Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Starbuck, MN

16x18 - Oil on Shellac Birch Panel

While Pheasant hunting a few weekends ago in the more than gorgeous western part of Minnesota west of Starbuck. This image is derived from thought, memory and ideas from a field I worked Cooper - my German Shorthair Pointer. He is the name of my OPA Eastern Regional SHow painting as well, a mascot and or inspiration of sorts.

4 comments:

Steve PP said...

Beautiful................like a warm fire on a cold day!

Christopher O'Handley said...

Ben, a follow-up to my comments on your last post - regarding the shellac boards. Do you recommend sanding the surface after the final coat of shellac? I've put on 2 coats and the remaining surface feels somewhat rough - not really textured (like brushmarks) but just "bumpy". What have you found to work for you?

susan hong-sammons said...

grew up in Minnesota. This so takes me back. beautiful

Jala Pfaff said...

Stunning. Impressed how you made a center-focus work so well too.

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