"Windy Dunes" 9" x 12", oil on canvas board, $350
In Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, we say we have an inland ocean because the expanse of the waters of the Great Lakes is so vast. Having lived on the coast of California, I can attest to the similarity of the two. Indiana just gets the tip of Lake Michigan, but we love and appreciate every bit of it. One of the most beautiful and compelling aspects of the lake is the mountains of dunes. In early September, I spent three days painting plein air there with two friends and staying at another friends beach house in Beverly Shores, IN. The first painting above was painted the first afternoon as the sun was beginning to set. I just fell in love with the color of the sand as the setting sun was reflected on it.
"West Beach Dunes", 9" x 12", oil on canvas board, $350
The next day, the wind picked up even more and a small storm was beginning to blow in from the lake/ocean. We found protection behind these dunes with the water some ways off on the other side.
"Dunes in the Shade", 9"x 12", oil on canvas board,$350
The storm blew through that night, and the next day it was hot and beautiful. Standing in the shade of the trees along the shore, the breeze was so delightful I wanted to stay another day or two, but we had to get home. It's been fun to schlep my painting gear to Colorado and the National Lake Shore of Indiana. The fall is always beautiful in Indiana so I'm looking forward to painting nature's colorful pallet in the hills of southern Indiana in Brookville next.
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