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Plein Air in Faust Park – Chesterfield, MO

Posted on October 15, 2018 by dwagnerart

This is a plein air piece from last Saturday. I met my good friend Jan at Faust Park. We hadn’t painted together for some time so it was a very enjoyable outing and it made my day. We talked almost … Continue reading →

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Dried Sunflower Head

Posted on October 8, 2018 by dwagnerart

Our extra-large sunflowers are popular with the critters this year. I managed to save this half-eaten head before the squirrel got every last sunflower seed. It makes a pretty dramatic subject for a drawing. The drawing is roughly 14×11, pencil … Continue reading →

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Late Summer

Posted on September 20, 2018 by dwagnerart

A late Summer still life of one of the last of the sunflowers in our garden. I painted this over a still life “fail” from earlier this year. The background has remnants of that prior painting, giving this one more … Continue reading →

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Hummingbird Migration

Posted on September 3, 2018 by dwagnerart

We’ve had so many hummingbirds at our feeders this past couple of weeks, I’m starting to dream about them. So, it had to work itself out as a painting! This is a 9×12 oil on panel.

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Summer Still Life

Posted on July 15, 2018 by dwagnerart

A work-in-progress. The drawing needs some correction on this one! When finished, the painting will be a 9×12 oil on panel. I’ll be working on the ellipse of the plate and the table. I’m enjoying leaving the background partly unfinished … Continue reading →

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Summer, cont’d.

Posted on July 12, 2018 by dwagnerart

Another still life today. Our weather continues to be hot and humid so I’m working inside to preserve my health and sanity! I have lots of great Summer subjects to paint. Here are two welcome signs of warm weather – … Continue reading →

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Summer Flowers

Posted on July 9, 2018 by dwagnerart

This is an arrangement of flowers from our backyard. Our gardens are a bit weedy this year because I give up on them in the heat. There are still a lot of beautiful plants and weeds to collect. I’ve included … Continue reading →

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Pokeweed

Posted on July 5, 2018 by dwagnerart

This is a graphite drawing and measures roughly 11×16 on Strathmore paper.

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Summer Drawing – Daylily

Posted on June 29, 2018 by dwagnerart

This is not my best photo, but I haven’t posted for awhile and wanted to get this up today. This is graphite on Strathmore paper and measures roughly 11×15.

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More Koi

Posted on June 12, 2018 by dwagnerart

Another Koi painting. I’m enjoying depicting the many colors and patterns of these beautiful fish. This painting is a 12×16 oil on panel.

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