#904 Waterfront Snow

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Sandy beach at the waterfront covered in snow.

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#903 Nrthwest Snow

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

From a recent walk by the waterfront.

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#902 Stacked Cups

6" w x 18" h | oil on archival panel

Here is a 6" width x 18" height oil painting of actual stacked cups. It was painted on black gesso canvas.
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#901 Hot Tea on a Cold Winter Day

6"x6" | oil on archival ampersand gessobord

I love the shape and color of this little green teapot.
Only 99 more to go to 1000...

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#900 Before The Apple Pie

6"x6" | oil on gessobord

Wow! I have hit 900!

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#899 A Little Bit of Chaos

6"x6" | oil on gessobord

I started this painting with a brush, and finished it with a palette knife...
It just needed a little bit of chaos...

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#898 Hachiya

6"x6" | oil on gessobord

​I just love the deep orange color of these Persimmons. Hachiya is the variety.

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#897 Crimson Grapes and Green Apple

6"x6" | oil on ampersand gessobord

Soft light on this still life.

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#896 Persimmon and Grapes

6" x 6" | oil on archival panel

Love the deep orange color of these persimmons. Also the transparency of the grapes and opaqueness of the persimmon.

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#895 Crazy Grapes

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

I love painting this little retro glass, with the translucent grapes. It was a fun experiment with the very dark background.

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#894 Autumn Beauty Stumptown Brew

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

I loved the idea of a very neutral but fun painting, with surprises in the shadows. The Autumn Beauty variety of sunflower and the Stumptown Cold Brew Coffee dark brown bottle seemed like a good combination.

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#893 Glowing Apple and Pear

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Painted on Ampersand Gessobord. This was a demo from one of my Tuesday classes. Creating movement and glow!


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#892 Sunrise at Tom's Farm

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Painted from a photo of sunrise this morning!

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#891 Far Out

6"x6" | oil on raymar panel

Another study for a large commission for a road painting. The road paintings are are full of possibilities. They take you somewhere...

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#890 Glowing Light

5"x7" | oil on raymar panel

A demo from my class this morning.

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#889 The Dalles Mt Ranch

6"x6 | oil on linen panel

​I guess I forgot to post this one! It is a plein air painting from this summer, when we had the PNW Plein Air event, it was one of my paintings from the show at Maryhill Museum of Art 2016. This was painted at the Ranch, overlooking a ravine created by a creek that runs through the ranch, down to the Columbia River. Oaks and other vegetation grow around the wet ravine, in the Washington high desert.

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#888 In The Distance

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

A scene I have been wanting to paint for a while and finally got around to it!

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#887 Study for a Larger Painting

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Many of these small works are studies for a larger painting.

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#886 Two Poms and Turquoise Bottle

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

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#885 4"x4" Poms and Green Bowl Study

4"x4" | oil on archival panel

my very small painting for today... 4"x4" just a little study. I was thinking about the PLANES, and how the light hits them, and how it affects the value and color of each plane of each object.

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#884 Oranges and Neutrals

6"x6" | oil on ampersand gessobord

I'm not sure if I can capture the subtle neutrals in this painting in a photo. It was fun to get back to doing a still life painting again during the weekly class. I used ampersand gessobord, as a substrate, and just had a wonderful time creating so many neutrals to complement the orange in this still life painting.
#classdemo

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I want to thank the Weekly Class for coming to the new location at Rockford Grange, Hood River, OR!
It is a fabulous old building, FREE parking right next to the building, and a welcoming beautiful space to paint in.

#883 Sunset On The Farm

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

This small painting is a study for the larger painting for the art show "Harvesting Our Stories". Myself and four other artists have completed artwork just for this show to bring attention to food insufficiency issues in Oregon.
#harvestingourstories
#stradaeasel

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#879 All About The Boat

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Painting in my neighborhood today.
#pleinair
#stradaeasel

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#878 The Gorge

4" x 16" | oil on archival cavnas panel

I have been thinking about making this painting all summer! Finally did it this morning! I had cut up a larger canvas panel and had this little 4in x 16in strip left over. It was fun putting in all the elements.
#pleinair
#stradaeasel

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 a beautiful morning!

#877 Desert Tree Study

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Painting in the Eastern WA desert area today...

#pleinair
#stradaeasel

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#876 Saur Farm Field

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

A plein air palette knife painting of the field next to the Saur Farm.
#pleinair
#stradaeasel

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#875 Roses On The Porch

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

A cool fall day painting on the porch.
#pleinair
#stradaeasel

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#874 Oregon Farmhouse

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Plein air painting of an Oregon Farmhouse.

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#873 Plein Air Organic Veggies

6"x6" | oil on raymar panel

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Missy the Farm Dog | woof. throw my toy!

almost finished...

#872 Yvonne's Barn

6"x6" | oil on archival gessoboard

Plein Air today at Yvonne's Barn.
#stradaeasel #pleinair


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#871 Farm Tools

6"x6" | oil on ampersand gessoboard

#stradaeasel #pleinair


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#870 Sunny Day Roses

6"x6" | oil on archival ampersand gessoboard

Another day, another plein air painting of the roses from my porch. This time a sunny day.
#stradaeasel day 18
#pleinair

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#869 Rainy Day Roses

6"x6" | oil on archival ampersand panel

A plein air painting of the roses from my porch on a rainy day in Oregon.
#stradaeasel day 17
#pleinair

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sketch with C4 and C7 markers

beginning

finish!

#868 Barn at The Saur Farm

6x6" | oil on linen panel

The Saur Farm. This is part of a grant art project for increasing awareness of food insufficiency. Five local artists are part of this project. I'm so into the Saur Farm! A street feed party and art sale is coming up soon... I will post more info in the next couple of days... #stradaeasel #pleinair day 16

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#867 The Woodshed

6x6" | oil on linen panel

I spent the day painting at The Saur Farm. This is part of a grant art project for increasing awareness of food insufficiency. Five local artists are part of this project. I'm so into the Saur Farm! A street feed party and art sale is coming up soon... I will post more info in the next couple of days...I originally thought I would name this "the blue bucket..."
#stradaeasel #pleinair day 15

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#866 Plein Air Oak Tree

6"x6" | oil on archival raymar panel

I'm visiting a farm in Hood River for a few days... more farm paintings and photos to come...
#stradaeasel #pleinair

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#865 Early Morning Glow

6"x6" | oil on ampersand panel

Early morning paint session. The colors in the river just kept getting more beautiful. #stradaeasel #pleinair

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#864 Looking Down The Gorge

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Plein Air again, same spot, but about 50ft to the south. A few feet away makes a huge difference in the view.

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#863 Quiet Columbia Gorge

6"x6" | archival ampersand panel

Plein Air morning painting in The Gorge. Every day is different.
#stradaeasel #pleinair

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I love painting from the back of my car!