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Llangollen Reflections (watercolor 17 x 23) framed $1200; unframed $1000
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.
Framed in a metallic brown brushed metal frame with white mat:
Just Below the Hilltop (watercolor 14 x 18) $800 framed; $700 unframed
Another view of Sprague Trail. The woods there are so light, since the icestorm of 2021 thinned the forest.
Framed in brushed metal pewter blue frame with a white mat:
Forest Archway (watercolor 14 x 18) $900 framed; $800 unframed
Another painting of the woods below our house.
Framed in a brush metal pewter blue frame and a white mat.
Doorway to the Sky (watercolor 14 x 18) $900 framed; $800 unframed
Having just finished a southwestern commission, I was tempted by yet another pueblo painting.
Framed with brushed gold metal frame and white mat.
Foxgloves (12 x 15 India Ink) $900 framed; $800 unframed
Yes I have a visual mind and yes the results can be silly.
Framed in a black wood frame with double grey and black mat.
Limited Edition Prints: 8x 10 $40 unframed.
Limited Edition Digitally altered prints: 11 x 14 $75 unframed.
Fox Gloves on Lavender (digitally altered pen and ink 11 x 14) $75 unframed
I hear the sound of geese returning and I imagine something like these.
Canadian Brass Geese (11 x 14 India Ink) $600 framed; $500 unframed
Framed in a black would mat with double gray mat:
Limited Edition Prints: 11 x 14 $75; 8 x 10 $40.
Limited Edition Digitally Altered Prints: 11 x 14 $75; and 8 x 10 $40.
Canadian Brass Geese on White (digitally altered pen and ink) 8 x 10 $40; and 11 x 14 $75
Horn-Necked Goose (12 x 15 India Ink) $600 framed; $500 unframed
Limited Edition Prints: 8 x 10 $40; 11 x 14 $75.
I Keep Him in My Heart (9 x 12 India ink) $450 framed; $400 unframed
Framed in black wood with brown and black double mat:
Limited Edition Prints: 9 x 12 $60.
Limited Edition Digitally Altered Prints: $60.
I Keep Him in My Heart on gray lavender (digitally altered pen and ink 9 x 12) $60
Beginning to Melt (15 x 22) $1100 framed; $1000 unframed
Framed in gold metal with white mat.
One more painting of Croisan Creek Trail. This time after bit of snow.
Green Traveler or Silver Back (India Ink 11 x 14) $1000 framed; $900 unframed
We say turtles and tortoises, carry their homes on their backs. In this case, the home is a travel trailer. Don’t ask me why he decided to take on a tree as a passenger, it was just meant to be. I think they are very happy together and headed for adventures.
Framed in dark brown wood with double blue-grey and black mat.
Limited Edition Prints: 11 x 14 $75.
Digitally Altered Limited Edition Prints: 75.
Green Traveler on 60's Blue (digitally altered pen and ink) 11 x 14 $75
Bird Brain (India Ink 14 x 16) $1000 framed; $900 unframed
I have a very visual mind. When someone says “bird brain,” I’m apt to see something like this. But I particularly liked this visual pun, because it hints at the intelligence of birds, which is often as great or greater than mammals with similar lifestyles. Ironically, owls are not particularly bright birds, but crows, hawks, and ravens are.
Framed in black wood with gray and black mat.
Limited Editions Prints: 8 x 8 $40; 12 x 12 $80.
Urban Chimera (India Ink 19 x 16) $600 framed; $550 unframed
I think of this as a chimera, but given all of the city equipment, I guess he’s a little bit of a cyborg too.
Framed in black wood with gray and black double mat. 
Canine Nemesis (Technical Pen 12 x 12) $800 framed; $700 unframed
Our dog thinks the vacuum cleaner is public enemy number one. This is how I think she sees it.
Framed in a black wood frame with double gray mat.
The Mossy Grove (watercolor 14 x 19) $900 framed; $800 unframed
This is my favorite part of Skyline trail, where all of the trees are bearded with moss.
Framed in brushed gold metal frame with white mat.
Into the Woods (watercolor 13 x 20) $1000 framed; $900 unframed
Another painting of the woods below Sprague Highschool, and another one of our favorite walks.
Framed in brushed gold metal with white metal.
On the Rocks (watercolor 17 x 23) $1200 framed; $1000 unframed
Yet another painting from our favorite local hike, Opal Creek, Oregon. There are just so many standout views on this hike.
Framed in brushed gold metal and white mat.
Painted Vista (watercolor 6 x 13) Available Exclusively at Art in the Valley, Corvallis, Oregon $300
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.
Chimney Rock (watercolor 9 x 12) $600 framed; $500 unframed
Tooth, Badlands National Park (watercolor 9 x 12) $600 framed; $500 unframed.
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.
Both paintings are framed in black brushed metal frames and white mats.
These painting may also be purchased as a pair $1000 framed; $850 unframed
Sage Brush Spring (watercolor 12 x 20) $600 framed; $500 unframed
Framed in brushed pewter blue metal with white mat.
Dry Meadow (watercolor 14 x 19) $400 unframed
It got pretty dry on our walks under Sprague this summer. The dryness has it’s own beauty.
The Covid Line (watercolor 16 x 23) $1200 framed; $1000 unframed
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.
Framed in brushed gold with white mat.
Back-Lit Bramble (watercolor 16 x 23) $950 framed; $850 unframed
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.
Framed in brushed gold metal with white map.
Harbor Ripples (watercolor 12 x 16) $800 framed; $700 unframed
Framed in brushed gold and white mat.
In my Cumulus Balloon (13 x 15 pen and ink) $600 framed; $500 unframed
I’ve always wanted to float on the clouds.
Framed in brushed black metal with blue and black mat.
Digitally Altered Limited Edition Prints: 8 x 10 $40; 11 x 14 $75.
Cloud Balloon Colorized (digitally altered pen and ink) 8 x 10 $40; 11 x 14 $75
Cloud Balloon on White (digitally altered pen and ink) 8 x 10 $40; 11 x 14 $75
Tree Pose: Root Your Foot Down (pen and ink 11 x 18) $600 framed; $500 unframed
In many standing yoga poses the instructions are to root down through your standing leg. That seems particularly fitting for tree pose.
Framed in dark brown wood with brown and dark brown mats.
Limited Edition Prints: 9 x 12 $60.
Digitally Altered Limited Edition Prints: 9 x 12 $6o.
Tree Pose on White (digitally altered pen and ink 11 x 14) $60
The Ultimate Alley View Take Two (watercolor 10 x 13) commission
A little commissioned piece based on a larger more colorful painting I did some years ago.
The Whale Titanic (archival pen 10 x 14) sold limited edition prints available
The Titanic was whale of a ship. This Titanic is a whale and unlike the original, it’s meant to dive.
Limited Edition Prints: 8 x 10 $40; 11 x 14 $75.
Needled by Ravens (India ink 13 x 15) $600 framed; $500 unframed
A second ink drawing of a pine tree with raven needles. This time a used gnarled and twisted old Ponderosa Pine from the edge of the Grand Canyon as a model.
Framed in black wood with gray and black mat.
Digitally Altered Prints Available: 8 x 10 $40; 11 x 14 $75.
Needled by Ravens on White (digitally altered pen and ink) 8 x 10 $40; 11 x 14 $75
Park Giant (watercolor 17 x 23) $1200 framed; $1000 unframed
Portrait of an imposing pine tree in the Salem, Oregon Pioneer Cemetery.
Framed in brushed gold metal with white mat.
Orange and Blue Mesa (alcohol ink 5 x 7) $50.00 unframed
A little painting of a fantasy mesa.
Dappled Spring Trail (watercolor 16 x 23) Sold
Dappled Spring Trail II (watercolor 13 x 21) $900 unframed
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.
Harbor Abstract II (17 x 23 watercolor) unframed $900
A harbor existing only in my teeming brain.
Stone-Drop Before the Bridge (watercolor 13 x 18) $600 unframed
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.
Lithe Birch (watercolor 13 x 19) $1000 framed; $900 unframed
An upwards look at a graceful birch.
Framed in brushed gold metal and white and mat.
Looking Up Cologne (watercolor 10 x 14) $500 framed; $450 unframed
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.
Framed in brushed gold metal and white mat.
Harbor Abstract I (watercolor 15 x 19) $900 framed; $850 unframed
The abstract harbor view contains reference material from Wales, to Oregon, British Columbia, to Washington State. Prints are available here.
Framed in brushed pewter metal and a white mat.
Barcelona Night (watercolor 13 x 19) $600 framed; $550 unframed
Barcelona in January. Even after midnight the streets still bustle. Prints available here.
Framed in dark gold brushed metal and a white mat.
Fall Light on Croisen Trail (watercolor 12 x 19) $600 framed; $550 unframed
Another view of the hill below our house.
Framed in brushed gold metal with white mat.
Winter Oak (watercolor 14 x 18) $1000 framed; $900 unframed
Framed in brushed gold metal with white mat.
The Bridge in Our Wake (watercolor 15 x 19) $1000 framed; $900 unframed
This is the beautifully rural Llangollen Canal, near Llangollen, Wales. As you can see from the wake, I took the reference photos for this painting looking back over the stern of our little narrowboat. To be ridiculously specific, this Bridge 36W looking back towards Trevor Basin on the last leg of our journey to Llangollen itself. Its idyllic up there.
Framed in brushed gold metal with white mat.
The Bones of Dinas Bran (watercolor 19 x 23) $1200 framed; $1000 unframed
This is bits and pieces of what’s left of Castell Dinas Bran, sometimes referred to as Crow’s Fortress or Crow Castle. The castle was probably built sometime in the 1260s by Gruffydd II ap Madog, making it the only Welsh Castle we visited to actually have been built by the Welsh. The castle is now an evocative ruin perched on the hilltop above Llangollen.
We walked a mile or so up to see it after having moored within sight of it the night before. It’s a powerful sight whether seen from above or below.
Framed in copper-brown brushed metal with a white mat.
