Painting "En Plein Air"

William Bukowski

oil on linen      40" X 30"

Minneopa I

This is the evidence of one afternoon of painting at Minneopa State Park.  The waterfall is really exciting to paint.  The noise is soothing and I am totally in the shade while painting.  The light changes but I take a lot of mental notes and will adjust the light as I get further along.  The time in the painting will probably be 3:30 pm.  Rocks and water......ahhh

Finally........ summer painting!

Summer finally arrived for me.  I started painting from life a day ago.  This summer I have decided to split time with Minneopa State Park right outside of Mankato and the gardens of Sibley Park right in Mankato.  Minneopa has two falls and some very cool rock formations.  Here is a shot of my set up.  There are 2 days of paintings represented on canvas in this photo. 

 There was a slight breeze so there were almost no bugs.  The paint is going on very easily.  I think there are some great possibilities here.

Christy's Cafe Wine Tasting and VINE Benefit Show

There is a reception this Friday, from 6 -9 pm,  June 12 at Christy's Cafe in North Mankato.  For me it is only the second show in a restaurant and still an unorthodox location for an art exhibition.  I think there have been many shows in cafes in Paris and the capitals of Europe, why not North Mankato? 

Like my recent shows, the focus is the garden at Sibley Park in Mankato.  Morgan Creek Vineyards of New Ulm will be doing some wine tasting and hopefully people will be enjoying the views of summer.