Pink Clouds - sold

8" x 8" :: Pink Clouds :: oil on archival panel

I painted this earlier this year, somehow I forgot to post it online. It sold in my 2012 Studio Sale in May.

Green and Pink

Green and Pink is so cool. Feels like summer...

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Dark Cherries - sold

Dark Cherries :: 6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

Complementary colors just speak to me. They are at opposite ends of the color wheel, yet they work together so well. I love to see reds and greens of all values and colors together.

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Myka - sold

Myka :: 6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

A commission for a friend, of her lovely weimaraner.

Emily :: Graphite on Toned Paper

Emily :: Graphite on Toned Paper :: 2003

I used to do a lot of Portrait Drawing, from live models. A group of artists would get together and we would hire a model to sit for us for about 3 hours. I hope I can find the time to get back to it sometime. This drawing was featured in American Artist Drawing Magazine in 2005.

Coastal Clouds Three

8"x8" :: oil on archival panel :: Coastal Clouds Three

More from Cannon Beach.

This painting is available at the Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Avenue, Hood River, OR 541-387-8877

Ponderosa Pine

8"x8" :: oil on archival panel :: Ponderosa Pine

A Plein Air painting of the trees in the transitional zone, between Hood River and the Oregon Desert.

This painting is available at the Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Avenue, Hood River, OR 541-387-8877

Coastal Clouds Two

8"x8" :: framed :: oil on archival panel

A cloud series that I did while I was in Cannon Beach, Oregon. It would be fun to do a cloud sketch everyday. Every one would be different.

This painting is available at the Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Avenue, Hood River, OR 541-387-8877

Coastal Clouds One

8" x 8" :: Oil on Archival Panel

This painting is available at the Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Avenue, Hood River, OR 541-387-8877

Sunflower and Stripes - sold

6"x6" :: oil on panel

Neutral stripes and a sunflower.  The stripes in the shadow are just a whole new challenge. I think I like doing stripes and want to do more!

Side note: I am a "brush geek". I like to try out lots of new brushes. Different brushes all seem to do something a little different. This brush I used Silverbrush Bristlon, is what Carol Marine recommends in her Materials ArtByte. It is the first time I have tried the Silverbrush brushes, and I like them a lot. The Bristlon has synthetic bristles, but acts kind of like a natural hog bristle. It's sort of the perfect combination of synthetic and natural bristle feel. I also like the brushes that Richard Schmid uses, the Royal Langnickel flats. They seem to make really interesting unpredictable edges.

Dots and Apples - sold

Dots and Apples :: 6"x6" :: oil on panel

So they don't really look like "dots" do they? Maybe they are impressions of dots…

Plein Air Oil Sketch, George Rogers Park, Lake Oswego, Oregon

This is a plein air oil sketch of the beauty of the park situated on the banks of the Wilamette River in Lake Oswego, Oregon. I did this one last year with a group of Portland plein air painters. We had fun getting together and seeing what everyone came up with.

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Luscious Apple - sold

It's been a while since I have painted an apple. Just wanted to paint this beautiful apple that came from one of our local farms.
In painting this one, I really enjoyed leaving a little background showing through, and doing my best to make this apple glow.

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Sunny Morning at Ground Coffee Shop

Ground Coffee Shop :: 6"x6" :: oil on archival panel :: unframed

Plein Air Painting in downtown Hood River, Oregon. This place is an institution in Hood River. It's been a coffee shop of some sort forever I think. A few remodels and owners later, it's now known as "Ground Coffee Shop". It's a complex scene, so I did a sketch with pen and ink before I did the painting. The car moved just when I got out the paints!

Pen and Ink Sketch :: print included

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Alive with Pink! - not available

Painting in a Gardening Store in Hood River, OR. Beautiful Rhododendrons. I'm not sure, but I think this rhododendron is called Marie Forte. It was a spectacular day to paint at Good News Gardening this morning, with the other plein air painters. Not too much wind this morning, and beautifully sunny.

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Exuberance - sold

These flowers yelled at me exuberantly in the store, "buy me! paint me!" so I had to… Happy Mother's Day to all mothers in the universe.

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Looking Down on the Columbia River - not available

8in x 8in :: Looking Down on the Columbia River :: oil on archival panel

A little larger daily painting - 8 inches x 8 inches. This scene is from a friend's property on Burdoin Mt, looking down the Columbia River to the East.

Apples

Apples :: 6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

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Retro Cups

Retro Cups :: 6"x6" :: oil on panel

The green glass is from a cool little retro/vintage store in the Pearl District in Portland, OR called Porch Light. I have found several great little things to paint in this store. I really love painting translucent objects too.

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Phoebe - sold

This is a commission for a pet portrait, a donation to the Columbia Gorge Cat Rescue organization here in Hood River, Oregon. Phoebe is a wonderful subject to paint!

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/gorgecat.html

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Red and Green - sold

My favorite new color combination! Red and green… I'm actually wearing red and green often too, I love it so much for Spring. All shades of reds and all shades of greens. Pink counts as a red too.
This painting is already sold, it is a commission (yay! love commissions!), I had to post it because of the reds and greens.

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Mt Hood, very large and very small...

Mt Hood :: 6in x6in :: oil on panel

I have been working in extreme sizes of paintings lately and loving it! This 6in x6in painting is a commission, for a friend.

Mt Hood :: 4ft x 4ft :: oil on panel

This large 4ft x 4ft painting is a finished commissioned painting for the new Kaiser Medical Building in Portland, OR. Going from large to small and back and forth is really a blast! : )

Mt Hood - sold

8"x8" oil on raymar archival panel

It seemed like I had a lot of people come by the Studio Sale today! It was great, I was busy all day, people coming in, chatting, visiting, and buying paintings!

Don't miss out on checking out my new work! One of the paintings I have in my studio, will be in the new Kaiser medical building in Portland, OR. It is a painting of Mt Hood, 4ft x 4ft, just a little larger than my daily paintings!

The Gorge Artists Open Studio Sale - Saturday 14 and Sunday 15, 10am-5pm. I have small and large paintings for sale directly from my studio. All 23 artists who are on the tour, will have their studios open to the public on these days. You can buy a map (for $10) to all 23 Artist's Studios, just down the street from my studio - 10 Speed Coffeehouse on 13th Street in Hood River, Oregon. My studio is #6 on the map. Click here to see all of the locations where you can get a map: http://gorgeartistsopenstudios.blogspot.com

Oaks on the Columbia - sold

Oaks on the Columbia :: 6"x6" oil on ray mar archival panel - sold

This painting is for sale at my Studio Sale - Friday April 13, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15, 10am-5pm

The Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour starts TODAY! Friday April 13, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 from 10-5pm. I will have about 80 small paintings for sale directly from my studio, and over 100 paintings total from my studio for sale.

All 23 artists who are on the tour, will have their studios open to the public on these days. You can buy a map (for $10) to all 23 Artist's Studios, just down the street from my studio - 10 Speed Coffeehouse on 13th Street in Hood River, Oregon.

My studio is #6 on the map.
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Yolk on a Green Plate

Painting egg yolks is so fun. They are so shiny, and translucent...

The Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour starts this FRIDAY! wow, it's here already... April 13, 14 and 15 from 10-5pm. I will have lots of small paintings for sale directly from my studio!! All 23 artists who are on the tour, will have their studios open to the public on these days.
You can buy a map (for $10) to all 23 Artist's Studios, just down the street from my studio - 10 Speed Coffeehouse on 13th Street in Hood River, Oregon.
My studio is #6 on the map.
Click here to see all of the locations where you can get a map:
http://gorgeartistsopenstudios.blogspot.com

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This auction begins Tuesday, it is a 7 day auction.
This auction ends on Tuesday, April 17, 6pm PDT.

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Blues and Oranges - sold

Blues and Oranges :: 6" x 6" oil on panel :: unframed

This one was fun to paint. (ok they are all fun to paint) Complementary colors are fascinating to me. Pthalo Turquoise is one of my new favorite colors too.

The Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour is coming up soon... April 13, 14 and 15 from 10-5pm. I am on the Tour again this year! Artists will have their studios open for the public on these days. You can buy a map to all 23 Artist's Studios when you get to the Gorge, if you are from out of town. My studio is #6 on the map.
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Wildflowers in the Columbia River Gorge - sold

6"x6" unframed :: oil on panel

We live in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, and it is beautiful in Spring!

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Turquoise Pitcher - sold

One of the students in my oil painting class, brought this beautiful hand thrown pitcher for us to paint. I couldn't resist painting it for the demo. I hope she brings it back to the class in the future.

6"x6" unframed :: oil on panel

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Water

6"x6" :: oil on panel :: unframed

Here I am, breaking the rules AGAIN...don't put your subject right in the middle of your canvas... I don't know, I think it works. I like the glass in the middle. Perhaps it works because one of the centers of interest is the glow in the shadow off to the side.


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The Red Bowl - sold

6" x 6" :: oil on panel :: unframed

More explorations of color and composition.

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