Island Beach

 

 

Second painting for DPW's Escape the Snow challenge.

I painted this one from the photo provided

of an early morning on a Carolina Island beach,

using a palette knife.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

starting bid $30.

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Stratus Blue Roses

 

 

Painted for DPW's Escape the Snow challenge.

Let me explain this painting and how it fits the challenge theme.

First of all, I like snow and don't find I need to escape it.

Second, when I can't paint plein air (outdoors) I paint still lifes indoors.

Third, painting itself is my way of getting away from it all.

I find myself caught up in what I am doing

and that in itself is a form of escape, so to speak.

So my 'escape' was to do this painting.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

with a starting bid of $30.

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Canyon Snow

 

 

​Second painting for DPW's "Snow Challenge".

A dusting of snow covers the tops and crevices

of the red and ochre canyon rocks.

A lovely portrayal of natures contrasts.

 

(I have been asked where this might be.

I painted it from a picture I took in Bryce Canyon

(I believe, as I visited several canyons).

It was late fall after an early dusting of snow.)

 

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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Seaside Cliffs

 

 

Rugged and amazing coastal bluffs

are a part of the Northern Pacific landscape,

that makes this coastline so spectacular.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$30.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Biscotti

 

 

Second painting done for DPW's Pastry Challenge.

This one is of a mug of hot cocoa,

with a chocolate almond biscotti.

There are more of these tasty treats in the Biscotti Jar.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Cherry Cheesecake

 

 

​Painted for DPW's Pastry Challenge.

I chose to paint a slice of cherry cheesecake,

one of my favorite treats.

I worked this mostly with a palette knife.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Sky Show

 

 

​A scene of a spectacular sunset 

over the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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View of Edinburgh

 

 

Painted for Bill Guffey's Virtual Paint Out in Scotland.

This hiking trail, that leads to Edinburg, Scotland,

is bordered with wild flowers along the path.

The city nestles in the valley below.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Rose Quartz Roses

 

 

Painted for DPW 2016 Pantone Colors of the Year 

(rose quartz and serenity blue) challenge.

Pale rose quartz roses in a clear glass vase

against various shades of serenity blue.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

(starting bid $35.)

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Snow at the Seacoast

 

Occasionally it snows on the Oregon beaches.

A white blanket covers the coast,

where the mountains and fir trees meet the sandy beaches,

and sea grass pokes up through the snow.

Such a lovely sight...

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

starting bid $30.

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