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Cool Gray Wind Commission: Drawings

Cool Gray Wind: Drawing #2

People seem to love my painting Yellow Wind. It’s one of three paintings in a series I call Primary Wind. In 2011 I completed a commission that reproduced each painting in Primary Wind; only larger. It was a fun to … Continue reading

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Five Wind Commission: Tonal Wind

Cool Brown Wind

Customers like to buy paintings they can see, that’s why it’s sometimes hard to decide on a commission. The artwork hasn’t been done yet, so they have to act on faith that it will turn out they way they want. … Continue reading

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Primary Wind Commission ~ Part 3

Signing Yellow Wind

There is something satisfying about setting a completed painting to dry. It’s the culmination of a vision, a job well done, a feeling of accomplishment. Thus it’s with joy that I sign my name to these three commissioned paintings: Red … Continue reading

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Primary Wind Commission ~ Part 2

Blue Wind in the sky!

The blue sky that appeared after this morning’s wind and rain storm was like an unexpected dessert! We are pretty sure the blue skies won’t last because the weather report is calling for cold and rainy temps. Goodbye summer! Seeing … Continue reading

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Primary Wind Commission ~ Part I

Blue Wind in progress

“My years spent working in ports left me with an appreciation of the aesthetics of the maritime world: cargo vessels, ship’s hulls, train engines, rusty anchors, cranes, and heavy-lifting equipment. In other words, ‘big toys’.” My friends know my painting … Continue reading

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Renewable Energy Roundup Art Show

Michelle Elzinga and artist Marie Wise up close

Ellensburg Washington is a rodeo town, but more importantly, it’s windy there. Clusters of industrial wind turbines dot the landscape of rural Kittitas County, churning out renewable energy at Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Wild Horse Wind farm. For the second … Continue reading

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