One Summer Up North

One Summer Up North
One Summer Up North

A child’s discovery of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on a summer trip to Northern Minnesota. Traditional drawing technique with digital color.
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2023 Northeast Minnesota Book Award Honorable Mention

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A 2026 CCBC choice for best of the year list!

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BWCAW Sketches

Sketches made of BWCAW trip, summer 2015. Guides Steve Johnson, and Cliff Jacobson are pictured.

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BWCA Landscapes

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Color Pencil

color pencil

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Watercolors

graphite and watercolor

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Camp-Pencil

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Self Portraits

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