Every painting tells a story, and I love a good story.
Read MoreLike a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on
Are the good old days happening right now?
Read MoreA painting 10 years in the making
A portrait of my daughter started in 2012 sat waiting to be finished.
Ten years later, I was finally ready.
Amish Wedding at Backbone
My goal was to paint a simple landscape.
What I ended up capturing was unexpected… and far more meaningful.
Shelter From The Storm, 1947
In 1947, Stan Marlow received a $5 gift that would change his life forever.
Read MoreThe view from 'Iowa's Back Porch' was a dose of state fair time travel
‘Plein Air at the Fair’ was a transcendent experience. I did my best to capture it all on canvas.
Read MoreLight and Enlightenment at Cafe Baudelaire
There are moments in your life when you see something, and you just know you have to paint it.
Read MoreAn Homage to Mythic America
During challenging times, we often go back in time, to seek the familiarity of happier days.
However, this is nostalgia that comes with a warning…
A Thousand Shades of Grey
The sign on the door read: “We have moved to the house south of here”
Read MoreLearning a New Artistic Language
Painting in a different style is like speaking a different language. Why not be multi-lingual?
Read MoreFinding Quintessential Iowa on a Farm Near Frytown
Turns out Frytown is an actual place, and
it doesn’t get more ‘Iowa’ than this.
Steel Sentinels
Derecho Rhapsody, August 10, 2020 is an allegory on character of America—bruised and beaten, but still standing. Until it wasn’t.
Read MoreRevisiting an American Masterpiece: Edward Hopper's Nighthawks
Hopper: Nighthawks was meant to be about ‘predators in the night’, not loneliness.
Read MoreCentury Pine at Falcon's Lair: Celebrating Iowa's first state park
I wanted to capture the character of the oldest state park in Iowa. And this was no “happy little tree”…
Read MoreTwo Very Different Portraits of My Daughter
In a very real sense, these are among the most personal works of art I have ever created.
Read MoreMarlow Wins 2-First Prize Honors
Two paintings—one in oils and the other in acrylics—won first prize at the 2020 Iowa State Fair Fine Arts competition. This is the story behind their creation.
Read MoreWhen Art has the Power to Heal
A young man was interested in two of my paintings. I asked him what he liked about them. I was not expecting the answer he gave.
Read MoreJumping Off the Deep End
When we challenge ourselves to do something outside our comfort zone, we get better.
I swam in the big race and didn’t drown.
The Painting I Left Behind
At The YMCA of the Rockies, I left a painting above the fireplace. It was an interesting experience to paint something, and give it up.
Read MoreThe Most Thoughtful Gift a Dad Could Get on his Birthday
My daughter Betsy has created a wonderful tradition. I am a very fortunate man to have such an amazing daughter.
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