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A Call for Snow Art

"Unbroken Trail"

A local group called "Ski & Spree" inspired a rather urgent call for art this week. Seems they are hosting their first meeting of the season at the new Oliver Art Center here in Frankfort, MI this weekend. And, as the art center is still not officially open for business, there was no art show hung. Disappointed that their 150 members would have no art to enjoy along with their food, they sent out a call to local artists to display "winter" work for sale and silent auction. Now, in this neck of the woods, most people are loathe to hand a snow painting on their walls. (I did, however, sell one to a woman from Texas this summer.) This unexpected call for art was all I needed to get out some reference photos and paint away. Four paintings later, this one emerged as my favorite. It reminds me of the farm where we got our first Michigan Christmas tree on my birthday last December. I called it "Unbroken Trail" to pique the interest of the cross-country skiers in the Ski and Spree group. It's hard to believe in just a few weeks that white stuff will start falling. In fact, I don't believe it. But if the snow insists on flying in the face of my disbelief, you can be sure I'll be breaking trail across that pristine meadow.

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