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Cape Kiwanda Sunset #10 (Oil Painting)
From Oregon PaintingsThe latest in the series that began with a live sketch and continued through several iterations, showing different ways of looking at the same scene. This is a gallery-wrapped oil...
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Oregon Fisherman (Watercolor)
Oregon Fishermanwatercolor 9x12An original painting, but based on a work by one of my favorite painters, Winslow Homer. Rather than fishing in the Adirondacks in a rowboat, this hopeful fisherman...
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Ax Man Watercolor
My desire here was to do a homage to the local loggers I know through an updated tribute to Winslow Homer, one of my favorite artists. This watercolor sketch, therefore, is a 21st century update of a...
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Sandlake Estuary (Watercolor)
This is not the best photo of my work but you get the idea. Area residents will recognize this - well, if you try hiking or biking Sandlake Road instead of drive too fast.I felt it was time for a re-do...
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Abandoned Church (Watercolor)
Ghosts still pause at this old long-abandoned church in Eastern Oregon. An original watercolor..This quickie watercolor sketch gives the somber feel of the location and the moment. The original...
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Haystack Rock at Cape Kiwanda (Acrylic)
This was a simple acrylic painting of Haystack Rock at Cape Kiwanda. This is the larger of the two rocks named 'Haystack' in Oregon, and allegedly the second largest monolith in the world.I always...
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A Good Fishing Spot - Watercolor Sketch
Going through my watercolor sketches, I was reminded of how much I liked this stretch of the Wilson River....Oh yes, there IS a fisherman in the background...he blends with the rocks rather well. I...
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Sand Lake, Oregon (Acrylic Painting)
As promised a new painting. This painting is the final result of the process that began with the watercolor sketch of Sandlake.Sand Lake EstuaryAcrylic on Canvas, 20" x 30"In the distance you can see...
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Nestucca River Oregon Pastel Painting
At last, a new work! ...It was high time I worked with my pastels again; as a teenage artist I was known for my pastels but for some reason I've just drifted away from them. Today, pastels are...
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Cascade Head, Proposal Rock Sunset (Pastel)
Pastel painting/sketch of Cascade Head, viewed from Proposal Rock, at sunset. Pastels on 9x12 Bristol board smooth.A study for an oil painting I've been wanting to do... Perhaps I should create a new...
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Sand Lake Pastel Study
  After fussing with this pastel painting for a bit too long, I decided it was time to just go ahead and post it. This is a 9x12 pastel study of the Sand Lake estuary with the Sandlake peninsula and...
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At this time of year I seem so busy... shows, and such. I WILL be posting new art here soon. In the meantime, I decided to make a few of my favorites available at Red Bubble. This is an experimental...
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The Needles Cannon Beach Oregon Pastel Painting
Pastel Cannon Beach, Oregon at sunset... this time it isn't Haystack Rock, but its companions, called The Needles. It's great to get just the right angle so the sun sets between them. As is often the...
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Paintings of Oregon 2010 Calendar
"Paintings Of Oregon" 2010 calendar - it is a unique gift idea; rare, unlikely to be duplicated. It may seem early but now is the time to preorder before it's too late.This is a collection of my...
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Yes, I will get back to posting paintings again. I've been working on some long-term projects including the feral cat documentary but I'm painting too. You just don't always see the results.Also, I...
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India Ink Sumi-Style Sketch, Oceanside and Seagull
Created with india ink and tradtional bamboo sumi-e brushes, this sketch of Oceanside Oregon rocks with a seagull was a fun experiment. Having studied Sumi-e, I had been meaning to use those skills...
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New Year's Resolutions
Winter House, watercolor It's a new year and it's time for me to rethink and make some new resolutions. I admit that I've allowed my work - as a documentary photographer - to take up all of my time....
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Abandoned Desert Homestead (Watercolor)
Small watercolor sketch of an eastern Oregon homestead that has seen better days. This one takes me back....
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Boat Yard (Watercolor)
Even to this day, I'm surprised when these on the spot watercolor sketches actually turn into something. As impressionistic as it is, I still like the boat for sale...The scrawled "Sale" written on the...
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Cape Kiwanda Oil Painting Miniature
Kiwanda Approaching Fog at SunsetThanks to overhead lighting, brushwork is clearly visible in this miniature (8" x 10") oil painting of Cape Kiwanda and Haystack Rock with an approaching fog bank at...
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Wave Study / Oceanside Watercolor - GIVEAWAY
This 9" x 12" watercolor painting started out as a wave study and I just ended up turning it into a painting. It was an accident, I swear. So here is the weird part; since I was just doing a watercolor...
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I've also decided to draw 2 runner up entries. The first runner up will get the painting of the winner is not available. Otherwise the First runner-up and the second runner-up will each receive a...
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Two Color Exercise
It's just an exercise, so try to not be horrified. Sometimes I get stuck and feel like I can't do anything. I'll go for a while without painting then I'll come up with an exercise just to snap myself...
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Night Scene Pastel
An experiment: Here I've used the rough side of hardboard (aka Masonite) to paint with pastels. Many layers were involved with acrylic fixative in between. While I wouldn't recommend this method, it...
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