http://dougmarx.com/press Nebraska artist Doug Marx paints the landscapes of the Platte River Valley, the prairies of the Great Plains and other midwest vistas. This site features a gallery of his current art. Wed, 14 May 2008 01:33:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Sunset on the Platte West of Plattsmouth" is a painting I did last fall. It is a fresco on a wood panel supported by a wood cradle. Plattsmouth is one of the older towns in Nebraska. Located at the convergence of the Platte river and the Missouri river. The town ... http://dougmarx.com/press/studio-news/news/sunset-on-the-platte-west-of-plattsmouth/ "Winter Sky North of Salt Creek" is a plein aire sunset I painted in January. I painted this in the parking lot of the Lincoln Salt Dog's parking lot. The view is to north as Salt Creek takes an eastward bend through Lincoln. Salt Creek is part of Eastern Saline ... http://dougmarx.com/press/studio-news/news/plein-air-landscape-painting-slat-creek-sunset/ "Walk Back From the Third Lake" is a landscape painting I did at dusk in mid February. The third lake refers to the third lake at the Mormon Island State Recreation Area about 8 miles South of Grand Island, Nebraska, right off the junction of Interstate 80 and Nebraska Highway ... http://dougmarx.com/press/studio-news/news/interstate-lakes-landscape-painting-at-dusk/ This is a Landscape painting that I did last fall. "West of the Lowell Corner" is a fresco on wood panel. Lowell, Nebraska was a boom town in the 1870's. At one time it was the most Western point on the Burlington and Missouri Rail Road. It's about 2 miles ... http://dougmarx.com/press/studio-news/news/fresco-landscape-west-of-nebraska-boom-town/ During the first week of January the sun was still going down early and it was very cold. I painted this pleine aire landscape painting of a sunset from the comfort of my pickup truck. It is titled "Looking West Across Salt Creek". Salt Creek is part of the saline ... http://dougmarx.com/press/studio-news/news/plein-aire-landscape-painting-sunset-salt-creek-lincoln-nebraska/ I just finished this landscape painting of a sunrise, titled "East of Exeter Winter Sunrise". I started the painting en plein aire then finished the painting up in the studio. Exeter is a small Nebraska town located on Nebraska Highway 6. It is halfway between Lincoln, Nebraska and Hastings, Nebraska. ... http://dougmarx.com/press/studio-news/news/sunrise-east-of-exeter-nebraska-doug-marx-landscape-painting/ This painting was done in February on a Sunday night just as the sunset. I was looking South about a half mile West of the Lone Grave turn off just Northwest of Kenesaw, Nebraska, hence the paintings title "West of the Lone Grave Turnoff February Dusk". Growing up I ... http://dougmarx.com/press/studio-news/news/landscape-painting-at-dusk-west-of-the-lone-grave/ "Field North of the Granite Counter Top Place" is a painting of part of the Saline Wetlands that are now filled in and are part of an industrial park just west of Lincoln Nebraska... The Plovers still return though every year in the Summer. I painted this in late ... http://dougmarx.com/press/studio-news/news/field-north-of-the-granite-counter-top-place-2/