A recent article in the New York Times admired a deceased artist’s work because it was “wholly unsentimental”. Well that’s not me. My work is probably as sentimental as they come. Portraits of young children, dogs and cats, portraits of people with their beloved pets- these are the things that inspire me. I love to try to convey the character of the people in my portraits. Landscapes, that show our beautiful local scenery, attract me. We live over a beautiful waterfall that changes with the seasons, and I have painted it many times.

My still-lifes are filled with nostalgia, using vintage pieces as subjects that my wife Julene and I have collected. I now consider myself pretty much a full-time artist after retiring many years ago as one of the managers of the Legal Aid Service. My art studies include several years with the St. Paul artist Jeffry Hurinenko, who taught the Dutch/Flemish method of painting. We tried to learn the techniques of the Dutch masters such as Rembrandt and Vermeer. I have been lucky enough to have earned several awards, which include three Best of Show awards from Artists of Minnesota. If you would like to commission a special subject for me to paint, please feel free to contact me. Visitors to my studio in the Spirit of the Lake building are always welcome.

My email address is: dwlucas60@gmail.com

To purchase art from the exhibit contact:

Penny Perry at
perryframing@aol.com
218-341-6196 call or text