Banner Title: Sailing

“One of the first community events my husband and I attended when we moved to Rice Lake about a year ago was the ArtScape unveiling. I am excited to be a part of the project this year. My husband and I each did a painting and we had fun working on this together. A photo reminded me of the fun I had sailing… the wind in your face, the water splashing back at you, the sun… great memories!”

Banner Title: Essence of Fall

“My wife and I enjoyed painting our pictures together during relaxing evenings at home. We have fallen in love with the beauty of Rice Lake. My job as a dentist at Arrowhead Family Dental allows me to use my artistic talent to help people. I love working with my hands and enjoyed contributing this artwork.”

Banner Title: Where Have All the Seasons Gone?

Artist Corey Dorrance has returned “to support downtown and the community of Rice Lake” through the ArtScape on Main project. This painting stemmed from “all the recent discussions and revelations of global warming, along with the weirdly unpredictable weather this past year. [It has] made me yearn for a typical change of seasons!”

Banner Title: Ojibwa of Rice Lake

Nancy comes from a long line of artists who have enjoyed vacationing in Rice Lake since 1908. She reminisces, “I remember seeing Native Americans and their teepees on the road as we traveled up here. I was always fascinated by them and I would dress up in Indian costume and play in the woods when I was a child.” This painting is her tribute to the Chippewa and Ojibwa who lived here before us, who worked the rice fields, and who are buried in the mounds that sit by Rice Lake.

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