Art in the Gardens Show

Posted on August 21, 2026 by Keary Kautzer

You are invited to join us Friday, August 21, 2026 from 4 pm to 7 pm for the opening reception for the Sheboygan Visual Artists’ new exhibit Art in the Garden. I have a painting “Garden Bluffs” on exhibit. Sheboygan Visual Artists has a new location at 534 South Pier Drive, Sheboygan. It is next door to Inklings Used Books and east of Anglers Pub and Grill.

My wife Jane has a photograph A Place to Rest in the exhibition.

My wife Jane has this photograph on exhibit. I want to share her story about the photograph: I came to Christopher Farm and Gardens on the Friday prior to the Paint Out looking for something to paint. As soon as I saw the Rabbit with his lap as a seat surrounded by colorful flowers, I was inspired to paint it. I thought, “I can paint this!” On Sunday, the rain date for the Paint Out, I was struggling to move all my gear to the Rabbit, plus I could not remember how to get to the place where the Rabbit was located. Mr. Jay Christopher happened to be driving by in his vehicle, so I asked him if he would give me a lift. He graciously let me load up my gear and drove me to the site. What a blessing! The Rabbit is located along the path to Lake Michigan just past the Chicken Coop. After I painted for an hour, I still could not capture the Rabbit’s cute face. I became frustrated and stopped painting. I thought for a while and decided to submit a photograph instead of a painting.

Art in the Garden will be on exhibit until Saturday, September 19.

Gallery hours are Wednesday to Sunday 11 am to 4 pm. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

Plein Air Day at Plum Bottom Gallery

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Keary Kautzer

Join me Saturday, August 22, 2026 from 11 am to 3 pm for Plein Air Day at Plum Bottom Road Gallery located at 4999 Plum Bottom Road, Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. Mark Price, Stephanie Lord, and I will be painting outdoors throughout the day. I hope to see you there.

I also have some paintings for sale inside the gallery. Gallery hours are daily from 10 am to 5 pm. Open Labor Day, but closed for Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

I also have paintings at Plum Bottom Gallery at 4175 Main Street, Fish Creek, next door to Hide Side Founders Square.

New Paintings at Plum Bottom Gallery

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Keary Kautzer

This acrylic painting Fish Creek Marina was painted en plein air last summer. It is one of the new paintings at Plum Bottom Gallery.

I just delivered nine acrylic paintings for Plum Bottom Gallery at Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. The gallery already has thirty-three of my paintings for sale online and in three of their four galleries.

The gallery is currently offering free shipping until May 4 for you to purchase art for Mothers Day gifts.

Go to www.plumbottomgallery.com and search Keary Kautzer to view my paintings. Gallery phone number 920.393.7885.

31st Annual Alive in the Arts

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Keary Kautzer

On Friday, May 15, 2026 from 5 pm to 7:30 pm, join me for the Opening Reception of the 31st Annual Juried Exhibition of Alive in the Arts, Plymouth Arts Center, 520 East Mill Street, Plymouth, Wisconsin.

My painting Kohler Andrae Dunes is an acrylic painting I did en plein air while camping at Kohler Andrae State Park.

Complimentary appetizers and desserts will be served. Cash bar. Live musical entertainment courtesy of Drea Wagner Ream, piano.

Admission is free and open to the public. This show is sponsored by UMB Bank and Robert and Phyllis Hoopman.

Gallery hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 am – 4 pm. Wednesday 10 am to 6 pm. Saturday noon – 3 pm. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Madison Pyle Center Show

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Keary Kautzer

I have forty-four selected paintings on exhibit on the first floor of the UW-Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, next to the Student Union in Madison, Wisconsin. The exhibition will run until Thursday, May 28, 2026.

A majority of Keary’s paintings are watercolor and acrylic paintings completed en plein air over the past few years.

Gallery hours are Monday – Friday from 7:45 am – 4:30 pm. Closed weekends, unless there is an event scheduled. Front desk phone 608.262.1122.

SVA Rhythm & Beats!

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Keary Kautzer

I have three paintings on exhibit at Sheboygan Visual Artists’ new location, 534 South Pier Drive. Come check out the new art gallery and enjoy a walk along the riverfront and South Pier.

Kohler Andrae Hike and Sandhills Return are watercolor paintings. Big Falls is an oil painting I did while enjoying a warm day at Big Falls County Park near Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Gallery hours: Wednesday – Saturday from 11 am – 4 pm. www.sheboyganvisualartists.org

The Pyle Center Exhibition

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Keary Kautzer

I have 42 mostly plein air paintings on the first floor of The Pyle Center UW Conference Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison. These paintings are a collection of my daily experiences from the past few years. The exhibition will be on display until Friday, December 20, 2024.

Gallery hours Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 4:30 pm. Open weekends if there is an event in the building. Closed holidays. Call the front desk for information 608.262.1122.

Wisconsin Maritime Museum Tiny Art Show

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Keary Kautzer

My wife Jane and I each have five paintings in this year’s Tiny Art Show at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The show will be on display through January 5, 2025.

The Lakeshore Artists Guild in partnership with the Wisconsin Maritime Museum presents a Tiny Art Show each fall. The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is located at 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Museum hours are Monday 10 am – 4 pm. Thursday- Saturday 10 am – 4 pm. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Museum only admission is $15 for the general public, Youth (4 – 12) $8, Seniors, Veterans $12, Active Military free, Caregivers accompanying an individual with disabilities is free.

Miller Art Museum Exhibition

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Keary Kautzer

My painting Rock Carvings was selected for the 49th Juried Annual at the Miller Art Museum, 107 S 4th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The exhibition runs until Saturday, November 9, 2024.

Rock Carvings was painted en plein air on Rock Island, the northern most part of Wisconsin. Stone carvers who were building the Rock Island boathouse in the early 1900’s carved images of Native Americans on the face of the cliff walls.

69 artists from across Wisconsin participated in the exhibition. This year the panel of three judges included Hector Acuna, artist and educator from Grafton, Wisconsin, Laura Bickford, curator at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and Rebecca Carlton, artist and co-owner of Juddville Contemporary Studio Gallery in Fish Creek, Wisconsin.

The museum is located on the first floor of the Door County Library, 107 S 4th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Museum hours are Monday 10 am – 7 pm. Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm. Closed Sunday. Admission is free. Call 920.746.7124

Paint the Towns in Fall Color

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Keary Kautzer

Update: Midday Light won the Third Place Award and Amber Fields won the Artist Choice Award.

Amber Fields 12″ x 16″ acrylic Artist Choice Award

Midday Light 8″ x 16″ acrylic Third Place Award

You are invited to join me at the opening Reception and silent auction at Gallery 110 North on Friday, October 11, 2024 from 6 pm to 9 pm to view the paintings created at this year’s Paint the Towns in Fall Color event. Gallery 110 North is located in the Plymouth Arts Center, 520 East Mill Street, Plymouth, Wisconsin.

This free admission reception features live music by Zach Holzer. Complimentary appetizers and desserts will be served. Cash bar.

It is a great opportunity to meet the participating Paint the Towns Artists and to bid on your favorite piece of local art at the silent auction until 9:00 pm. Then the unsold works will remain in Gallery 110 North through November 15 and be for sale at a “Buy it Now” retail price. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm; Saturday – Sunday 12 – 3 pm; closed Monday and holidays.

Awards will be presented at 6:45 pm. Cash awards totaling $3000 along with non-cash merit awards will be presented at the awards ceremony.

This year’s judge is Michelle Richeson. “I had the honor to serve as the Creative Director for Jack Richeson and Company, creating magazine ads and designs for the company’s wide array of art supplies, instructional materials and artist’s furniture. I also assisted in the production of videos for Jack Richeson’s, “Famous Painter Films”. This event is sponsored by Sargento, The Sartori Company, and Van Horn Auto. This event is coordinated by artist Dan Rizzi of Plymouth.

These are the three paintings I submitted for the painting competition. Amber Fields was painted near County Road M and Hillside Road. the colors of the fields drew my attention with the church in the distance. Midday Light was painted near highway 23 and Meadowlark Road. The sparkling sunlight on the water caught my eye and I had to paint the scene. Herrling Sawmill was painted at the Wade House historic site in Greenbush. The mill, alongside the Mullet River, is one of the state’s only working water powered sawmills. The mill features a working vertical muley saw, popular in the middle of the 19th century, which saws with an up and down motion.