"Falls 2012"

If I keep painting waterfalls I will eventually improve.  I sort of liked this one.

Hope you had a Merry Christmas.

Happy New Year!

Ken

"Water's Edge"

I think I've written previously that I am a member of a group of artists called Water's Edge Artists.  Our plein air painting session this month was at the Wild Life Preserve in Green Bay, WI.  It was cold as one would expect here in December. I knew I wouldn't get very far with the painting in the cold so I kept it simple. I managed to get the sky, distant shore and all the brush plus a couple of trees done on site.  Today, at home, I added the remaining trees.  It truly was water's edge so that became the title.

Thanks for looking!

Ken Marsden

"Deer"

Another watercolor inspired by my friend Joe Lopez.

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"Rooster 2012"

My last rooster was so popular I decided to do another.  This one as a white rooster.


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Here is my latest painting offered as a ceramic tile mural.  The 2012 edition is approximately
12-1/2" X 17" and is priced at $120 plus shipping.

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"Pointsettia and Holly 2012"

I'm trying to get a few seasonal paintings done for placement in a gallery.  Here is the first one.

"Affection"

It has been over 35 years since Duchess died but memories linger. 

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"Mice on the Rocks"

This watercolor painting was inspired by my friend Joe Lopez as so many of my recent paintings have been.

As soon as I get this one matted and framed it will be for sale in the East Ludington Gallery, Escanaba, MI.

Thanks for looking!
Ken

Yesterday I wrote about talking to kids regarding careers in the field of art...thought you might appreciate a view of that going on at East Ludington Gallery, a great place to visit and  shop-or to just enjoy a little time in a very comfortable place.

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"Pike River 2012"    ...a watercolor painting done at my last plein air session with Water's Edge Artists.  I find that since I have been doing these outdoor paintings again that I often need a lot of "touch up" later in the studio. This one is no exception.

On a different subject: I had a very pleasant evening last night at the East Ludington Gallery in Escanaba, MI.  We hosted a group of high scool students and teachers who visit various places and businesses so that the kids can experirence  first hand alternative career choices.  We showed them work and told of our experiences in art-both the good and the bad.  The kids seemed really interested and I found working with them very satisfying.

My next scheduled work day at the gallery (10:00 to 5:00) is Tuesday, October 23, 2012.  As usual, I will be doing a painting using source material I have collected over the years.  It's a good opportunity to get a free lesson, occasionally interupted by a customer purchase or question.

"Todd's Pond"


I was pleased to learn that this painting sold at the Collector's Reception at the Rahr-West Art Museum.  The exhibit continues through Novenber 4,2012.  It is the 5th annual juried Visions of Water Exhibit.

The museum is located at 610 N. 8th Street, Manitowac, Wisconsin 54220-3998.

Ken

Rahr-West Art Museum will host the 5th annual Water's Edge Artists Show September 29 - November 4, 2012.

Yes I know I included this painting in a previous blog but it has been selected  for the 2013 Lakeshore Waterways Calendar.   It and two other of my paintings will be included in the Rahr-West show.

Rahr-West Art Museum is located at 610 N. 8th St., Manitowac, Wisconsin 54220-3998.

If you have not been to the museum I highly recommend a visit.  The permanent collection of art is awesome.

Further information about the exhibit : 920 683 4501
Further information about Water's Edge Artists: www.lnrp.org/art

Opening Reception: Sunday, October 7
1:00 - 4:00 PM

Ken

"Galena 0612"

This mini watercolor painting is a view of my hometown from Grant Park.  I haven't lived there for nearly 60 years but it is still one of my favorite painting subjects.

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My latest

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"Stonington Lighthouse 412"      Thanks for looking at my latest.

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  "Todd's Pond"

I recently joined The Water's Edge Artists, an alliance of plein air artists dedicated to the conservation of water resources  in the Lakeshore Basin of northeastern Wisconsin.  We do "paint-outs" on a regular schedule and many of the resulting paintings are sold to benefit the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership.  This painting was done at our last paint-out in the Woodland Dunes Nature Center near Two Rivers, Wisconsin.  I see I forgot to sign it.

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Here is a poster I created for a gallery in Galena, Illinois that I thought was going to represent me (my work).  It didn't work out but I still intend to market the posters in that area.  Thanks for looking!      Ken

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"Galena 22312"

Grant Park, Galena, Illinois

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"Galena"   My hometown, Galena, Illinois is famous for a number of reasons.  One, is the Civil War history associated with it.  This includes the town's most famous citizen, General and President U.S. Grant.  Here is a statue of him overlooking the Bandstand in beautiful Grant Park.                   

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"Landscape 21012"

...another painting inspired by my friend Joe Lopez.

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"Bench Street,  Galena,  Illinois"

Galena still draws me like a magnet.  I grew up there and still do many paintings of the town and area.  Its Civil War history, architecture and beauty make it a unique tourist attraction. I'm hoping that this summer I will again have gallery representation in that wonderful little town.

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"Road to Town-2"
Yes, you probably have looked at the scene before but not this painting.  It is another one of my redos. 

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"Alone"
I did the first version of this shortly after my wife Polly died.  Whether or not that influenced the title I do not know.  Quite a number of people have thought and said the figure looked to be me.  It was not.  The scene was taken from two old timers loading their boat at Peshtigo Harbor near where I live in Wisconsin.  In the studio I decided to eliminate one figure and just have the solitary old guy at his boat.  I think that is where the title came from.  I had numerous requests for Tiles and printed reproductions but the digital image I had on file was too poor quality to reproduce so I have done it over-better I think. 
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"Rodeo Gal #2"

I haven't been to a Rodeo in quite a few years.  They are fun, even for folks like me who don't know much about the technical aspects.  This painting was done from a photograph I took at a rodeo in Iron River, Michigan.

The "blooms" in the watercolor background were deliberate and I think go well with the style and mood of the painting.

My friend and artist Jan Bernson has asked me to teach or demo one of her classes in Gladstone, Michigan.  I think I might incorporate the use of deliberate "mistakes" in that class.

Thanks for looking!
Ken