Thursdays Moon Tunes

 

The Gangs All Here 8x10 oil unframed $75

Moon Tunes at Riverside Park is now officially back for its 15 season. Unfortunately the first two were rained out. The rain stopped just in time for artists to get set up to plein air paint. Thanks to the Rotarians for welcoming us.

 

More artwork of Riverside Park and Moon Tunes. 

Inquiries cshorearartwork@gmail.com All are original oil paintings.

 

 

Evening at Moon Tunes 8x10 

Moon Tunes 8x10

 

Three's A Crowd 8x10 oil 

Soaring Over Riverside 8x10

On the Levee 8x10 

Moon Tunes Treats 8x10 

                    

Patina of the Past 11x14

 

City Pink in the Alley 11x14

Backyard in the City 8x10

Go Badgers 8x10 

Retired Wheels 11x14 

Strolling Moments with Friends 8x10

                                

Chalkwalk 3, 8x10  

Mani the Alebrije 8x10   

                                                                               

Thinking Spring Goose Island 8x10

Art Library 8x10 

Forgotten Fields 11x14

You can also see my artwork at the following upcoming venues   From Great to Grand - Aug. to Sept.-Blue Heron, Winona My artistic endeavor to capture the views along the Great River Road and Grand Marais, through my paintings.  Opening August 12 through September 27. Reception Friday 14, 5:30 to 8 at Blue Heron Coffeehouse in Winona   Three Rivers, Three Artists - October-Elmaro Winery Painting friends Ellen Mc Donah, Kari Hogden and myself, joining together to paint and display our own interpretations of the Mississippi, Trempealeau and Black Rivers. In the Crush Pad at Elmaro Vineyard and Winery in Trempealeau for the month of October. Reception (TBA).                                                                                                                                                                                               Between the Bluffs Plein Air Painting Festival  -October-Gallery 1802, La Crosse    I’ll be participating in the annual event for 2026 October 2-17.  Show opening Friday, Oct. 18 and weekend sale in La Crosse at Gallery 1802. Quick Paint Competition Saturday morning. More at betweenthebluffs.com. Experience dozens of artists creating their impression of the La Crosse area.     Also stop in at Red Pines Café on Brice Prairie. Featuring my oil paintings, of life on the Prairie, in their gift shop.   Painting is my passion as a visual artist. Working with oils in my Onalaska home studio and outside, plein air. I'm creating art inspired by my surroundings in order to connect and engage others to embrace the extraordinary. Always searching to discover new techniques to try on canvas. Inquires cshoreartwork@gmail.com

Elmaro Sunday Afternoon

Sunday Afternoon 8x10 oil

 Another Sunday Street Market at Elmaro in June. As one of the artists for Artists Along the Trail at the Trempealeau Refuge we are invited to paint during Sundays activities. Come on out on Sundays and check out the market and meet the artists from the refuge. Be sure to stop into the crush pad and enjoy the display of artwork of 12 artists. Our closing reception is on Sunday, June 28 from 1-4.

 

Inquiries cshoreartwork@gmail.com 

 

 

You can also see my artwork at the following upcoming venues

 

From Great to Grand - Aug. to Sept.-Blue Heron, Winona

My artistic endeavor to capture the views along the Great River Road and Grand Marais, through my paintings.  Opening August 12 through September 27. Reception Friday 14, 5:30 to 8 at Blue Heron Coffeehouse in Winona

 

Three Rivers, Three Artists - October-Elmaro Winery

Painting friends Ellen Mc Donah, Kari Hogden and myself, joining together to paint and display our own interpretations of the Mississippi, Trempealeau and Black Rivers. In the Crush Pad at Elmaro Vineyard and Winery in Trempealeau for the month of October. Reception (TBA).            

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Between the Bluffs Plein Air Painting Festival  -October-Gallery 1802, La Crosse   

I’ll be participating in the annual event for 2026 October 2-17.  Show opening Friday, Oct. 18 and weekend sale in La Crosse at Gallery 1802. Quick Paint Competition Saturday morning. More at betweenthebluffs.com. Experience dozens of artists creating their impression of the La Crosse area.

 

 

Also stop in at Red Pines Café on Brice Prairie. Featuring my oil paintings, of life on the Prairie, in their gift shop.

 

Painting is my passion as a visual artist. Working with oils in my Onalaska home studio and outside, plein air. I'm creating art inspired by my surroundings in order to connect and engage others to embrace the extraordinary. Always searching to discover new techniques to try on canvas.

Inquires cshoreartwork@gmail.com 

Same Place, Different Day

Picnic at Perrot 11x14 oil 

 While working on a painting during the Trempealeau Artist event at the Village Hall this past May, a visitor exclaimed "I know that exact place!".  Alexandra and her two sons had stopped for a picnic and took the same photo at Perrot State Park. She asked if I could paint her children into the painting and the result is now hanging in their new home.

I guess timing is everything since I hadn't completed the painting I could add the figures, adjust the lighting and now they have an original oil painting to remember the day.

Inquiries cshoreartwork@gmail.com about commissions 

 

 

You can also see my artwork at the following upcoming venues

Artists from the Refuge-June -Elmaro Winery

Refuge Artists display at Elmaro Vineyard and Winery, in Trempealeau, in the Crush Pad for the month of June, closing reception Sunday, June 28 from 1-4. Plus I’ll be joining other artists to plein air paint during Sunday’s Street Market at Elmaro every Sunday in June 1-4.

 

From Great to Grand - Aug. to Sept.-Blue Heron, Winona

My artistic endeavor to capture the views along the Great River Road and Grand Marais, through my paintings.  Opening August 12 through September 27. Reception Friday 14, 5:30 to 8 at Blue Heron Coffeehouse in Winona

 

Three Rivers, Three Artists - October-Elmaro Winery

Painting friends Ellen Mc Donah, Kari Hogden and myself, joining together to paint and display our own interpretations of the Mississippi, Trempealeau and Black Rivers. In the Crush Pad at Elmaro Vineyard and Winery in Trempealeau for the month of October. Reception (TBA).            

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Between the Bluffs Plein Air Painting Festival  -October-Gallery 1802, La Crosse   

I’ll be participating in the annual event for 2026 October 2-17.  Show opening Friday, Oct. 18 and weekend sale in La Crosse at Gallery 1802. Quick Paint Competition Saturday morning. More at betweenthebluffs.com. Experience dozens of artists creating their impression of the La Crosse area.

 

 

Also stop in at Red Pines Café on Brice Prairie. Featuring my oil paintings, of life on the Prairie, in their gift shop.

 

Painting is my passion as a visual artist. Working with oils in my Onalaska home studio and outside, plein air. I'm creating art inspired by my surroundings in order to connect and engage others to embrace the extraordinary. Always searching to discover new techniques to try on canvas.

Inquires cshoreartwork@gmail.com 

Up North

 

Tree Lines 8x10 oil unframed $75

A recent side trip up north to get in some painting. Thanks to Ellen and Jeff for sharing this spot.

Inquiries cshoreartwork@gmail .com 

 

 Where else to see my artwork--

Artists from the Refuge-June -Elmaro Winery

Refuge Artists display at Elmaro Vineyard and Winery, in Trempealeau, in the Crush Pad for the month of June, closing reception Sunday, June 28 from 1-4. Plus I’ll be joining other artists to plein air paint during Sunday’s Street Market at Elmaro every Sunday in June 1-4.

 

From Great to Grand - Aug. to Sept.-Blue Heron, Winona

My artistic endeavor to capture the views along the Great River Road and Grand Marais, through my paintings.  Opening August 12 through September 27. Reception Friday 14, 5:30 to 8 at Blue Heron Coffeehouse in Winona

 

Three Rivers, Three Artists - October-Elmaro Winery

Painting friends Ellen Mc Donah, Kari Hogden and myself, joining together to paint and display our own interpretations of the Mississippi, Trempealeau and Black Rivers. In the Crush Pad at Elmaro Vineyard and Winery in Trempealeau for the month of October. Reception (TBA).            

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Between the Bluffs Plein Air Painting Festival  -October-Gallery 1802, La Crosse   

I’ll be participating in the annual event for 2026 October 2-17.  Show opening Friday, Oct. 18 and weekend sale in La Crosse at Gallery 1802. Quick Paint Competition Saturday morning. More at betweenthebluffs.com. Experience dozens of artists creating their impression of the La Crosse area.

 

 

Also stop in at Red Pines Café on Brice Prairie. Featuring my oil paintings, of life on the Prairie, in their gift shop.

 

Painting is my passion as a visual artist. Working with oils in my Onalaska home studio and outside, plein air. I'm creating art inspired by my surroundings in order to connect and engage others to embrace the extraordinary. Always searching to discover new techniques to try on canvas.

Inquires cshoreartwork@gmail.com 

Sunday Street Market Elmaro

Wining Down 8x10 oil unframed $75

You'll find artists plein air painting every Sunday in June at Elmaro. This past Sunday I decided to do a still life. The reward upon completion was a glass of rose.

Stop by for Sunday Street Market at the winery and watch artists paint, visit the makers booths set up in the vineyard all while enjoying some wine and crepes by Jean Luc. 

On the first Sunday I found homemade macaroons by Emmy Lou Macarons go wonderfully with Rose. 

Stop by Sunday, June 14, I'll be painting at Elmaro

Inquiries cshoreartwork@gmail.com 

 

 

Artists Along the Trail-plein air event

 

Me painting Ellen painting

Saturday kicked off Friends of Trempealeau Refuge's  4th Annual Artists Along the Trail plein air event. Dozens of artists created works of art at the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge. This time we took the it literally. Ellen McDonah and I decided to paint each other as we set up near the OWL Center. 

Ellen painting Colleen painting

Join us again as we paint at Sunday's Street Market in June at Elmaro and be sure to check out the display of Refuge artists in Elmaro's crush pad for the month of June. You can meet the artists at a closing reception on Sunday, June 28 from 1-4.

 

Thanks to the Friends of Trempealeau Refuge and the Michael Owecke Memorial Fund 

Another May full moon-Blue Moon

 May 2026 Blue Moon

Two moons in May, a rare opportunity once every couple of years. It eluded me on the 31 but I got a moon setting in the morning hours at Fred Funk Boat Landing on Brice Prairie.

 

Blue Moon 8x10 oil unframed $75

The day after I tried again while up north at a cabin on a lake. This time trying to do a full moon plein air but again the moon eluded us and all I got was bugs in my paint.

 

 May 2026 Flower Moon

 

Flower Moon 8x10 oil unframed SOLD

Aprils 2026 Pink Moon

Pink Moon 8x10 oil unframed $75

 March 2026 Blood Moon 

Blood Moon 8x10 oil SOLD

 February 2026 Snow Moon

Snow Moon 8x10 oil unframed $75

Drawn to the Light 8x10 oil unframed $75

Neighborhood Night Light 8x10 oil unframed $75

 January 2026 Wolf Moon

Wolf Moon Rise 8x10 oil unframed $75

Moon Magnet 8x10 oil unframed $75

Moon Over the Catalinas 8x10 SOLD

Last Super Moon of  2025 -December's Cold Moon

Cold Moon of  December 8x10 oil

Inquiries cshoreartwork@gmail.com 

You can also see my artwork at the following upcoming venues

Artists Along the Trail, Plein Air Event –June-Trempealeau Refuge 

Sat. June 6, from 7am-11am, Plein Air Painting in Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, followed by lunch 11:30-1pm at the OWL Center, sponsored by the Friends of Trempealeau Refuge. Enjoy walking around the refuge and seeing what artists are creating, then join the artists and Friends group for a complimentary lunch.

 

Artists from the Refuge-June -Elmaro Winery

Refuge Artists display at Elmaro Vineyard and Winery, in Trempealeau, in the Crush Pad for the month of June, closing reception Sunday, June 28 from 1-4. Plus I’ll be joining other artists to plein air paint during Sunday’s Street Market at Elmaro every Sunday in June 1-4.

 

From Great to Grand - Aug. to Sept.-Blue Heron, Winona

My artistic endeavor to capture the views along the Great River Road and Grand Marais, through my paintings.  Opening August 12 through September 27. Reception Friday 14, 5:30 to 8 at Blue Heron Coffeehouse in Winona

 

Three Rivers, Three Artists - October-Elmaro Winery

Painting friends Ellen Mc Donah, Kari Hogden and myself, joining together to paint and display our own interpretations of the Mississippi, Trempealeau and Black Rivers. In the Crush Pad at Elmaro Vineyard and Winery in Trempealeau for the month of October. Reception (TBA).            

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Between the Bluffs Plein Air Painting Festival  -October-Gallery 1802, La Crosse   

I’ll be participating in the annual event for 2026 October 2-17.  Show opening Friday, Oct. 18 and weekend sale in La Crosse at Gallery 1802. Quick Paint Competition Saturday morning. More at betweenthebluffs.com. Experience dozens of artists creating their impression of the La Crosse area.

 

 

Also stop in at Red Pines Café on Brice Prairie. Featuring my oil paintings, of life on the Prairie, in their gift shop.

 

Painting is my passion as a visual artist. Working with oils in my Onalaska home studio and outside, plein air. I'm creating art inspired by my surroundings in order to connect and engage others to embrace the extraordinary. Always searching to discover new techniques to try on canvas.

Inquires cshoreartwork@gmail.com