Cathleen Rehfeld

I am working on a series of paintings that focus on the sky.

This painting was from the first day of our Plein Air 2008 paint out. A group of 30 painters painted at the Gorge White House in Hood River,...

I was painting from Sakura Ridge Farm and Lodge, it's beautiful up there (sort of an understatement). I am participating in the Pacific ...

M&M Candies, but bigger.

Peppers are so challenging to paint! 6x6 :: oil on canvas

The Art Center had it's Friday Portrait Session, with a live model posing for 3 hours. This painting is available for purchase. $95 + sh...

Another red pepper, I'm changing colors tomorrow. 6x6inches :: oil on canvas

I am working on a series of peppers... in all colors. I like the intense red. 6in x 6in canvas panel

Shadows are really fun to paint. 6in x 6in canvas panel

This was a commissioned piece, so I back dated it. 6x6inches :: oil on canvas

The trees around here are mostly firs, each one has it's unique shape. 6in x 6in canvas panel

Sometimes I just pick things that are colors that I want to paint that day. I just wanted to paint complementary colors that day. 6in x 6in ...

This is a friend's dog, Belle, she really looks like she's having a blast in the back of that blue pickup. 6in x 6in canvas panel. ...

More treasures from the Gorge Grown Farmer's Market in Hood River. 6in x 6in canvas panel

Once again the Farmers Market is my inspiration. 6in x 6in canvas panel

Cherries have relationships too. 6x6inches :: oil on canvas

This beet is very interesting, the farmer at the Farmers Market told me that when you cut it open, it has alternating pink and white rings. ...

We are lucky to have an Italian Plum tree in our yard. It yields more plums than we can eat. 6x6inches :: oil on canvas

I was looking around for something red to paint, and there they were. Bright reddish pinkish summer radishes in the farmers market. The shad...

The colors and shapes of these bowls is what attracted me to them. I like the way that the shapes are uneven with the stacked bowls. I think...

This painting is from last Friday's 3 hour live model portrait session. 6x6 inches :: oil on linen

I liked the way the shadow of the fire hydrant looked on the pavement. 6x6inches :: oil on canvas

I went to Ted James Organic Blueberry Farm today, and got inspired by the abundance of farm life. Ted will have a blog up soon, so you can c...

Just got back from a couple of days in Seattle, I was hoping to get some good cityscape reference photos while I was there, we will have to ...

At the Art Center today, we painted one of the actors in costume for a series of one act play/musicals Zen Boyfriend, My Butterfly and Junk....

Painting an epic scene like this one was really fun. This was painted from private property above the gorge, about 2000 feet elevation. You ...