Old Sentinal

 

 

​An old and twisted tree

stands sentinel in the early dawn,

along a ranch road. 

 

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Long Shadows

 

 

​Painted for DPW's "Snow" Challenge.

I particularly liked the low sunrise

and the long shadows of the challenge picture.

 

8" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Steller Jays in Winter Apple Tree

 

 

​We have many Steller Jays

that seem to stay around at least in early winter.

These two are sitting in the bare apple tree,

with only snow on it's branches.

 

8" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

(see sidebar)

Coastal Pine

 

Another tree painting for DPW "Tree" challenge.

Along the wild and beautiful Oregon coast,

quite often a lone tree will be tenaciously hanging onto a rocky outcrop.

 It's branches sculpted by the wind,

and the trunk bent by the strong gusts

 that come from the ocean storms.

 

7" x 5" oil on canvas panel

 

SOLD 

 

 

 

Purple Twilight

 

 

Another work painted for DPW "Tree" challenge.

 I was drawn to the large 'sentinel' tree

which seemed to be guarding the river.

The many shades of purple added a special ambience to the scene.

 

5" x 7" oil on canvas

 

available on DPW auction

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Lone Pine

 

 

Painted for DPW "Tree" challenge,

from a photo provided by Laurel Daniel.

I cropped it and chose the landscape shape.

 Kept the fence and enhanced the clouds a bit. 

 A fun painting to do.

 

5" x 7" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

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Windblown

 

 

The Oregon coast

 is the most wonderful place to be a 'storm watcher".

The strong winds race through the trees

and fling the foamy ocean caps into the air.

 

7" x 5" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

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Orchard Ladder

 

 

Grandpa's old wooden orchard ladder

comes in handy for harvesting the fruit higher up in the tree,  

that can't be picked easily from the ground.

​Another 'backyard' plein air painting.

 

8" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction 

Smith Rock 2

 

​This is the second plein air painting of Smith Rock

with the Crooked River which runs through the rocks,

 that I did during my summer roadtrip.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

 

Valley of the Blue Moon

Usually the term "once in a blue moon" 

indicates something rarely happening, unusual or extraordinary. 

In traveling, every once in a while, I'll see something so lovely, 

with such a beautiful ambiance, that even a photo cannot capture 

what the eye and mind perceive. 

This valley with the spectacular moon is one of those places.

8" x 6" oil on canvas panel

SOLD

Bright, Sunshiney Day

The early morning sun shines bright and golden,
scattering specks of pink light,
 as it rises behind the lush green of summers foliage.

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

$35.

Magnolia Blossoms

Lovely pink Magnolia blossoms seem to float
through the clouds, of a deep blue sky.
Painted for Dana Marie's Artistic Sentiments May challenge.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

$35.

Towhee in Winter

This little fellow visits outside my studio window.
Everyday he hops about a planter on the porch deck
looking for bugs. He is so pretty and friendly,
I decided to paint him as the 5th entry in the 30 days challenge.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

$50.

Four Calling Birds

What do you do if you miss the deadline of one challenge?
You revise a bit and enter it in another challenge.
I originally intended this painting for Dana Marie's Artistic Sentiments challenge,
but missed the deadline, so I added a fourth bird and entered it
into DPW's Twelve days of Christmas challenge.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

$50.