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...
View ArticleOregon 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...
View ArticleAx 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...
View ArticleSandlake 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...
View ArticleAbandoned 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...
View ArticleHaystack 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleSand 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...
View ArticleNestucca 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...
View ArticleCascade 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...
View ArticleSand 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...
View ArticleFine Art Prints
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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticlePaintings 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...
View ArticleAnd Coming Soon...
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...
View ArticleIndia 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...
View ArticleNew 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....
View ArticleAbandoned Desert Homestead (Watercolor)
Small watercolor sketch of an eastern Oregon homestead that has seen better days. This one takes me back....
View ArticleBoat 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...
View Article