Ken Marsden Art

"Miss Kitty"

Miss Kitty adopted us seven years ago. I finally got around to painting her.

I recently joined the Northeast chapter of Wisconsin Visual Artists. It seems to be a good group and I am happy about that after several disappointments with other art organizations. Another good one is East Ludington Gallery, the coop gallery in Escanaba, MI. I will be working there tomorrow from 3:00 to closing to help out with an Art Walk promotion. East Ludington Gallery is a fun place and has a number of good artists as members. One of my favorite events is "Third Thursday" which as the name tells you is held the third Thursday each month. Information about that and the other events and promotions at the gallery can be found in their newsletter. To get on that mail list (e-mail) contact Kay Eaton through her web site. Kay is one of the fine artists at ELG.

Ken

Ken Marsden Art

"Baby Robin"
I need a title for this. Any input is welcome.
Ken

Ken Marsden Art

"Netted"

I Put on my waders, fly fishing vest and posed for this in our back lawn. My wife Shirley took a couple of quick photos. The neighbors must have thought I'd completely lost it seeing me dipping into the grass lawn wth my net.

Actually I seldom use the net while fishing because I release the trout that I catch. Only rarely do they end up in the frying pan.

Trout season is over for this year so I will be doing more painting.

Ken

Ken Marsden Art

"Grass"

I just have to get better at photography and Photoshop. My painting is much better than this. Oh Well! I don't think this one is going to be entered into any competion. It is just a batch of grass and weeds along side the backroad we were travelling near Galena, IL...a real painting challenge. I guess it was a challenge for the automatic setting on the camera also. In real life the grass was almost glowing and was contrasted against shadows so dark they were almost black. Over hanging shrubs were yet another tone.

Like so many artists, I spend hours looking for a great subject to paint while often there is one right where we are if we would only look.

Ken

Ken Marsden Art

"Still Standing"

Last weekend we visited Galena, IL. In nearby Council Hill we stopped at Council Hill Station and I took lots of pictures-no time allowed for sketching-and this painting is a result. As I often do I modified the scene considerably-night rather than afternoon-added pumpkins for a touch of color-and placed it on a hill-otherwise a fairly accurate portrayal of a fascinating structure.

Ken

P.S. I have to once again put in a plug for The Grandview Guest House in Galena. You must stay there!

Ken Marsden Art

"Fishing the Falls"

I love trout fishing! Not only is it great fun but, it also takes me to beautiful places. Marinette, Wisconsin, where I live, has many waterfalls. Trout love them too.

I find waterfalls a challenge to capture using watercolors. I keep experimenting with techniques. I thought this one turned out ok. What do you think?

Ken

Ken Marsden Art

"Headed In"

The boats have gotten up-dated and commercial fishing in the Bay of Green Bay isn't what it used to be but ...