tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38124397429885556522011-04-21T14:05:36.219-07:00PLIEN-AIR AND STUDIO LANDSCAPE PAINTINGMichael Spoonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854965572637218188noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812439742988555652.post-65332126127454336482008-10-25T12:56:00.001-07:002008-11-26T07:54:28.772-08:00<div><br /></div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Double Click to enlarge image!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SR4xgpgNk_I/AAAAAAAABNQ/OoCjapmDEwM/s1600-h/1992_Noorvik.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SR4xgpgNk_I/AAAAAAAABNQ/OoCjapmDEwM/s320/1992_Noorvik.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268703051036595186" />  </a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SR4w_sLA8NI/AAAAAAAABNA/qT6grH9w1sE/s320/1993_Painting+Boys+Ice+Fishing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268702484817309906" /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SR4w_Lv1HVI/AAAAAAAABM4/y6iBo84etrs/s1600-h/1993_Painting+Boys+Ice+Fishingin+Noorvik.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SR4w_Lv1HVI/AAAAAAAABM4/y6iBo84etrs/s320/1993_Painting+Boys+Ice+Fishingin+Noorvik.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268702476113354066" />  </a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SR4w-ik4J1I/AAAAAAAABMo/tGHPgVMIobk/s320/1993_Painting+Noorvik.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268702465061562194" /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>  My interest with Alaska began in 1985 with my first trip to </div><div>  Sitka.  This was the first of three ventures into Alaska as an </div><div>  artist.  Back again in the early 90's to visit Denali and then </div><div>  to Noorvik, an small Eskimo village in the Kobuk Valley, </div><div>  located east of Kotzebue.  </div><div>  </div><div>  My paintings were represented in 'The Artist's Cove' galleries </div><div>  in Sitka, Juneau and Ketchikan, and at the 'Artique' Gallery in </div><div>  Anchorage for a period of about five years.  In the mid 90's </div><div>  tourism in Alaska slowed considerably and art galleries were </div><div>  having a rough time.  So to prevent losing any of my remaining </div><div>  works to closed galleries, I thought it best at the time to have </div><div>  the paintings returned to Los Angeles.  Well, since that time </div><div>  I have only gotten busier over the years with concept art for </div><div>  the animation studios.  It certainly kept me distracted from </div><div>  the beautiful Northwest.  I do continue to find time to paint, </div><div>  but now that I live in the Midwest my focus has shifted to </div><div>  the prairie and the farm landscape.   Michael </div><div><br /></div><div>  Copyright J. Michael Spooner</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>   </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">On location paintings in Alaska</span></div><div><br /></div><div>  <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Double click to enlarge image!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SQPwF-dJPSI/AAAAAAAABDQ/1ibSlWqUhRw/s1600-h/Boys+Fishing_Noorvik+Alaska_Oil_1993%C2%A9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SQPwF-dJPSI/AAAAAAAABDQ/1ibSlWqUhRw/s320/Boys+Fishing_Noorvik+Alaska_Oil_1993%C2%A9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261312775154122018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SQPwFpr-6DI/AAAAAAAABDI/-X2qox6xRYY/s1600-h/Denali+On+Location+Sketch_Oil_1993%C2%A9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SQPviz7lYmI/AAAAAAAABCY/wI4vELp64m0/s320/Native+Village-Noorvik+Alaska_Oil_1993%C2%A9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261312171033584226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SQPvi6KdU5I/AAAAAAAABCQ/ddLxk0l-rTI/s1600-h/Village+Leader-Noorvik+Alaska_Oil_1993%C2%A9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SQPvi6KdU5I/AAAAAAAABCQ/ddLxk0l-rTI/s320/Village+Leader-Noorvik+Alaska_Oil_1993%C2%A9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261312172706583442" /></a><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>  <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> Studio paintings from reference</span>.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_68vh0liMH6I/SQO7vEchHXI/AAAAAAAABCI/JOW8nFl9Quw/s1600-h/Denali+Skydance_Oil_Arts+for+the+Parks+Competition_1992%C2%A9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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