MikeScapes

Baldy Sketch

Philmont

Hunting Lodge	I Want To Go Back to...	Philmont Sketch 1	Jeremy's Outlook	Philmont 06 Campsite
Pueblano	Where Eagles Soar	Solitude	Cimarroncito Redux	Rayado

Galleries

Spring 21 items

Fall 45 items

Summer 29 items

Winter 22 items

Sculpture 2 items

People 4 items

Old School Some of my earlier art including oils and acrylics

High Ground Bike Ride Fund Raiser This is a way to collect donations for the High Ground Ride, August 4-7, 2011. All donors will receive a hand-made calendar featuring the Highground Education Center.

Contact

19148 Orchard Trail
Lakeville, MN 55044
United States

About

I've always been able to draw and paint. In kindergarten the teacher gave us "pre-cut" butterflies which we were to decorate. Mine became a landscape of a farm. I've always felt a tension between doing what I like (drawing and painting) and what I need to do to make a living. I've tried to make time for art and have tried to continue to learn different methods and develop a style. Right now, this means mostly watercolors (primarily landscapes). In my mind, a good painting (and a good experience "painting") evokes an emotion of a distinct time, place and feeling. The finished painting should evoke a similar response from the viewer, and it does so when the painting has some personal link. I think I've painted a few good paintings and some really great paintings (in my opinion). My best work is yet to come (I think), with the exception of a bronze sculpture I made in memory of my mom (Pauline) in 1982. That's my best work ever.