Willow River State Park T-Shirt

Autumn overcast day with several beautiful maple trees covered with orange leaves. The color contrast of the orange leaves (of the maples) with the green leaves on several bushes and trees were stunning. My original plan was to go paint the river, but upon seeing this scene, I decided I had to capture it in paint (it was to good to pass up). I painted this on site (or en plein air, as the french liked to call it). I'm not french so I just call it painting on site.
This view is in Willow River State, Wisconsin (just a few miles to the east of Hudson, Wisconsin.

Rick was born in St.Cloud Minnesota in 1958. He attended St Cloud State University and received a BFA in Fine Arts. Rick also minored in Aviation Technology while working towards his degree in Fine Arts. He joined the United States Air Force Reserve, and served for nine years giving him a chance to pursue his love of flying. Rick also flew commercially for many years and this gave him the opportunity to travel and see many parts of the world. Although he enjoys flying, Rick decided to continue his education in the field of art. This led him to attend The Minnesota River Valley School of Arts, where he took two years of portrait classes from the director Pat Jerde. Rick is a dedicated Plein Air artist, and always carries a...