A scene along the Mesabi Bike Trail near Coleraine in northern Minnesota. These 'pit lakes' were formed by open pit iron mining operations. Open pit mining was developed by a US Steel engineer named John Greenway as an alternative to traditional underground mining. The painting is influenced by the landscapes of Georgia O'Keefe.

Greenway Pit Lake

Painted by: Doug Lien
Dimensions: 18x24, unframed
Medium: watercolor

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A scene along the Mesabi Bike Trail near Coleraine in northern Minnesota. These ‘pit lakes’ were formed by open pit iron mining operations. Open pit mining was developed by a US Steel engineer named John Greenway as an alternative to traditional underground mining. The painting is influenced by the landscapes of Georgia O’Keefe.

Doug Lien

Doug joined the Central Minnesota Watercolorists while living in St. Cloud in 1991. Through the group's workshops and ...
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