Katey Ellen Price

Summer Breeze

2012-02-18T17:37:00.000-08:00

This painting is for the CHAIR AFFAIR event February 25 at The Pines in Hood River.

Proceeds from its sale will benefit

Westside Elementary School's Arts Program.

22 x 30 inches

Oil on canvas

Coastal mist

2012-01-23T14:40:00.000-08:00

Plein air
Kona coast.

3 x 2 inches
Oil on canvas

collection of the artist

Maui Meditation

2012-01-23T14:24:00.000-08:00

Plein Air.

Paradise.

6 x 6 inches
Oil on canvas

Private collection

Coast Sentinel

2011-10-27T18:42:00.000-07:00

This painting is sold

At the seashore, day two.

Cannon Beach with Haystack Rock below this beautiful spruce!

10 x 20 inches
Oil on stretched canvas

Plein Air

Oregon Coast

2011-10-27T18:39:00.000-07:00

At the seashore, day one.

10 x 8 inches

Oil on canvas panel

Plein Air
$275. framed

Annie's Astounding Akebias

2011-10-12T20:26:00.000-07:00

It's fun to try the unfamiliar. (Akebia quinata)
I built this composition from drawings taken of one fruit and some leaves on a twig.

This vine grows fast, so I portrayed its vigor in the movement of leaves and fruits.

12 x 12 inches
Oil on oil-primed panel

$275 framed

Zinnias

2011-10-12T15:54:00.000-07:00

A break in the weather shows these Autumn Divas to advantage!

Plein Air

12 x 12 inches
Oil on canvas,
gallery wrap

$250.

Rosa ~ Double Delight, take 2

2011-10-06T18:33:00.000-07:00

I made some adjustments and took another photo. That aqua color is better in person!

6 x 6
Oil on canvas panel

$100. framed

Persimmon's Repose

2011-09-26T23:47:00.000-07:00

This painting is sold

A sunny windowsill ripens these beauties from my sister's tree.

12 x 6 inches

Oil on canvas panel

$200 framed.

Vine Ripe

2011-09-22T19:08:00.000-07:00

Tomatoes and Hops scent this garden on a sunny Autumn morning.

14 x 11 inches
Oil on Linen

Plein Air
$350 framed

Farming on the Edge

2011-09-22T18:48:00.000-07:00

Underwood Mountain, late afternoon

14 x 11 inches

Plein Air
Oil on Linen

$275 gallery wrap

(watercolor) Postcard from Waldo

2011-08-30T14:22:00.000-07:00

Lunch stop at Red Rock Beach

... a fine lake for stargazing from the boat and looking deep into the several blues of the clear water during the day...

6 x 4 inches

Watercolor on rag paper
Plein Air

Fresh Figs

2011-08-23T00:02:00.000-07:00

I really enjoyed painting these; now I will enjoy eating them!

16 x 12 inches
Oil on canvas

Bella Portabella

2011-08-21T16:24:00.000-07:00

A mushroom about to be grilled...

Textures and lots of paint !

6 x 6 inches

Oil on canvas panel

alla prima

Sheltered Beach

2011-08-21T16:19:00.000-07:00

A quiet morning at Viento beach.

12 x 9 inches

oil on canvas

plein air

$300 framed

Sweet!

2011-08-16T20:44:00.000-07:00

This painting is sold

A tiny bowl with a pair of sweeties.

6 x 6 inches

oil on canvas panel

Protected Place

2011-08-16T14:10:00.000-07:00

14 x 11 inches

Oil on linen panel

Plein Air

Marine Layer

2011-08-16T13:07:00.000-07:00

Mt Defiance holds back the cool marine air to the west.

A view from

Rasmussen Farms.

10 x 8 inches

oil on canvas

plein air

Summer Morning

2011-07-29T21:09:00.000-07:00

This painting is sold

Cutting Garden and Pear Orchard capture the first warmth of the day

8 x 10 inches

Plein Air
Oil on linen panel

Mt Hood - view from Oak Grove School

2011-07-26T22:42:00.000-07:00

A NEW version of my plein air sketch. I really like this mood; the mountain looks strong and solid.

12 x 9 inches

Oil on canvas birch panel

Oak Grove schoolhouse was built in the early 1900's. Beyond that ridge is the "upper valley" and Draper's Orchard, where I painted the mountain a few days ago. (painting below)

Mt Hood - view from Draper's Orchards

2011-07-26T22:32:00.000-07:00

10 x 8 inches

Oil on canvas panel

Plein Air

From the edge of the orchards, this view of the north slopes of Mt Hood.

I loved painting with the warm scent of strawberries and cherries wafting from the fields behind me.

Syncline

2011-07-15T14:43:00.000-07:00

Warm and calm this morning for a plein air session on the cliffs above the Bonneville Pool

Oil on canvas panel

plein air

10 x 8 inches

Sunrise

2011-05-31T18:12:00.000-07:00

10 x 8 oil on linen panel
plein air

Flow

2011-05-30T19:46:00.000-07:00

24 x 24 inches
Oil on stretched canvas

Seeking Celilo

2011-05-30T19:44:00.000-07:00

10 x 8 inches
Oil on Canvas Panel
plein air

Fresh Flowers

2011-05-30T19:41:00.000-07:00

Oil on Panel
11 x 14 inches

The Bay

2011-04-19T22:08:00.000-07:00

View from the Misty Mountains

12 x 24 inches

Oil on stretched canvas
$350 framed

Star Magnolia

2011-04-18T16:51:00.000-07:00

It is nearly spring here.

Star magnolias provide a little light

on these dark stormy days.

12 x 6 inches
Oil on stretched canvas

Autumn in the Rockies

2011-04-18T16:38:00.000-07:00

This was a glorious day looking SW

from Ruby Ridge, Colorado Rockies.

I'm going to return to this canvas, finishing some of the areas a bit more.

I love working in larger format.

22 x 30 inches
Oil on stretched canvas

Morning Rhododendron

2010-05-30T13:44:00.000-07:00

It was a cold morning in May...

10 x 8 inches

Oil on linen panel

Open Studio

2010-05-16T11:09:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all who helped to prepare my studio for the tour!

Tomorrow, I'll be back at the easel...
and planting the tomatoes! :)

Orchards in Bloom

2010-04-20T19:01:00.000-07:00

The east side of the Valley covered in petals!

8 x 10 inches

Oil
linen panel

Plein Air

Spring Day in the Gorge

2010-04-18T21:34:00.000-07:00

West view - later in the same day (see "Pear Blossoms" below)
I loved the orchards bursting into bloom!

10 x 8 inches

Oil
linen panel

Plein Air

Pear Blossoms

2010-04-18T21:30:00.000-07:00

Hood River Mountain and Pear Blossoms

This painting is sold

8 x 10 inches
Oil
linen panel

Plein Air

A Couple of Tiny Ones

2010-04-10T15:54:00.000-07:00

Early Tulip

ACEO 3.5 x 2.5 inches

[traded, not available]

Fuzzy Quince

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inches

[traded, not available]

Mallow

2010-03-16T22:04:00.000-07:00

This was fun - mixing all the pinks and reds.
The oil-primed surface is new to me.
I like the surface and am trying various mediums with the oils to see the effects of each one.

10 x 10 inches

Oil on stretched canvas, oil primed

Pool

2010-02-13T17:13:00.000-08:00

Warm granite; cool water

This painting is sold

12 x 12 inches

Oil on stretched Linen

Mount Hood

2010-02-09T19:20:00.000-08:00

An early spring view

6 x 12 inches

Oil on canvas panel

plein air

Across the Valley

2010-02-04T13:25:00.000-08:00

An unusually warm & sunny day with some great clouds!
Hood River Mountain ... and points east.

In the foreground are the tops of young Alder which caught the warm afternoon light.

10 x 10 inches
Oil on stretched canvas
(plein air)

Great Stone

2010-02-02T16:31:00.000-08:00

View of Gran Sasso d'Italia from the Abruzzo countryside.

6 x 12
Oil on stretched canvas

North Cascades Summer

2010-01-28T20:28:00.000-08:00

Painted from a photograph taken by my niece, Jennifer A. Price, while her grandfather and I were rock climbing above this meadow. A fine day!
9 x 12 inches
Oil on canvas panel

Junipers, Tahoe Rim

2010-01-14T18:24:00.000-08:00

This painting is sold

Living on this granite for ages and ages!
(Sierra Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis var. australis)
14 x 11 inches
Oil on canvas panel

Winter Plum Tree

2009-12-31T19:40:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

10 x 8 inches
Oil on canvas panel
(plein air)

Christmas Satsumas

2009-12-31T19:36:00.000-08:00

Love these juicy treats! I wanted to work on getting the transluscence.
Merry Christmas!
6 x 6 inches
Oil on stretched canvas.

Wild Rose

2009-12-23T17:52:00.000-08:00

I saw this rose hanging out over the hiking trail, showing its beautiful detail at eye level.
6 x 8 Oil on canvas panel

Autumn Climber

2009-12-23T17:43:00.000-08:00

Working on making shapes for the vine detail.

8 x 10 oil on canvas panel.

Stone Well, 2

2009-12-18T20:21:00.000-08:00

I decided to try this one again to get a sense of the morning light. I was amazed how this contrasted with the first version.
I included the rosehips in the foreground this time; they had drawn my eye originally, soft and plump against the stone.
This feels like the dawning of one of those very "glow-y" autumn days.

8 x 10 oil on canvas panel

Stone Well

2009-12-10T19:35:00.000-08:00

I love the stone (all one piece) and ironwork. I had my attention on the well and the long shadows at sunrise.
11 x 14 oil on canvas panel

Juicy Figs

2009-12-09T19:39:00.000-08:00

Blue sky and fig leaves out the kitchen window are just visible as reflection in the porcelain plate.
4 x 6 oil on canvas

Orange Among Friends

2009-12-09T19:34:00.000-08:00

These fruits seemed to be enjoying themselves, jostling near one another.
6 x 6 oil on canvas panel

Quinces

2009-12-01T11:08:00.000-08:00

A trio of ripe Quince.
6 x 4 inches, oil on canvas

Morning Light

2009-12-01T10:41:00.000-08:00

A morning study - view behind the house.
8 x 10 oil on canvas board
(plein air)

SanQuerico d'Orcia

2009-12-01T10:36:00.000-08:00

This painting is sold.

A blustery autumn afternoon,
painting the values on this old church.
6 x 6 oil on canvas board
(plein air)

Ripe Quince - art card original 2.5 x 3.5 in.

2009-11-21T16:15:00.000-08:00

Pink veins foretell the red membrillo.

2.5 x 3.5 oil on multimedia artboard - ACEO

Gorge View

2009-11-21T16:12:00.000-08:00

Golden hills and cliff. View from Mosier.

9 x 12 oil on canvas.
(plein air)

Morning at Crater Lake

2009-11-21T15:36:00.000-08:00

sold

A lesson in working rapidly (avoiding the insects) on this brilliant morning. Just a little snow left in late July.

9 x 12 oil on canvas.

(plein air)

Lavender

2009-07-14T20:08:00.000-07:00

Lavender Valley with Mt. Defiance in the distance. A lovely farm nestled among cherry and pear trees.

6 x 6 in. oil on canvas board
(plein air)

Sandra's Garden Gate

2009-07-14T20:01:00.000-07:00

A sunny afternoon overlooking Tuscan farms. Monte Amiata (a volcano) in the distance.

9 x 12 inches
Oil on canvas board.

Mount Adams

2009-04-16T19:45:00.000-07:00

Late afternoon in Spring; clear and cold.

The south slopes of a nearby volcano. Summit is 12,281 feet.

(painted en plein air)

6 x 6 oil on canvas

Spider Mum

2009-03-17T17:08:00.000-07:00

I'm enjoying the bright colors and exquisite details of flowers as the rainy weather continues...

6 x 6 in. oil on canvas

Lily

2009-03-17T13:03:00.000-07:00

After trying the entire inflorescence, I settled upon this single bloom and bud - much easier!

6 x 6 oil on canvas

Toe Dabbling

2009-03-15T23:55:00.000-07:00

A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

in the Florida surf.

6 x 6 oil on canvas

First Tulip

2009-03-12T21:16:00.000-07:00

I tried a little back lighting to see how light looks through the petals.

6 x 6 in. oil on canvas

Tuscan Rose

2009-03-01T18:03:00.000-08:00

The last rose of October climbing a stone wall in the Val d'Orcia.

6 x 6 in. oil on canvas

Oregon Coast

2009-02-26T15:30:00.000-08:00

A nice quiet morning at the beach!

(painted from a photograph)

6 x 6 in. oil on canvas

Plums for a Bowl

2009-02-26T13:45:00.000-08:00

6 x 6 in., oil on canvas

Candy Apple

2009-02-26T13:42:00.000-08:00

I like the top of the apple & the brown paper chocolate in this one.

6 x 6 in. oil on canvas

Red Grapes

2009-02-26T13:40:00.000-08:00

These are actually more translucent than I painted them!

6 x 6 oil on canvas board

Orange Slices

2009-02-26T12:51:00.000-08:00

6 x 6 in. oil on canvas