42 Rue des Fleurs

 

 

​Another quaint and colorful painting

for DPW Balcony challenge,

 of a wonderful old building on Rue des Fleurs

in a little French town.

 

8" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

(see sidebar)

 

 

Balconies

 

 

Painted for DPW "Balcony" challenge.

I love old building with character.

I jazzed up the mottled old plaster,

added more plants and bright flowers.

This was fun to paint.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

available on my  DPW Gallery

(see sidebar)

 

 

Pittock Mansion

Today, the Pittock Mansion is a museum and tourist attraction in Portland. 

It was once the home of a founding citizen who made his fortune in lumber. 

I made a few minor changes to simplify the structure, which is quite extravagant. 

6" x 8" oi on canvas panel

for sale on DPW  auction

Welcoming Autumn

 There is something warm and welcoming about autumn.
I tried to capture the magic of this season
in this painting.

8" x 6" oil on canvas panel

$40.

Ensigns

Painted this from a challenge photo supplied by Lee Brown,
on his blog A Day Not Wasted, of an Italian building.
The photo had much more detail in it,
but the flags intrigued me, so I focused
mainly on them and the blue door.
I also liked the architectural detail around the door,
and the pink stone of the building.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel.

$50.

Yellow Azaleas and the Old Wash House

Painted for DPW's "Yellow" challenge. I actually saw his scene
on a drive in the beautiful Oregon countryside.
A ramshackle old wash house with a very overgrown garden
with Azalea bushes growing over the roof.
Wet clothes hanging on the clothes lines.

8"x10" acrylic on canvas panel

$50.

Onion Domes

Painted for Bill Guffey's Virtual Paintout in St. Petersburg, Russia.
I used acrylics thinly, like watercolors.

4"x6" acrylic on linen paper

$35.

The Red Bicycle

Painted this lovely old Victorian Queen Anne, amidst all the
glorious fall colors, from a photo Woodstock Fall
taken by Stephen Baird of Nikon Sniper,
(with his permission of course).
(Changed the name to The Red Bicycle from Woodstock Victorian)


I particularly loved the autumn colors and afternoon shadows,
with the concentrated sunlight at the rear of the house.
I made a few minor changes such as: enhanced the picket fence,
added the bicycle, and somewhat simplified the house details.


8" x 10" acrylic on canvas panel

$50.