Black Gold
painting, acrylic, land, farm, cow, animal, cattle, herd, wheat
Ellen Jean Diederich painted this pastoral scene of brown and black cows strolling through a field of golden wheat on a cloudy day. Its title, Black Gold, references the rich farming history of the state of North Dakota. -- Plains Art Museum
Ellen Jean Diederich
<a href="http://plainsart.org/exhibits/spring-gala-2014-art-auction-preview/diederich/">http://plainsart.org/exhibits/spring-gala-2014-art-auction-preview/diederich/</a>
2013
acrylic on canvas; 32 x 42 1/2 inches
painting
Black Hills Gold
painting, animal, bird, raven, crow, landscape, rock
Birds stand atop a rocky landscape.
Barbara Benda Nagle
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acrylic on 100% crescent rag-board, 20 x 30 inches
painting
Mourning Dove Studio, Moorhead, MN
Boy Swimming
painting, oil, water, landscape, portrait, male, trees, sky
Burkhart Weiner has exhibited widely, including four solo shows at the Rourke Art Museum. She maintains two studios, one in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and another one in Portland, Oregon. Burkhart Weiner has taught at the University of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky University, and the School of Continuing Education at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. She holds a BA from Concordia College, an MA from the University of Iowa, and an MFA from the University of Cincinnati. -- Rourke Art Museum
Geri Burkhart Weiner
<a href="http://www.therourke.org/geri-burkhart.html">http://www.therourke.org/geri-burkhart.html</a>
2004
Oil on canvas
painting
Break Away
painting, horse, race, landscape, jockey, animal
A green-shirted jockey races on a wily, rearing horse.
Barbara Benda Nagle
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watercolor on YUPO paper, 12 x 18 inches
painting
Mourning Dove Studio, Moorhead, MN
Bustin Cinnamon Bar Dandy
painting, horse, animal, cowboy, rider, rodeo, wild
A cowboy rides a wild, rowdy horse. The movement is tangible in the painting.
Barbara Benda Nagle
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watercolor and acrylic, 30 x 22 inches
painting
Mourning Dove Studio, Moorhead, MN
Cadillac Mountain
painting, landscape, fall, autumn, color, grass, rock, water, sky
Cadillac Mountain is in Acadia National Park near Bar Harbor, Maine. The grasses here are turning colors and broken by sections of rock, with water visible beyond the hill.
Barbara Benda Nagle
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watercolor and ink, 30 x 22 inches
painting
Mourning Dove Studio, Moorhead, MN
Channel at Sunrise
painting, landscape, sky, land, earth, color
David Boggs
<a href="http://plainsart.org/exhibits/spring-gala-2014-art-auction-preview/boggs/">http://plainsart.org/exhibits/spring-gala-2014-art-auction-preview/boggs/</a>
2013
Oil on linen; 30 x 40 x 2 inches
painting
artist at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
Charles Beck
painting, portrait, male, man, artist, landscape, agriculture
Gunvaldson currently lives and works in Fergus Falls, and owns his own business: Sign and Design. His primary mediums are oil and acrylic, and his inspiration comes from the natural world and people. Gunvaldson is also a muralist, and has completed a number of murals including the Viking Library System Bookmobile and a mural at Minnesota State Technical and Community College (M State) in Fergus Falls.
Scott Gunvaldson
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oil
painting
Kaddatz Galleries, Fergus Falls, MN
Eye of the Needle
painting, landform, landscape, rock, sky, light, nature
A landform bears an opening completely enclosed on all sides, a natural wonder. The purple light of the sky behind filters through.
Barbara Benda Nagle
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watercolor and gouache, 30 x 22 inches
painting
Mourning Dove Studio, Moorhead, MN
Farmyard Sunset
painting, watercolor, landscape, sunset, rural
George Pfeifer studied at Minnesota State University Moorhead and at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since 1965, he has had 43 one man shows at the Rourke and numerous one man and group shows in the region. He is represented in many public, private and corporate collections in the Midwest. -- Rourke Art Museum
George Pfeifer
<a href="http://www.therourke.org/george-pfeifer.html">http://www.therourke.org/george-pfeifer.html</a>
Watercolor on paper; 13.25 x 15.25 inches
painting
Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN