"Autumn Arrangement"

This is from a Autumn arrangement that I painted on a very stormy afternoon here in the Sierra foothills. I have been painting outdoors quite a bit before Winter gets up here and makes any plein air work problematic.  The very good painter Eric Jacobsen, who does wonderful still lifes, spends more time on the arrangement itself than on the actual painting.

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16"x12" Oil on canvas panel.  $195.00 shipped.

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Thank you - Mark!

"Sierra Vineyard" Plein Air

Using my small pochade box I was up painting at a remote vineyard in the Sierra foothills. This vineyard will see snow soon!  I'll be back next week for one more session before the colors are gone for the year. I did another 6"x8" of this vineyard the next morning from my studio using the leftover paint and palette knifes only. Good fun!

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6"x8"  Oil on canvas panel.  $95.00 shipped.

Please contact me at m_bidstrup@yahoo.com if you are interested in this painting. (gallery inquiries are always welcome!)

Thank you - Mark!

"Sierra Lake - Before the Storm" Plein Air

Painting just above the town of Auburn in the mid-morning. The rain was just starting as I had setup and made for a quick little painting with my 6"x8"pochade box.  The Autumn colors where muted from the incoming storm this morning at this little lake.

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6"x8"  Oil on canvas panel.  $225.00 shipped.

Please contact me at m_bidstrup@yahoo.com if you are interested in this painting. (gallery inquiries are always welcome!)

Thank you - Mark!