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Catching a pretty blue sky on sunny day. #watercolorpainting

Orion gets lost among the stars. Bearskin Lake MN. A week ago.

I was up at the edge of the boundary waters on Bearskin Lake last week with a group of painter friends. It was nice to be offline in a beautiful space with wonderful people. Here are a few of my watercolor paintings, now showing at Johnson Heritage Post in Grand Marais. Enjoy!!

Are we supposed to take Musk at his word when he says he has “found $4B/day in savings for FY2026, I’ll take my tax cut now”. Where are the checks and balances? No one will challenge him.

I still put two spaces after a period. Fat chance I’ll stop saying Gulf of Mexico.

Brooding morning sky over the frozen bay. #watercolorpainting #watercolor

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: At the beach: Two women (40s?) are trying to remember how to do handstands. They're howling with laughter as they try to keep their feet in the air, only to both repeatedly jellyfish onto the sand. (1)

Sometimes it’s just a hunt for the next limited palette. It’s good for inspiration. #watercolor #watercolorpainting

-5°F out there, so I’m just playing with shadows. #watercolorpainting #watercolor