Columbia River

 

 

The clouds over the Columbia River Gorge

cause the river to reflect the silvery sheen of the sky,

and the low lying mist softens the distant bluffs.

 

8" x 10" oil on canvas

 

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Old Log Barn Near Mt. Moran

 

 

This century old log barn is a popular scenic spot

in the Teton NP near Mt. Moran.

The day I began painting it this summer en plein air,

the weather turned very stormy with rain, thunder and lightening.

 I grabbed a quick few pictures before the deluge,

 and finished it later in my studio.

 

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

Nevada

 

I painted this scene from a photo I took

along the "Longest Loneliest Road" (and it truly is)

that runs across Nevada.

 But the scenery is so spectacular

 that I felt it was well worth the long drive.

 

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

 

 

Rocks in a Stream

 

 

Bright green mosses, golden dry leaves,

and emerald green water,

make for a fanciful landscape vignette.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

 

available on DPW auction

Ebony and Ivory

 

 

A sweet little ebony jar

keeps company with pretty ivory tea roses

in a clear glass vase.

(FYI, this photo doesn't reveal how lush the colors really are)

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas

 

available on DPW auction

 

 

 

 

Storm Moving In

 

 

Painted for DPW's Stormy" weather challenge.

I love painting dramatic skies.

This challenge photo has it all: rain, wind, blowing clouds,

 even a smattering of sunlight reflected in the water and on the clouds.

I later added the lighthouse because I felt the little island

was telling me it wanted one.

 

 

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

 

 

Columbia River Gorge

 

 

The Columbia Gorge is a scenic corridor

 that goes from heavily forested to reddish sandstone bluffs

that follow the mighty Columbia river,

where the vegetation is shaped by the extreme windy conditions.

Another plein air painting from my summer roadtrips.

 

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

Early Mountain Snowstorm

 

 

A late summer snowstorm in the rocky mountains,

leaves a layer of white on the purple peaks,

which overlook the changing color of the fall season

in the valley below.

 

This is a plein air painting done on my summer roadtrip.

 

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction