Through the Gap in the Trees (watercolor and gouache 12 x 17)
A my husband cresting a hilltop at Joryville Park, Marion County, Oregon. It’s all about the light, of course.
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May 16, 2022 3:05 pm
2:36 pm
Rocky Shore (watercolor and gouache 16 x 20) available
A rocky landing along the Willamette River, in Independence, Oregon.
2:15 pm
Early Spring Shadows (watercolor 15 x 23) sold
And yet more dramatic shadows. I never tire of them.
2:03 pm
Forest Drama (watercolor 12 x 17) sold
More dramatic forest light.
1:51 pm
Mossy Tangle (watercolor 13 x 14) available
I find the moss covered trees in the Northwest mysterious and intriguing.
1:36 pm
Cool Shadows (watercolor 13 x 18) available
Long fingers of shadow stretch out from the hedgerow trees in the fields topping Joryville Hill, Marion County, Oregon.
1:29 pm
Light Streams Streams Downhill (watercolor 13x 23) available
February 17, 2022 12:11 pm
Morning Shadows (12 x 19 watercolor) available
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.
February 11, 2022 5:37 pm
Undaunted (15 x 19 watercolor and gouache) available
Portrait of a limbed tree.
5:29 pm
Walking the Hedgerows (14 x 20 watercolor) available
Another painting of the delicious shadows in the fields above Joryville Park, Marion County, Oregon
January 20, 2022 11:19 am
Skyline Trail (watercolor 15 x 19) available
Another painting of Skyline Trail.
January 4, 2022 11:34 am
Winter Shadows (watercolor 13 x 18) available
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.
April 28, 2021 4:27 pm
Just Below the Hilltop (watercolor 14 x 18) sold
Another view of Sprague Trail. The woods there are so light, since the ice storm of 2021 thinned the forest.
4:15 pm
Forest Archway (watercolor 14 x 18) available
Another painting of the woods below our house.
4:00 pm
Doorway to the Sky (watercolor 14 x 18) available
Having just finished a southwestern commission, I was tempted by yet another pueblo painting.
April 15, 2021 10:36 am
Anasazi Doorway (16 x 21 watercolor) commissioned
This piece was commissioned as a companion piece to Sky City Mission.
Sky City Mission (sold)
February 10, 2021 12:41 pm
Beginning to Melt (15 x 22) Sold
One more painting of Croisan Creek Trail. This time after bit of snow.
November 23, 2020 5:22 pm
The Mossy Grove (watercolor 14 x 19) SOLD
This is my favorite part of Skyline trail, where all of the trees are bearded with moss.
November 17, 2020 3:01 pm
Into the Woods (watercolor 13 x 20) SOLD
Another painting of the woods below Sprague Highschool, and another one of our favorite walks.
2:49 pm
On the Rocks (watercolor 17 x 23) available
Yet another painting from our favorite local hike, Opal Creek, Oregon. There are just so many standout views on this hike.
2:30 pm
Painted Vista (watercolor 6 x 13) available
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.
October 17, 2020 6:23 pm
Chimney Rock (watercolor 9 x 12) available
Tooth, Badlands National Park (watercolor 9 x 12) available
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.
August 7, 2020 1:25 pm
Back-Lit Bramble (watercolor 16 x 23) available
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.
June 2, 2020 6:07 pm
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.
April 24, 2020 10:18 am
Dappled Spring Trail (watercolor 16 x 23) Sold
Dappled Spring Trail II (watercolor 13 x 21) available
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.
9:34 am
Harbor Abstract II (17 x 23 watercolor) available
A harbor existing only in my teeming brain.
9:16 am
Stone-Drop Before the Bridge (watercolor 13 x 18) available
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.
January 31, 2020 12:21 pm
Lithe Birch (watercolor 13 x 19) sold
An upwards look at a graceful birch.
12:10 pm
Looking Up Cologne (watercolor 10 x 14) available
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.
January 11, 2020 3:27 pm
Barcelona Night (watercolor 13 x 19) available
Barcelona in January. Even after midnight the streets still bustle.
3:15 pm
Fall Light on Croisen Trail (watercolor 12 x 19) available
Another view of the hill below our house.
November 22, 2019 4:32 pm
The Bridge in Our Wake (watercolor 15 x 19) available
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.
October 28, 2019 5:05 pm
Moored Garden (watercolor 17 x 23) available
Another painting from our narrowboating trip on the Llangollen. This time there’s actually a narrowboat in the painting, not to mention the canal itself. I took the reference photo for this painting not far from Ellesmere.
August 19, 2019 6:01 pm
Looking Up Saint Peters (watercolor 15 x 17 )available
An upwards look at St. Peters, in Rome.
5:48 pm
July 30, 2019 5:00 pm
July 8, 2019 5:00 pm
Northwest by Victorian (watercolor 15 x 22) available
This is a fantasy grouping of the real Victorian houses just east of downtown Albany, and the rather prominent church just west of downtown.
4:56 pm
Lacey Edge (watercolor 12 x 17) available
Watercolor painting of the lacy patterns made by light on the forest edge.
June 8, 2019 8:44 pm
Spring Tangle (watercolor 14 x 19) Sold
This painting has sold, but you can purchase a fine art reproduction here.
May 23, 2019 1:56 pm
Saint Jost Church (watercolor 10 x 23) available
The Saint Jost bell tower in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic.
