Fresh Figs

private collection

I really enjoyed painting these; so sweet and juicy

16 x 12 inches
Oil on canvas

Bella Portabella

private collection

A mushroom about to be grilled...

Textures and lots of paint !

6 x 6 inches

Oil on canvas panel

alla prima  150.

Sheltered Beach

A quiet morning at Viento beach.

12 x 9 inches

oil on canvas 

plein air


$300     framed

Sweet!

private collection

A tiny bowl with a pair of sweeties.

6 x 6 inches

oil on canvas panel

Marine Layer

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

private collection

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 Draper's Orchards

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

private collection

Warm and calm this morning for a plein air session 

overlooking the Bonneville Pool.

10 x 8 inches

Seeking Celilo

10 x 8 inches
Oil on Canvas Panel
plein air

Fresh Flowers

Oil on Panel
11 x 14 inches

The Bay

View from the Misty Mountains 

24 x 12 inches

Oil on stretched canvas
$350 framed

Star Magnolia

collection of the artist

It is nearly spring here. 

Star magnolias provide a little light

on these dark stormy days.

6 x12 inches
Oil on stretched canvas

Autumn in the Rockies

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.

 

30 x 22 inches
Oil on stretched canvas

Morning Rhododendron

It was a cold morning in May...

8 x 10 inches

Oil on linen panel

Open Studio

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

The east side of the Valley covered in petals!

10 x 8 inches

Oil
linen panel

Plein Air

Spring Day in the Gorge

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

8 x 10 inches

Oil
linen panel

Plein Air

Pear Blossoms

private collection

Hood River Mountain and Pear Blossoms

10 x 8 inches
Oil
linen panel

Plein Air

A Couple of Tiny Ones

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

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