Autumn at Pepin Heights

My husband and I traveled to Minnesota this past week to visit with family. It's about a four and a half hour drive, unless you take the scenic route. Then it is a breath-taking six hour drive along the Mississippi River, where the hours just fly by. Along our route, we stopped at Pepin Heights [http://www.pepinheights.com] for about $40.00 worth of Honeycrisp apples at this adorable local shop, painting inspiration included.

12x12 on 1/8" museum quality panel
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Minneapolis Skyline

I often use Dr. Pic, which is a site that allows me to blur an image. I find this extremely useful when I am painting something where maybe the details feel overwhelming. It's a perfect tool for artists because it allows one to focus on color and form in the beginning, without getting lost in all of those details. 

Took this photo while on a family visit to Minnesota. Some of my husbands family is there, and on this trip we also drove into the city to visit my youngest brother who was living there. What an awesome, awesome city--great restaurants and so much to do in Minneapolis!

12x12 on 1/8" Museum Quality Panel

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A close-up of the textured knife work.