Studios #4 & #5 – Milwaukee/Ft. Lauderdale

30March 2007

I moved to Milwaukee to study the collection at the Milwaukee Art Museum.  I lived across the street from the building for seven months.  I spent almost every day there learning as much as I could about their collection in the short time that I had.  It was not a vacation, and money was tight, but I feel I left with a good memory of the collection at MAM.

Studio #4 was in the second bedroom of the two bedroom apartment I rented across from MAM.  I painted four complete works there.  I have no photos of the actual studios, so just enjoy some pics of what I created while I was there.

Bowling Alley 16 “Saint G b” 
oil on canvas
60″ x 36″

Bowling Alley 21 “The People a” 
oil on canvas
60″ x 36″


 Bowling Alley 22 “The People b”
oil on canvas
60″ x 36″

Bowling Alley 23 “The People c” 
60″ x 36″


Studio #5 was in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  I had completed my study of The Milwaukee Art Museum, so I needed a change and I did not want to return to Minneapolis just yet.  I moved there for personal reasons that did not work out, so I promptly moved back to Minneapolis after just 5 months.

Alas I have no pictures of the studio, it was gorgeous.  I created some good work in Florida, as living there changed me artistically and set me on the direction that still I find myself going.

Bowling Alley 20 “I” 
oil on canvas
60″ x 30″


Bowling Alley 24 “Sounds a” 
oil on canvas 
30″ x 15″


Bowling Alley 25 “Sounds b” 
oil on canvas
30″ x 15″


Bowling Alley 26 “Sounds c” 
oil on canvas
30″ x 15″


Bowling Alley 27 “Improvisation” 
oil on canvas
70″ x 50″


Bowling Alley 28 “Stained Glass a” 
oil on linen
40″ x 20″


Bowling Alley 29 “Stained Glass b”
oil on linen 
40″ x 20″


Bowling Alley 30 “Stained Glass c” 
oil on linen
40″ x 20″



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