#1084 Columbia Gorge

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

A plein air class demo

#1083 Sunset In The Gorge

6"x6"  oil on gessoboard

A quick sunset sketch.
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#1082 Multnomah Falls

6"x6" | oil on gessoboard

​This is a small 6"x6" commissioned piece that I completed before the recent extensive forest fires. Multnomah Falls won't be this green again for a while.


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#1081 Columbia Gorge Fall Afternoon

6"x6" | oil on archival

Fall is a great time for Plein Air in the Columbia Gorge.
Day 30 #stradaeasel

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#1080 Hug Point Trees

5"w x 8" h | ink on paper

The coastal trees have a unique look.
Day 29 # stradaeasel

#1079 Summer Reading

5" w x 8" h | ink on paper

He was the perfect subject. An unseasonably hot day for the beach in the Pacific Northwest.
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#1078 Cannon Beach Tide Pools

5"x8" | pen and ink

During our trip to Cannon Beach, OR, I sketched Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach. I was using Staedtler pens 0.5 and 0.7 on multimedia paper. I was 3 stories up looking down on the beach. A beautiful day
Day 27 #stradaeasel

#1077 Waterfront

6"x6" | oil on archival gessoboard panel

Plein Air at the Hood River Waterfront. Columbia River looking at Underwood Mt.
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#1076 Clouds Across The River

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

A plein air painting from the Hood River Waterfront today, looking across the Columbia River, the border between Washington and Oregon. Lots of clouds today.
Day 23 #stradaeasel

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#1075 Fallen Petals

6"x6" | oil on archival gessoboard

Day 22 #stradaeasel



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#1074 Plein Air Oak Tree

6"x6" | oil on archival gessoboard

Day 21 #stradaeasel

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#1073 It's Complicated

6"x6" | oil on archival gessoboard

Day 20 #stradaeasel

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#1072 Joyful Roses

6"x6" | oil on archival gessoboard

Roses from the garden.
Day 19 #stradaeasel

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#1071 Garden Roses

6"x6" | oil on archival gessoboard panel

I picked these roses from the garden today.
Day 18 #stradaeasel

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#1070 Plum Impression

6"x6" | oil on archival gessoboard

Here are some photos below of my process. It has been way too smoky from wildfires, where I live to be able to paint outside this September. The smoke is so thick it is actually harmful to breathe.
It's ok, because I'm bringing the outside in.

Day 17 #stradaeasel

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I sketched my composition on the board with a palette knife this time. 

My original inspiration, freshly clipped from the tree outside, and hung on the wall so I could get good shadows from the sun shining in the window on the right.

#1069 Plum Harvest

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Beautiful plums. Day 16 #stradaeasel

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#1068 Plum Perfect

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

We have an Italian Plum tree in our backyard, that gives us more plums than we can possibly eat!
Day 15 #stradaeasel

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#1067 Garden Rosebush

6"x6" | gouache on illustration board

I have painted this rosebush in front of my house several times with oil paints, so I wanted to give it a try with gouache (a matte water media) on archival illustration board. Gouache has a similiar look to oil paintings but has a very matte finish. I use a varnish especially for watermedia when it is dry.
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#1066 My Felco Red Clippers

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

My Garden Clippers! A present from my brother and his wife. I think of them every time I use them!
Day 13 #stradaeasel

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#1065 La Marzocco

5"x8" watercolor on paper

The Red La Marzocco, I love that machine!
On Site sketch with Ink Pen and Watercolor
Day 11 #stradaeasel

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#1064 Sunflowers on Teal

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Day 10 #stradaeasel

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#1063 Marker Study Of A Tree

Study Of A Tree | 4"x4" marker on paper

Just a quick marker study on paper of a tree for today.
Day 9 #stradaeasel

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#1062 Sunflowers

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Day 8 #stradaeasel

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#1061 One Weird Tomato

6"x6" ? oil on archival panel

My last painting of the weird heirloom tomato.
Day 7 #stradaeasel

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#1060 La Marzocco

5.5" x 8.5" | watercolor on paper

Just a little distraction from the fires in The Gorge and smoke in the air...la marzocco
Day 6 #stradaeasel

#1059 My Smoky Neighborhood

5.5"  x 8.5" | gouache on paper

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#1058 Heirloom Tomato

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

I'm trying to get back in the groove of the studio, because of our smoky Pacific Northwest Wildfire events. The smoke is at "harmful levels" so I'll just paint inside. Yes, this is all one weird looking tomato.
Day 4 #stradaeasel

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#1057 Study for Heirloom Tomato

4" x 8" | oil on thunderbolt paper

A study for a painting of an heirloom tomato.

Day 3 #stradaeasel

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#1056 Garden Shadows On The Porch

6"x6" | oil on panel

Plein Air on the porch, I am fascinated by the shadows.
Day 2 #stradaeasel

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#1055 Blue Sky Day On The Farm

6"x6" | oil on archival panel

Rassmussen Farm is one of my favorite places to paint.
Day 1 #stradaeasel

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