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

Pool

Warm granite;  cool water

private collection

12 x 12 inches

Oil on stretched Linen

Mount Hood

An early spring view

12 x 6 inches

Oil on canvas 

plein air

Across the Valley

An unusually warm and sunny day in February, with wonderful clouds!

The view over Hood River Mountain to points east.

6 x 6 inches
(plein air)

Great Stone

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

12 x 6
Oil on stretched canvas

North Cascades Summer

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

private collection

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

Happy New Year!

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

Christmas Satsumas

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

Wild Rose

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

Working on making shapes for the vine detail.

8 x 10 oil on canvas panel.

Stone Well, 2

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

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

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

Orange Among Friends

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

Quinces

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