A my husband cresting a hilltop at Joryville Park, Marion County, Oregon. It’s all about the light, of course.
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A rocky landing along the Willamette River, in Independence, Oregon.
I find the moss covered trees in the Northwest mysterious and intriguing.
Long fingers of shadow stretch out from the hedgerow trees in the fields topping Joryville Hill, Marion County, Oregon.
We are having a few beautifully clear winter mornings in the Willamette Valley this year. This is Skyline Trail (under Sprague High School) one such February morning.
Another painting of the delicious shadows in the fields above Joryville Park, Marion County, Oregon
This painting is from a walk my husband and I took mid December in the fields above Joryville Park (just south of Salem, Oregon). The shadows were so delicious that I just had to paint them.
I took the reference photo I used for this painting on the Llangollen Canal, from our narrowboat rental. But it could be still water and trees, just about anywhere.
Another view of Sprague Trail. The woods there are so light, since the ice storm of 2021 thinned the forest.
Having just finished a southwestern commission, I was tempted by yet another pueblo painting.
This Spring Salem, Oregon had back to back ice storms leading to many downed trees and branches. While I mourn many of the trees lost, nature’s thinning does have it’s compensations. One of those is that woods around our house, are an entirely new place, while still remaining beautiful. This lit up hillside was dark, tangled, and mossy just months ago. Now it is bright and open.
This piece was commissioned as a companion piece to Sky City Mission.
One more painting of Croisan Creek Trail. This time after bit of snow.
This is my favorite part of Skyline trail, where all of the trees are bearded with moss.
Another painting of the woods below Sprague Highschool, and another one of our favorite walks.
Yet another painting from our favorite local hike, Opal Creek, Oregon. There are just so many standout views on this hike.
During the pandemic I’ve been spending time traveling through my extensive collection photo files. The reference photos for this painting go all the way back to a Southwestern odyssey we made in 2013. This vista is from Painted Desert National Park in Arizona not far from the visitor center.
This paintings reach far back into my photo file to an auto trip from Nebraska home to Oregon some ten years ago. These two paintings are of little outcrops in Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
It got pretty dry on our walks under Sprague this summer. The dryness has it’s own beauty.
We often hike in the woods below Sprague High School. This is the upper entrance to the trail. Lit from behind, the shadows are an invitation to walk in the woods.
Our laundry now sports multiple face coverings for protecting self and others during the Covid 19 pandemic. Like all laundry, it’s at least pretty on the line.
We aren’t going much of anywhere this summer due to Covid-19. Lucky for us, nearby Croisen Scenic Trail provides endless scenic fodder. This particular scene, is in the less trafficked part of the trail below Sprague High School.
A little commissioned piece based on a larger more colorful painting I did some years ago.
Two sunny spring views, of the trial below our house in Salem, Oregon. Croisan Creek Trail, is an endless source of inspiration. During the current shelter in place orders, it is even more valuable as an escape.
Water is ever fascinating. This time it is the ripple pattern caused by a stone landing the the Llangollen Canal, in Shropshire, England that caught my eye.
The tower leading up to Cologne Cathedral’s tower is uniquely lit with multiple windows. Here is my take on the view up to the bells.
The abstract harbor view contains reference material from Wales, to Oregon, British Columbia, to Washington State. Prints are available here.