here’s my latest contribution to the americanguide:

NEAR WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA - I-90

Open year-round, Interstate 90 in Minnesota is 276 miles and traverses the southern side of the state, parallel to the Minnesota-Iowa state line. The route connects the cities of Worthington, Albert Lea, and Austin. 

Near Worthington, Minn., Oil on Canvas, 20 x 42 inches, 2013

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Nate Burbeck is a State Guide to Minnesota and an At-Large Guide to the Midwest. he curates a few regionally-themed art tumblrs — beyond 9th avenue (Northeastern artists), fly over art (Midwestern artists) and in the new frontier (Western artists) and has himself been named one of “Ten Artists to Watch in 2013” on the Walker Art Center’s mnartists blog. Follow Nate’s work on Tumblr at nburbeck.tumblr.com or on his website.

featured on supersonicelectronic, nice!

Paintings by Nate Burbeck.

Preliminary location scouting: 36th Ave overpass and train tracks

Robbinsdale, Minn. April 7, 2013

This is the location I’m hoping to use for a future painting.  Just wanted to see how things looked for now but I’ll have to come back here once the surroundings start to look more like spring/summer.  So May or June?

Robbinsdale, Minn. April 7, 2013

Ventured out on a preliminary location scouting trip for a future painting.  The location I’m interested in is of a bridge overpass (seen in the last picture in this set) but I want to come back to it once things actually start to look more like spring/summer, which could be awhile.  Here’s what I found along the way, including a super creepy discarded baby doll.

my work was featured on faithistorment today:

Paintings by Nate Burbeck

Here’s part two of my dispatch for the americanguide:

STEARNS COUNTY, MINNESOTA

ST. CLOUD (alt. 1,032; pop. 21,000), on the Mississippi River, which forms the eastern boundary of Stearns County, is the county seat and trade center for a large agricultural area that extends in all directions…In other parts of the country, St. Cloud’s importance rests on its numerous quarries, the stones of which have been used since the 1870’s by builders and architects throughout the United States for many of their most noteworthy structures.

— Minnesota, A State Guide (WPA, 1938)

Artist and Guide to Minnesota Nate Burbeck scouts around the country, shooting panoramic images to use as the basis of his paintings. Yesterday, we posted part one of his dispatch — the photos from his latest reconnoiter. Today, Nate provides images of the process and results:

Stearns County, Minn., Oil on Canvas, 24x50 inches, 2013.

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Nate Burbeck is a State Guide to Minnesota and an At-Large Guide to the Midwest. He curates a few regionally-themed art tumblrs — beyond 9th avenue (Northeastern artists), fly over art (Midwestern artists) and in the new frontier (Western artists) and has himself been named one of “Ten Artists to Watch in 2013” on the Walker Art Center’s mnartists blog. Follow Nate’s work on Tumblr at nburbeck.tumblr.com or on his website.