn in northern Indiana, then painted this in watercolor, colored pencil and ink from the photograph
Woman in vineyard, her hair is composed of grapes and for added texture to the grapes, I used gesso. The bottle lable depicts my mother’s German family crest
One of the oldest cemeteries in Dekalb County, Indiana. Pen and ink, plein air
Northern Indiana farmscape, this is pastel and ink, done plein air style
Windmill, field in northern Indiana, this is colored pencil and pastel
Watercolor, pen and ink, woodsy road in northern Indiana, plein air, yes, I sat in the road, not much traffic, thank God.
Birch Trees, practice in colored pencil
Smith Airport in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This painting was done plein air style on the runway of this historic airport.
Old school house converted to a home in Laotto, Indiana. This painting was done plein air style, a friend lives here and she was kind enough to allow me to sit in her yard and do this piece.
Watercolor and pen and ink of my mother’s family castle in Black Forest, Germany. Last I heard, this castle was converted into a cafe
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