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This is the view from the middle of Drift Creek, Oregon, with my back to Drift Creek Falls. It’s a beautiful place, whichever direction you face.
More scenes from along Skyline Trail in Salem. Oregon.
Another surreal pen and ink drawing. This night owl isn’t a party animal. He is the bringer of the night. He carries it under his wing. But be carful–he may sell you the moon.
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.
Like most of my surreal drawings, the title of this little piece came first. It’s only after I’d played around with the possibilities for awhile that this little hedgehog came to have ink squirting out of his fountain pens.
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
Having just finished a southwestern commission, I was tempted by yet another pueblo painting.
One more painting of Croisan Creek Trail. This time after bit of snow.
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.
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.