Thea

 

 

​Painted this for DPW's challenge "Paint your parent".

My Mother's family emigrated to the US,

 by way of Java, from the Netherlands.

 She was just a young girl when they left their homeland.

 Although they quickly became "Americans" in every sense of the word,

 they left us grandchildren with a strong sense of our Dutch heritage.

 Therefore, I chose to paint my Mom as a little Dutch girl

surrounded by what we most often associate with her culture and heritage:

 klompen (wooded shoes), lace bonnet an apron, windmill, and tulips.

I remember wearing an apron like this when I was little. It had been my mothers.

Her Father had a pair of klompen in his office.

I purposely faded out her face into the background

 to signify that she is no longer a child,

and this is just a beautiful, loving memory.

 

7" x 5" oil on canvas panel

 

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Fof Rolling In

 

 

This sailboat is at anchor

against the fog rolling into the harbor

 as the afternoon fades. 

The pastel colors evoke the cold

and mysterious light of a foggy evening

 

7" x 5"  oil on canvas panel

 

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Alpine Glow on the Mountain

 

 

​Painted this from a photo I took of Mt. Hood

 aglow with the pinkish hue of sunset.

I particularly liked the location of this shot

because of the secondary point of interest

in the seasonal creek running through this farmer's land.

The gray skies had tiny traces of pink

 threaded through the rain clouds.

 

5" x 7" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

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Scotch Broom

 

 

Painted this little vignette from one of my photos

 taken on country lanes and by roads during my many road trips.

This depicts bright yellow scotch broom,

 brought to the US by European settlers.

Now growing everywhere in the PNW 

among the summer faded grasses

and other trees and shrubs.

 

5" x 7" oil on canvas panel

 

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Tetons in Winter

 

 

One of my favorite Nat. Parks - Grand Tetons NP.

Painted from a photo I took one year

when I went there at the end of winter.

Visited both parks (Yellowstone, too)

with the beauty of a snowy landscape and lakes frozen over.

I always liked the simplicity and quietude of this scene -

kind of Zen like.

 

 

5" x 7" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

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Downtown

 

 

Painted for DPW "Gritty City" challenge

of a street scene in downtown Seattle.

 

7 x 5" oil on canvas panel

 

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Winter River

 

 

A plein air painting of the lovely emerald green waters

of the Clackamas River in the Cascade foothills.

The weather has warmed up (a little)  - no snow left :(. 

 A little detail work done in my studio.

 

 

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

 

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You're Going Out Without Me?

 

 

He is sulking because he can't come along

as she heads out for a night on the town.

 

 

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

 

 

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MIsty Coast

 

 

​The great diversity of landscape along the Oregon coast

makes it a wonderful place to photograph and paint.

Here along the central coast, is a mosaic of beach grasses

 and shallow tide pools, nestled among the sand dunes.

A creek finds its way into the waters of the vast Pacific ocean.

 Low hanging clouds give a misty, watercolor effect to the horizon.

 

5" x 7" oil on canvas panel

 

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Old Fence Posts

 

 

Under summer blue skies,

 the pretty faces of little yellow field daisies

 keep company with the old fence posts which line the corn field.

Painted from one of my many photos taken year round.

 A little touch of summer to 'warm' up the cold winter days.

 

5" x 7" oil on canvas

 

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After the Dance

 

Gorgeous silver silk and golden high heeled shoes,

just made for a night out on the town, dancing the night away

 but kicked off upon arriving home.

 

 (Not happy with the image - the background color is actually

 a luscious deep turquoise that I just love,

and not the cobalt blue the camera and/or computer registers.

Am going to try and rectify this color problem and will repost if it happens.)

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

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Purple High Tops

 

 

On a shoe kick,

 so I am painting a few of my favorites.

Don't usually buy a lot of shoes,

but I always loved these purple high tops.

 They're comfortable and funky.

 

7" x 5" oil on canvas panel

 

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