Category: Wild Whimsy of the Northwoods

  • The Cardinal Character

    The Cardinal Character

    9:45 am • The trees are still dusky. The morning light filters through soft and sweet. The sun warms the trees and flowers, the smells of spring fill the air reminiscent of syrup and honey. The male Northern Cardinal rests, a flash in the canopy of green. The enchanting bird carries magic. He is out…

  • Well, I Otter

    Well, I Otter

    This original piece sold last year but you can get him on prints, tees, mugs, pilows, etc. over at my freshly launched TeePublic storefront! Thank you for considering my merch or an original commission for the giving season✨ 7:00 pm • The warm sun plays on the water, making the colors shift as the breeze…

  • Questions Come to Bear

    Questions Come to Bear

    n here with this doxazine purple beauty to let you know that Wild Whimsy of the Northwoods is on display at Hutchinson Center for the Arts until this Friday and to celebrate I am sharing one more of the newest pieces in the living body of work that you’ll see when you stop by. I…

  • Close to Hatching

    Close to Hatching

    Just a week left to go see my exhibit at Hutchinson Center for the Arts! Here is another sneak peek of what’s on display👀 7:30 am • A red tailed hawk waits patiently high in the branches of its leafy home. This is one parent of two who both take turns sitting on this nest,…

  • Wild Whimsy of the Northwoods goes on display at Hutchinson Center for the Arts

    Wild Whimsy of the Northwoods goes on display at Hutchinson Center for the Arts

    Diamond Knispel is an acrylic painter located in the Northwoods of Minnesota. Her work features flora and fauna in saturated, lush scenes. She uses her work to explore the emotions of daily life, using each painting to zoom in on a particular critter nestled among botanicals and butterflies as a way to give voice to…

  • Aqueous Life

    Aqueous Life

    11:30 pm • The beavers are active again. This Beaver is joined by a River Otter under the moon, stars, and water lilies. They are in a space all their own, floating, flowing (almost dancing), as underwater critters do. The nighttime escapades of the nocturnal critters have taken over while the rest of the world…

  • Starrey Nosed Gardener

    Starrey Nosed Gardener

    10:30 pm • Somewhere in the Northwoods a Star Nosed Mole tunnels. It adeptly digs and claws through the dirt, aerating as it goes. The Star Nosed Mole is like a farmer and a fisherman. He tills the soil (from below) and harvests the odd bugs. He builds passageways in the dirt with tunnels leading…

  • Fly Me to the Moon

    Fly Me to the Moon

    10:00 pm • The moon is on the rise. The clear lake captures it’s beauty perfectly on the placid waters. A fish jumps here and there but they are beginning to relax. Now it is the loons turn. This bird has been making soft calls throughout the day but now it’s time for the real…

  • Dusky Duck

    Dusky Duck

    9:00 pm • The sun is setting over the lake too. The dragon and damsel flies are zipping around after mosquitos and the frogs are feasting on water bugs. This male Mallard, aka Greenhead, watches from his spot on the lake shore. Mallards are very independent birds. The female’s hatch the eggs without the help…

  • Sunset Washes Over

    Sunset Washes Over

    8:00 pm • The sun is beginning to set and the colors are mixing together. It has been a long day for this Grey Wolf. Tired and weary on the inside, this stoic wolf appears strong, confident, and in charge on the outside. But there is hope as evening comes. Maybe the Grey Wolf will…