The Travel Sketches and Paintings from 2023

"Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it.” – Salvador Dali

It's January 2024. Almost hard to see those words as I type them. The years are passing faster and faster the older I get. This past summer and autumn were filled with travels and I filled four sketchbooks and painted many more smaller pieces. Travels took me to the far reaches of northern Minnesota and across the states southwest. I'll be publishing a sketchbook video on my YouTube channel soon and share more of that work. Until then, here is some of the work I was busy with.

Some of these paintings I put up for sale on my Etsy page just before Christmas and they sold out. I usually put stuff up for sale a couple times a year. If you're interested in buying some of my work you can check out my Etsy at: OwingsStudio

You can also find my work for sale at Frameworks Gallery in Saint Paul, Minnesota if you're local to the gallery. I'm always humbled when people think enough of my work to bring it into their home or give it as a gift. 

Most of my paintings and sketches are done in the field or from photographs that I use in the studio.