My photograph "Lake Effect" was recently juried into the 2013 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition.

I made this image on a -10°F morning at Brighton Beach in Duluth. This photograph portrays the sun peering through the fog that rises from Lake Superior when the air temperature falls to well-below the lake's surface temperature.

The State Fair's Fine Arts Exhibition, open for the duration of the fair, features the works of Minnesota artists in a variety of media. It is located in the Fine Arts Center, just north of the 4-H building on the east side of the fairgrounds.

Typically, about 15% of artwork submitted each year to this juried competition is selected for display. The last, and only other, time I've exhibited in this show was in 2010 when my image "Watchdogs of the Prairie" was selected for display.

If you go to the Minnesota State Fair, be sure to check out the works of the many talented artists on exhibit in the Fine Arts Center!

I want to thank everyone who visited me at the art fairs this summer! Your support and interest in my work is very much appreciated! As we enter the second half of the art fair season, I'd like to take this opportunity to extend a 5% discount offer for any purchase made at one of the remaining shows this year. Just mention the "newsletter/blog discount" when purchasing.

• August 17 - Northwoods Art Festival - Hackensack, MN
• September 7-8 - Wausau Festival of Arts - Downtown, Wausau, WI
• September 14-15 - Fall into the Arts Festival - Centennial Lakes Park, Edina, MN
• September 21-22 - Marine Art Fair - Marine on St. Croix, MN
• September 29 - Millstream Arts Festival - Downtown, St. Joseph, MN
• October 5-6 - Fall Colors Fine Art & Jazz Festival - Lowell Park, Stillwater, MN
• October 12-13 - Fall Festival of Arts - Downtown, Red Wing, MN (WAIT LIST)
• November 8 - Downtown St. Cloud Art Crawl - Falcon National Bank, St. Cloud, MN
• December 7 - Art at Ramsey - Ramsey Junior High School, Saint Paul, MN

Art festival season is upon us! For those of you in the Twin Cities who would like to see and/or purchase some of my work, the opportunity is here! I will be at four great Twin Cities art fairs during the next four weekends. From my effort to make room for newer work, expect to see some nice discounts on older pieces. In addition, mention this post when purchasing at any of these four events and receive a 5% discount on your entire purchase! (Click on the links for more info about each event.)

• May 31-June 2 - Edina Art Fair - 50th & France, Edina, MN
• June 8-9 - Art on the Lake - Excelsior Commons on Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, MN
• June 15-16 - Stone Arch Bridge Festival - Historic Main Street/Minneapolis Riverfront, Minneapolis, MN
• June 22-23 - Wayzata Art Experience - Downtown, Wayzata, MN

Regular visitors to my website and photo journal will likely notice a new look. I recently launched the first major cosmetic upgrade to my site in nearly three years...long overdue! Improvements include a reconfigured gallery structure, improved navigation between galleries, less text clutter, and a more refined look and feel.

Feel free to take a peek!

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