Mt Hood Two - sold

Here is the Mt Hood painting my friend who requested a commission selected. It has more oranges in it, than yesterday's painting of Mt Hood. I like them both, yesterday's painting has more greens in it, it is now available on the Daily Painworks auction.

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Mt Hood - One - sold

This painting is now available on the Daily Paintworks Auction. I feel so lucky that I get to look at this mountain every day.

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A Series of River Paintings - sold

I am working on a series of river paintings, this is "The Hood River", it feeds into the Columbia River. I will do several small 6"x6" paintings and then, some large ones…

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Two Apples - sold

Ahhh, back to the easel… I just love painting shadows.

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Portland Art Museum Tree

10" x 10" :: Portland Art Museum Tree :: oil on archival panel

Portland Art Museum Plein Air Invitational 2012
For those of you who were unable to attend this show, this is one of my paintings from the first ever, Portland Art Museum Plein Air Invitational. You can see a short video from the show on the post below this post, "Scenes from the 2012 Oregon Plein Air Invitational" it gives you an idea of what the show was actually like, and some shots of the artists in action, painting…


***This painting is larger than my normal daily painting size - it is 10" x 10"

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Scenes from the 2012 Oregon Plein Air Invitational...

On August 4th and 5th, 2012, almost forty artists from all over Oregon and nearby Washington were invited to come paint in the Park Blocks in front of the Portland Art Museum.

Hosted by the Portland Art Museum, and sponsored by Gamblin Oil Colors and Oregon Coast Bank, these noted Pacific Northwest artists came to show the general public what plein air painting is about.


Public attendance was high in spite of the unexpected +100 degree temperatures on Saturday, and everyone who showed up had fun. On Sunday there was an afternoon exhibition and sale of work painted in the blocks, with additional plein air art from other areas in Oregon and Washington as well.

After experiencing the plein air painters in the park, the public entered the museum to see an exhibition of California Impressionists from the early part of the 20th century – a grand exhibition of signature work on loan from the Irvine Museum down in Southern California. For the artists who were busy painting outside it was an exciting opportunity to introduce their passion to the general public. To the public going inside it was a fine way to learn this artistic genre remains vibrant, alive, and well today.

This was a terrific opportunity to introduce plein air painting to a wider audience in Portland, Oregon. We hope to do it again next year.

Thomas Kitts and Michael Gibbons (inspiration and organizers of the event)

Cherry Earth - sold

I just wanted to experiment and see what cherries would look like on an earthy colored background, and the shadow colors. My daily painting blog is all about the spirit of experimentation, of color, shapes and subjects.

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Good News Cherries - sold

Good News Cherries :: oil on panel :: 6"x6" 

So much to tell! First, these cherries were very fun to paint on yellow!

Second, the Plein Air Event at the Portland Art Museum was a huge success by everyone's standards!

Saving the best news for last, I got a painting accepted into the 13th Annual American Impressionism Society National Juried Exhibition in November in Indianapolis IN!
AIS received 1000 entries and out of those entries, a panel of judges selected 100 paintings to be in the show November 8, 2012. I feel so fortunate to have gotten in! at the bottom of this post, I will add a photo of my painting that will be in the AIS National Juried Exhibition.

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This is the painting that will be in the American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, November 8, 2012, Indianapolis, IN

Oak Trees in the Columbia Gorge :: oil on basswood :: 16"h x 20"w

Cherries On Pink - sold

I love making new color combinations, and seeing how they work out with the shadows and shapes.

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