Canyon in the Morning

Oil on linen on panel, 9 x 12 inches --

This is the piece I painted during the Smith Rock Paint Out at Smith Rock State Park in Central Oregon on June 20th. The image above is the last photo I took when I was closed to signing on canvas and framing it. This piece was juried into an exhibit at Roberts Field / Redmond Municipal Airport.The exhibit is open to public from June 23 through August 23.

Below is a picture of me painting this piece from the rim near the parking area. There was not much shade to stay in. So my plein air umbrella (Best Brella) came handy.

Red Truck

Oil on linen on panel, 9 x 12 inches  -- 

This is based on a photo I took near Colfax, WA. I added chickens by the truck.

Still LIfe Demo

Charcoal on paper, 8 x 10 inches --

This is a still life drawing I demoed in my class today at the Carpenter House in Cle Elum, WA. I touched it up a little bit after the class. I wanted to demonstrate various ways to use erasures in this.

Sharing Vision

Oil on linen on panel, 9 x 12 in.

This is another painting in my shoreline birds series which I finished last week. Since it's been so hot these days that I thought of posting it. I saw this couple of gulls on Vashon Island, and featured in my paintings several times.

Coupling

Oil on linen on panel, 9 x 12 in. Available at the Clymer Museum of Art

This painting is based on the photo I took by Lake Chelan in Washington a few years ago. Lately, I'm interested in simplifying the composition. For this piece, I started out with other geese around this couple, then I eliminated those extra geese. It is like composing a Haiku, rather than writing a long poem.

Wheatland Sunset

Oil on linen, 9 x 12 in.

This is a bird's eye of a wheat field from Steptoe Butte, WA. I painted this from a quick field study which I did on the hill just before sunset.