No new paintings for 2012 yet!
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For Commissions, please see the commission page for pricing and contact information.

Look at my blog for recent paintings! (2011)



" Local Scenery" by Gretchen Knoblock , impressionist painter
Traverse City, Glen Arbor, Leland, Suttons Bay, Frankfurt, Elk Rapids, West Bay, Vineyards, Cherry Orchards, Old Mission Peninsula, Old Mission Lighthouse, Point Betsie Lighthouse, Power Island, Grand Traverse West Bay


To view more paintings from 2011, see my blog, please.




  • Power Island
    Shawn's housewarming
    This is a very large 4 foot by 4 foot original oil painting of West Bay done with a palette knife . Summer 2011



    sold
  • Traverse City Vineyard
    Dr. Jay Jones' new office
    Bright colors of Grand Traverse Bay region wineries and vineyards are never a dull subject.

    Picture from Old Mission Peninsula
    Traverse City, Michigan
  • South Manitou Lighthouse
    palette knife, original oil
    My old friend Dave used to sail here with his family.


    sold

  • Power Island
    West Grand Traverse Bay
    West Bay View looking north from Traverse City toward Power Island and Bower's Harbor.


    available




Farmer's Market Bouquet July 09 South Manitou Island

Farmer's Market Bouquet and South Manitou Island.... paintings from 2009






sold

Janis Sue in Leland Point Betsie Lighthouse in Frankfurt Red Barn off Center Road, Old Mission Peninsula near Chateau Chantal

Chateau Chantal Grapes 18 x 24 framed , Visit Chateau Chantal for some very delicious Chardonnay, or try their Cab Franc.

Chateau Chantal Grapes

 


Iris Farm in violet 11 x 14 gallery wrap sold

Iris Farm on M-72
For new work, look at my blog www.TraverseCityArt.blogspot.com

These two are local Traverse City area landscape original oil paintings from 2010.


Old Mission Cherry Trees in Bloom
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The Homestead white pine overlooking Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes

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Winter Paintings

On Friday, March 13 , 2009, this original 8" x 10" gallery canvas original oil painting of the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes overlooking Big Glen Lake will be auctioned off at a Benefit party for Dan Gorno, brother to my hockey playing friend (DeeDee) to help defray medical expenses related to his cancer treatment. Click here for more details. Best Wishes Dan!


February 2009.
This citrus bowl original oil painting, 8" x 10" , framed in black will be auctioned off at the Centre Ice
"ICE AUCTION" Look for the Traverse City Women's Hockey basket.
Tickets for the 2009 Annual ICE Auction taking place on Saturday May 2nd (at Centre Ice) will be available for purchase in person or over the phone. The cost is $50.00 per ticket. You can purchase tickets by calling Kathy at 933-7465 ext. 100 or you may come to Centre Ice in person. Tables of 8 or 10 are also available for purchase.
Ice Auction, May 2nd, 2009!




The Ice piled up along the shore near Travese City in West Bay, so I captured it on a 2' x 4' canvas




Oil painting of Grand Traverse West Bay, Gretchen Knoblock original! It was very very windy and about 56 degrees this day, but it was icy cold as the wind came across the bay. My hands froze as I stood in deep snow, painging this huge pile up of ice with waves crashing against it.




October's paintings


Port Oneida Farmstead
(22 x 28 inch original oil on canvas)

This week, I drove out to Port Oneida, just northeast of Glen Arbor, one mile north of M22, on Point Oneida Road, where I painted this Farmstead which is overlooking Lake Michigan's Sleeping Bear Bay with views to South Manitou Island. It is the Carsten-Burfiend Farmstead. This is part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Parkland. It was an Indian summer day, in the mid-70's. The milkweed in the foreground had turned a bright yellow. Signs that cooler days are on their way. National Lakeshore Link to Carsten-Burfiend Farm for the history lesson....



Port Oneida Rusty Barn painting
(5 x 7 original oil on linenboard)

This old rusty roof and outbuilding is part of the Carsten-Burfiend Farm on the East side of Point Oneida Road, north of M22 near Pyramid Point.


2008
Chateau Chantal Old Cherry Orchard

Chateau Chantal Old Cherry Orchard painting
My Most Recent Work is "Chateau Chantal Old Cherry Orchard " This was painted at the north end of Chateau Chantal in a ravine between two vineyards mid-September 2008. These old cherry trees remain up on a hillside.






About me
Hello to all of my friends who have been patiently waiting for my latest paintings as well as an updated website. I finally got around to it. I have been working with a new chunkier style using a palette knife after I took part in a Pierre Bittar seminar up at Bay View Association in July '08. For those of you interested in painting yourselves, this is a fantastic seminar, very reasonably priced from a world reknowned French impressionist artist. You can sign up next year on the Bay View Association website. Read on (below) to find out dates for "Up North Art Fairs" and classes of interest. I recently took a beautiful hike with my sister-in-law Wendy, back into the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park south of Empire, MI, where we discovered purple meadows, overgrown apple orchards, and old architecture at the "Treat Farm". I am including maps when I can to "map" where I paint "Plein Air", so other artists may find some little known, and less traveled foot paths that lead to a treasure for the senses.



Art Classes
Northern Michigan offers a plethura of fine art workshops and events. In Traverse City, the Art Center is home to many watercolor, oil, and pastel classes. The Crystal Lake Art Center also is another great resource . If you're further north, Charlevoix's Crooked Tree Arts Center always has a special event taking place. There are also local artists who host their own workshops, like Melanie Parke and Richard Kooyman. So check these sites out and see if anything suits your fancy. NMC extended education is another place to go for learning about art, and wine, food, and just about anything else you'd want to experiment with while in Traverse City.




Interesting" Plein Air" locations (maps)
Click here to get to the map page
Treat Farm and more -National Parks Map for the National Shoreline
Point Betsy Lighthouse - and other historical buildings, very cool white exteriors with red roofing
Bay View Association, Petosky for old architectural cottage beauties
Bay Harbor-Petosky
Old Mission Peninsula- Center Road, Old Mission Lighthouse, Chateau Chantal
Suttons Bay - cherry orchards, vineyards
Leelanau - Fish town
Northport, lighthouse, downtown
Garland golf course in Lewiston-magnificent northern landscape scenery
Traverse City-Boardman River, Wednesday night sailboat regattas on West Bay
Good Harbor Beach
Old Mission Peninsula - vineyards, cherry orchards, islands, bay views, sailboats





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