Crawl 4 The Cure

This piece was created to be auctioned to help victims of  Muscular Distrophy. It  features the founder of the "Crawl 4 the Cure" who passed away earlier this year, thats big John in the jeep and in the sky. This artwork was auctioned off at this summers big event held in Gilbert Minnesota and was very well attended by jeep enthusiasts. To everyone who remembers "John" they also of course remember his jeep that is featured prominently in this artwork, a really nice jeep that he worked very hard to be able to handle any up north terrain. What a great organization and event. It was an honor to paint this piece so the money that was raised will help people going through some really rough times. 

Fish Portraits

Here are more of the fish portraits that are part if the series where I earlier posted the "Bass Portrait". These are small 12"x12" originals but the small size makes it easy to hang on a wall in an interesting layout. Fun series to paint and great for a cabin or a den. Prints are available.

Fish Head

This is part of a new series of 12"x12" fish heads I just completed. I am sure that this will go in the cabin and hunting sections of "Berger Fine Arts" website. I will post more but like this little bass they are all game fish and are set on a black background to ensure the natural colors of each species pops off the canvas.

Farm Sonata

Anyone who has grown up on the farm can relate to this visual. This girl has found a feather on a hot summer day and believes that she is leading the orchestra of sounds that surround her. You can almost hear the wind, birds, rustling of grasses and trees on a glorious midwest day. This is one of the newer pieces of the farm series.

Waiting for Next Season

This piece shows a weather front somewhere in the midwest United States. The colors are meant to be somewhat haunting. A weathered wicker chair has long stopped rocking but still commands the best view of the remaining barn the only out building left of the farm that was once there. This is the newest piece of the "Farm Series".

Minnesota Twins Celebrity Auction

This is my second year participating in the Minnesota Twins dinner for Boys and Girls Clubs. It was held at the Capital Grill in downtown Minneapolis once again and the dinner and the company were fantastic. This year it was hosted by Brian Dozier and his wife Renne who did a fabulous job of keeping the event fun throughout the evening. This event does wonderful things for young kids who need help and I look forward to participating again next year. From the pictures here you can see it was definitely a great time.

Hide & Seek

This is the newest of the "Farm Series" of paintings. If you grew up on a farm you know how cold it is on an early morning in January when the sun is just rising above the horizon. You also understand how it plays on all the usually vibrant colors of the farm but are muted temporarily by winter.  This painting  once featured "Elsie" looking down but it was too obvious for me and the composition so I ended up with this nice palette of reds, purples and cream colors. Signed prints of this piece will be available soon. Watch the "Farm Series" on the "Berger Fine Arts website.