About Steve and The Lake House Studio

Steve Duncan is an award-winning Artist. His Lake House Studio specializes in vintage-style design and illustration. Currently Steve is an illustrator developing stationary lines for Carta Bella Paper Company. Along with his work at Carta Bella he accepts freelance projects. His past client list includes Disney Consumer Products, Universal Studios Parks, Williams-Sonoma, Scholastic Books, Inc., Gerber Chidrenswear, October Afternoon, Basic Grey, ModifyInk, and many more. He has served as Art Director at FingerPrints of California and Rebel Entertainment Arts and Licensing, and Creative Director at Suzy's Zoo and Agenda 9.

Saturday, February 18, 2017



Gooseberry Falls , Minnesota

One of my pet projects is to create illustrations of some of my favorite places in Minnesota. Gooseberry Falls is one of the studies. It feeds into Lake Superior about an hour north of Duluth.  I hope to eventually do enough illustrations so I can create a calendar and a series of postcards.

This particular illustration was a test study. I wanted it to be both vintage in style and crafty. The paint-by-number-style was inspired by the decor of one of my favorite breakfast spots in Minneapolis; Hot Plate. It's over by Lake Nakomis and is definitely the kitchiest place in the Twin Cities, decorated in hundreds of paint-by-numbers paintings and 1970's trinkets and treasures.  (See pics below.)

If you're in Minneapolis, down by the airport, visit this wonderful dive for brunch (only open till 2pm). It's at 5204 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis, MN, 55417. Be sure to check out all of the neighboring vintage shops on the same block.





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