Rural Landscapes

From the porches and scenes of Lakeside, OH, to nearby Amish life to the winter wonderland that our area becomes, I find the local landscape to be ever-changing and a challenge to paint. There are other landscapes from my travels that you will also find here.

To commission a painting of your choice, please send your request to me by email:
art@maboysen.com

inquire about pricing

or call to order: 440-667-7276

NEW OIL PAINTINGS
as well

Conversing with the Sun

watercolor: SOLD

Prints available: FineartAmerica.com

There's Time to Rest after Dinner

watercolor: SOLD

prints available on FineArtAmerica.com

Final Turn

watercolor: SOLD

prints available on FineArtAmerica.com

High Noon in the Foothills

watercolor: SOLD

Prints available on FineArtAmerica.com

Music Street Melody 24" x 36"

watercolor on Watercolor canvas: SOLD

I have an e-book out about painting on watercolor canvas with the step by step process I used. You can order it through the link.

Music Street Morning

watercolor on watercolor canvas: SOLD

This is the street that my little Paintin' Place Studio was on, and I saw this every morning when I left to go into town. It was an enjoyable time, but I moved on, and the little house has been torn down.

Corner Store

watercolor: SOLD

Old buildings are captivating, and this one has fallen in total disrepair since I painted it. Even though snow is cold and blustery, I like the feeling that there might just be an old coal stove inside warming up the visitors.

Amish Autumn
watercolor: SOLD

prints available on:

Fine Art America

Coming and Going

watercolor: SOLD

prints available on FineartAmerica

Connecticut Autumn
palette knife acrylic on canvas
24" x 36"

SOLD

Prints available on paper or canvas:
Fineart America

The Sound of Surf

OIL on canvas
24" x 36" gallery wrap

Prints available on paper or canvas at:
Fineart America

Rain Forest Rhapsody

OIL on canvas
24" x 36" gallery wrap

Prints available on paper or canvas at: Fineart America

Mist in the Forest

image: 8" x 10"

OIL on canvas board

More than a Babbling Brook

6.25" x 16"

OIL on canvas Board

Dune Walk

11" x 14"

OIL on canvas board

SOLD

Waiting for Winter

8" x 10"

OIL on canvas board

Resting in the African Shade
image: 18" x 24"

watercolor on Rtistx Board

A short video explanation of the beginning of this painting is on Youtube.

Bass Harbor Head Light

image: 16 x 20

acrylic on canvas

Canadian Cascade

image:12" x 18"

watercolor on Rtistx Board

Prints available on Fine Art America

Canadian Rockies

image: 16 x 20

watercolor on Rtistx Board

SOLD

Dune Shadows

image: 8" x 8"

watercolor on Rtistx Board

This painting is part of my Artistic Stimulus Package of paintings under $100.

Beach Shadows

image: 7" x 9"

watercolor on Rtistx Board

This painting is part of my Artistic Stimulus Package of paintings under $100.

Viewing Kelly's Island, Lake Erie

image: 12" x 12"

There is a video of the process of this painting on Youtube.

This painting is part of my Artistic Stimulus Package of paintings under $100.

Colorful Cumulus

image 12 x 12

watercolor on Rtistx Board

Pacific Beach

image: 10" x 18"

watercolor on Rtistx Board

Pensacola Surf

image: 8" x 10"

acrylic on Rtistx Board

This painting is part of my Artistic Stimulus Package of paintings under $100.

Pensacola Beach Homes

image: 8 x 8

watercolor on Rtistx Board

This painting is part of my Artistic Stimulus Package of paintings under $100.

Pensacola Dune

image: 8" x 8"

acrylic on Rtistx Board

Pensacola Lighthouse

image: 5 x 7

SOLD

acrylic on canvas

Sailing on Lake Erie

image: 12" x 12"

watercolor on Rtistx

This painting is part of my Artistic Stimulus Package of paintings under $100.

Hillbrook Club
8" x 20" watercolor on Rtistx Board

This is a popular club in the hills north of town. Fine dining, swimming and tennis are offered in an English Tudor setting, with terraced gardens and a babbling brook.

SOLD

Winter Feeding Ground
40" x 60" watercolor canvas

Looking out my studio kitchen window this winter, I discovered that inspite of the severe cold, there was still water at the bottom of the hill, and the geese found a way to feed. In late afternoon the sun lit up the pockets in the snow on the hill, and I found the scene very serence.

Botswana Lagoon,
40" x 50" watercolor canvas $2000
This was a real challenge! I began very loosely, painting the sky and water....at such a slant that most of the paint slid off the canvas onto towels on the floor! I ended up having to work more opaquely and less of a slant to hold the paint on the canvas. This proved to be the best, as then I could just add a yellow over the blue to allow the two colors to mix into green. Of course, to intensify the green, I did use some green paint....cool and warm for variation. It is a very calm and serene scene and I am enjoying looking at it before it goes to a gallery.

Prints available on Fine ArtAmerica.com

Going with the Flow
SOLD
20" x 24" watercolor canvas
Utilizing the advantages of the watercolor canvas, I could create the counterpoint movement in the water by painting in one direction and lifting in the opposite direction. The lily pads are painted with more opaque pigments to bring them to the surface, appearing to float on the more transparent water.

Hughes Street, Cape May, New Jersey (Plein Air Painting)

8" x 10" watercolor canvas panel

This is a plein aire painting that was done in 105º hear. Fortunately I had a friend painting along side, and misery loves company. Our clothes were dripping wet and sticking to our bodies when we finished...and we were painting in the shade!

NEW!

Hillbrook Stream

18' x 24" on watercolor canvas

This is the Hillbrook Stream that flows beside a private club and many homes in an affluent area of Chagrin Falls, OH. It is always a pleasure to drive beside this beautiful setting.

SOLD

The Hillbrook Club

9" x 12" on watercolor canvas

This private club was brought from England, brick by brick and placed in the hills of the Chagrin Falls, OH, area. From good food to an occasional game of tennis, a swim, or a wedding on one of the terraces, it is a memorable experience.

SOLD

In the Midst of Winter
(original watercolor)

Image: 26" x 40"
collection of Michael Boysen

The winter of 2003 gave me much subject matter
to paint during the long winter hours. The scenes in our Chagrin River Valley are an artistic delight, though I take liberty with the landscape and design the paintings accordingly.

Prints available on Fineart America

River Road Winter
(original watercolor)

Image: 22" x 30"
SOLD

Stream Beside the Drive
(original watercolor)

Image: 22" x 30"

SOLD

Chagrin River Bed
(original watercolor)

Image: 15" x 22"

SOLD

Moody Morning by the Shore
(original watercolor)

Image: 22" x 30"

This is a painting of the sunrise at Siesta Key, FL....with birds feeding on the beach as the sun clears the clouds.

Autumn at Manakiki

Original Watercolor
22 x 30

SOLD

Woodland Path

Original Watercolor
22 x 30

This is a typical winter scene in the Emerald Necklace around Cleveland Ohio. Finding early spring plants peeping up through the snow is an invigorating activity......along with photographing the beautiful scenery for painting.

The Woods at Manakiki

Giclee Print: 21" x 28 5/8"
$650
Limited edition of 5....signed and numbered

This scene, along the edge of a popular golf course on the east side of Cleveland startled me as the late afternoon sun peered through the foliage. This is also a glazed painting, using a wet in wet technique for the background, then adding darker colors over the dried washes in a loose fashion to simulate the sparkle of the light and shadows. It is invigorating to me to create the illusion without going into photo-detail.

SOLD

The Barn Beyond ____Giclee Print: 21" x 18 5/8"
unmatted Edition of 5

Also available in 13" x 17". Inquire about pricing.
A special size may be ordered. Inquire about the price:

This scene jumped out at me as I drove home one evening. The long winter shadows added to the design as they crept across the landscape.

Music Street, The Back Drive

Image size: 22" x 30"
matted: 32" x 39"

collection of Michael Boysen

Woodland Light

Image size: 22" x 30"

The Emerald Necklace, a park system around Cleveland is full of scenes such as this, with streams, trees, rocks and picnic areas.

I love the way the light streams through the trees in late afternoon. All I can hear are the little waterbugs and the trickle of the water over the rocks.

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