Meandering Sunlight - sold

6"x6" :: oil on panel :: Meandering Sunlight

This painting is from the Plein Air 2013 Event in Hood River, OR. I will be posting more paintings from that show, this week.

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Fall Still Life - sold

6"x6: :: oil on archival panel

Fall is here in the Pacific Northwest. I am happy to be back in the studio, working on some cups, fruit and flowers.

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Oak Tree in the Orchard

6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

Whew. What a busy summer! I am finally back to my Daily Painting. I painted this one just this morning in a nearby orchard. Getting started painting early is key - it is such a hot summer for Oregon this year.

Starting out in the orchard, got the sketch in!

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Red Shoes - sold

6" x 6" :: unframed :: Oil on canvas panel

More from the Shoe Show! Red shoes are neutral… right? You can wear them with anything…
This is the last of the shoe paintings for a while, now on to - who knows what next. Stay tuned.

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Night Out

6"x6" :: Night Out :: oil on archival panel

More of my "Shoe Series" from the Shoe Show at Columbia Center for the Arts.

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The Yellow Fluevog Loafers - sold

6"x6" :: Yellow Fluevog Loafers

Well, if you don't know what Fluevogs are… you better google them if you are a shoe person. They are VERY arty shoes. I would say the Fluevog designer is definitely an artist… shoes for shoe lovers.

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Summer at Rasmussen Farms in Hood River Valley - sold

6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

Rasmussen Farms is such a fun place to paint. A little bit of everything to see.

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Oregon Desert - sold

6"x6" :: oil on panel

Another painting from my 30 Days, Art A Day show at Columbia Center for the Arts.

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Stand of Pines - sold

6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

A stand of pines, close to my home.

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Columbia River Meets the White Salmon River - sold

6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

Plein Air! I painted this on a friend's porch, overlooking the Columbia River. Across the river is the confluence of the Columbia and the White Salmon Rivers. I hope to do more porch painting in the future…

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Wanna Ride? - sold

6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

I couldn't help myself. I just had to paint the GTO. It's so red… so convertible… so fun…

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Faraway Trees - sold

6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

I like this one, because of the proportions, and the complementary colors work together, the blue of the faraway hills and the warm orangey foreground.

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Plein Air - East Hills of Hood River - sold

East Hills of Hood River :: 8"x8" oil on archival panel

I painted this painting outdoors at a Winery/Orchard, the view is overlooking the garden and orchards in the Hood River Valley. It is larger than my normal 6"x6" size, I just wanted to do something different!

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Painting at The Gorge White House, Hood River, OR

Katie - sold

6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

Katie's portrait turned out so cute, I just had to post it! 

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Spring in the Gorge

6in x 6in :: oil on belgian linen archival panel

This painting was part of the "Art A Day" Show in the Columbia Center for the Arts. The theme I chose for my part in the show, was "Clouds".

This one is looking through the Columbia River Gorge to the East, toward the high desert.

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I will be posting more of my images from the show during the next week.

Columbia Gorge River Clouds

6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

This painting was part of the "Art A Day" Show in the Columbia Center for the Arts, and now I can post some of of the work online for sale! The theme I chose for my part in the show, was "Clouds".

This one is of the Columbia River looking West, about 5 miles East of Hood River, Oregon. A lovely Spring day in the Gorge, with big puffy clouds hanging over.

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I will be posting more of my images from the show during the next week.

Just North of Bend

6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

This painting was part of the "Art A Day" Show in the Columbia Center for the Arts, and now I can post some of of the work online for sale! The theme I chose for my part in the show, was "Clouds".
This painting is from a recent trip to Bend, Oregon, driving just north of Bend.

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I will be posting more of my images from the show during the next week.

Big Pink Cloud - sold

6"x6" :: oil on panel

I did this painting as part of the "Art A Day" Show and now I can post some of of the work online for sale! The theme I chose for the show, is "Clouds".
This painting is from the western part of the Columbia Gorge, looking West.

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I will be posting more of my images from the show during the next week.

Cumulous Clouds in the Columbia Gorge

6"x6" :: oil on archival linen panel

I did this painting as part of the "Art A Day" Show and now I can post some of of the work online for sale! The theme I chose for the show, is "Clouds". Some of the paintings like this one, are of the area that I live in, the Columbia Gorge, and some are from my trip to the Oregon High Desert, around Bend, Oregon and Smith Rock.

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I will be posting more of my images from the show during the next week.

Silly Chickens - Go Around the Globe - sold

6"x6" :: oil on archival panel

I signed up to participate in the adventures of the traveling chicken, they arrived a few days ago to my house, and here they are! I will be sending them off to the next lucky artist… someone recently asked me if I ever paint "silly" things. I think these chickens definitely qualify as silly! Click this link to read more about the Chicken Project.http://travel-chicken.blogspot.com

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Indian Creek Color

Indian Creek Color :: 6"x6" :: oil on archival linen panel

Indian Creek Trail in the Fall/Winter. I do this walk almost every day looking down on the Hood River below.

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Cloud Glow

6"x6" :: oil on linen archival panel

I am getting paintings ready for the Art A Day show for the month of June, at the Columbia Center for the Arts! There will be 6 artists participating in this invitational show. 30 paintings x 6 artists = a lot of paintings, approximately 180 paintings in this show! The opening reception will be on June 7, from 6-8pm. I hope you can make it!

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Big Rocks, Smith Rocks

6"x6" :: oil on archival linen panel

The weather was typical Spring changeable that afternoon. See the thunderstorm in the distance that just passed over, and the sun was coming out again…

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Crooked River Evening, Smith Rock Oregon

6"x6" :: oil on archival linen panel

A magical time of evening.
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Bend in the Crooked River at Smith Rock, Oregon

6"x6" :: oil on linen archival panel

This is from the banks of the Crooked River at Smith Rock, from my recent trip to Terrebonne, OR. So fun to re-live it!

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Smith Rock Glow

8"x8" :: oil on archival linen panel

The light hitting the rocks in the evening...

I am going to be in an art show at The Dalles Art Center, in The Dalles Oregon. This show opens on Thursday May 2, reception is from 5-7pm. The show goes for the whole month of May. Come by and check it out in person! The show has quite a few of my paintings from the Bend and Smith Rock area of Oregon.

Smith Rock Evening Light, Terrebonne, Oregon - sold

6"x6" :: oil on panel

I had so much fun taking the photos of Smith Rock, and then fun again painting it. The light was just right when we were there.

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High Desert Trees and Clouds on the Road to Terrebonne

6"x6" :: oil on archival linen panel

It's STUDIO SALE time again! The Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour is this weekend! Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm. You can get maps at any of the coffee shops in Hood River, OR. 29 Artists on the Tour this year, come to Hood River and check it out.

As you can tell, I am really into painting the Juniper Trees and Clouds that I saw on my trip to the Oregon High Desert.

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Cline Falls Road, Bend Oregon

Cline Falls Road :: 6"x6" oil on archival panel

Sometimes I just like trying to make a painting "feel" like a place that I was. When I was in Bend, OR, a couple of weeks ago, the weather was high desert showery, some snow, some rain, sun, everything Spring can throw at you.


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High Desert Clouds

Juniper, Sagebrush… love the clouds…

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