Columbia Arts Blue Show

We spent the day yesterday preparing the show.  It looks beautiful and opens this Friday, February 1st.

Waldo Lake I

Clear Waters and
Lovely Day for a Paddle!

12 x 12 inches

oil on canvas
1.5" stretchers

250.

Waldo Lake II

Looking into the depths


12 x 12 inches
oil on canvas

250.
unframed; 1.5" stretchers

Forest Floor #3

The beautiful velvety
Polyozellus multiplex
from the high Cascade Forests

6 x 8 inches
oil on canvas panel

150. framed

The Blue Vase

private collection

10 x 8 inches
oil on canvas panel

Blue Cheese

Jug of Honey Mead, crust of bread and blue cheese...

10 x 8 inches
oil on canvas panel

225. framed

Forest Floor #2

Indigo Milk Cap

 ~ Lactarius indigo

From southern Pine forests

6 x 8 inches

oil on canvas panel

150. framed

Forest Floor #1

Indigo Leptonia
 ~ Leptonia carnea

A beautiful iridescent blue with salmon pink gills.

6 x 8 inches
oil on canvas panel

150. framed

Blue Notes

private collection

Light from a nearby window caught my eye here.
 6 x 6 inches
oil on canvas panel

Polar Bear

private collection

This is Qupqugiaq, the dangerous 10-legged Polar Bear
of Inuit mythology. Befriended, this being is your strong advocate.
Inupiaq stories from Barrow, Alaska

16 x 8 inches
oil on canvas panel  

BLUES celebrated!

My newest paintings will be shown at Columbia Arts, along with...

acoustic Blues,  6-8 pm Feb 1
    by Tess and Patrick Barr

Come see and hear!

Egg on a Plate

The first of several WHITE Studies


6 x 6 inches

oil on canvas panel

85. framed

Sweet Lemons

private collection

Meyer Lemons...
... and the inspiration - beautiful fruits sent from my sister's garden.

6 x 6 inches
oil on canvas panel

Tiny Rose

private collection

Another December Rose!

3 x 3 inches

oil on canvas
... tiny stretcher bars!

Winter Bloom

Fireworks analog. . .

6 x 8 inches

oil on canvas panel


135. framed

Holly

private collection

Painting just the shapes.
- the background is bright aqua!

6 x 6 inches

Oil on canvas
on birch panel

125.  framed

Autumn Still Life

private collection

Mountain Ash, Quince and a pretty pitcher.

7.5 x 7.5 inches

Oil on Canvas
- mounted on birch panel

December Rose

private collection

Peace!

6 x 6 inches

oil on canvas
archival panel

Study

I would love to do this again
without the background corner.
I feel there are too many focal points.
I loved painting the color reflections and shadows


10 x 8 inches
oil on canvas
archival panel
(very nice to paint on!)

125 framed

Mt Defiance

Mid-summer day in the Hood River Valley

Plein Air

10 x 8 inches

Oil on canvas panel


295. framed