2014 open studios tour

Fun weekend visiting with artists and collectors!
We are looking forward to next year's TOUR.

Dates of the tour announced in early 2015.

Wild and Scenic White Salmon River

private collection


Icy rushing waters and the final warmth of Autumn.

12 x 9

plein air

This commissioned painting was made on a cold and clear morning. I refrained from posting until the recipient opened her present!

Falcon Cape

Oregon's rocky capes stand out in the late afternoon sun.

Plein Air

12 x 9 inches


300.

Little Cove, Oregon Coast

private collection

Lengthening shadows on a beautiful Autumn Day, near Manzanita.
plein air

6 x 6 inches

Nehalem Bay, Oregon

private collection

Autumn morning on a quiet bay.
plein air

10 x 8 inches


300.

Morning Mist

private collection

Day dawns and cool mist sits in the shadows of a mountain lake.
plein air

6 x 6 inches

Sunkissed

Hood River Mountain
- fruit ripening in the orchards below.

plein air

12 x 9 inches

350. framed

Rowena Crest

private collection

A late summer day in Mayer Park looking west.

plein air

6 x 6 inches

canvas on birch panel

Home Place

A house built long ago,
looks cozy still.

  plein air

12 x 9 inches

300. framed

Quiet Lake

private collection

Mt Hood seen from Timothy Lake.
I painted this sitting in the kayak braced by a large log, as beautiful ducks paddled by.

 plein air

6 x 6 inches
canvas on birch panel

The Old Oak

Rasmussen Farms,
the Grandmother Oak

plein air

12 x 9 inches

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Lazy Hazy Summer

 private collection

A cloudy day in the Hood River Valley

plein air

12 x 9 inches

300. framed.

Summer Skies

Mt Hood and the Hood River Valley, midday.

20 x 16 inches

gallery wrap linen

350.

East Hills

These hills capture the morning mists, heat of the day and the last light of evening.
Still more paintings to come of this scene!

plein air

30 x 10 inches.

gallery wrap canvas           285.

Just Picked

private collection

Juicy and sweet a fine summer treat.

alla prima

12 x 12 inches

Vase with Red Flowers

private collection

16 x 20 inches

Oil on Canvas

Still Waters, Columbia Gorge

An exceptionally CALM day in the East Columbia Gorge.

48 x 24 inches

oil on canvas
gallery wrap ~ image continuous

750.

Archer Mountain - West Columbia Gorge

Mists rise behind Archer Mountain, and the last easterly breeze prepares the Gorge for summer.

30 x 24 inches

oil on canvas, gallery wrap ~ image continuous.

550.

Trillium ~ Wakerobin

A woodland harbinger of spring



12 x 24 inches
oil on canvas, gallery wrap

Arbutus Basket

NFS

No, it is not a painting; just a small diversion.

The inner bark of Arbutus menziesii
is a beautiful bright green, supple when fresh and peels in long strips
perfect for a great little basket!

It is beginning to dry and will turn red-brown.

approx. 1.75 x 1.75 inches