This is Our Land ... 2

 

 

Another painting of the Oregon SE high desert

from a photo I took while traveling through last summer.

I love the landscape there, with it's lovely colors,

and wonderful light.

 Often the sky would have dramatic cloud formations.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

starting bid $30.

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"This Land is Our Land...."

 

 

​Painted this from a photo I took last summer

while traveling through S.E. Oregon's beautiful high desert

from the Nevada border to Burns.

The scenery is often so spectacular that photos and paintings

can hardly capture the scope and actual beauty

in such a confined space as a canvas.

While traveling I was often reminded of the words of a song

which I used as the title.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

starting bid $30.

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High Desert Canyon

 

 

Painted for this week's DPW "Summer" challenge.

For me, summer means a road trip where I paint and take photos.

This year's trip included the high desert of SE Oregon.

I take along a couple books to study, by artists I wish to learn from.

 I painted this beautiful scene from the influence of Johannes Vloothius.

This amazing high desert landscape of soft colors

reflecting the canyon's stark beauty,

 beginning with the pale grays of the overcast skies,

to the muted purples of the distant hills,

 the sandstone canyon walls,

 to the vegetation growing along the seasonal creek.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

Available on DPW auction

beginning bid $30.

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High Desert Symphony

 

 

​Painted this en plein air

 while traveling through Oregon's SE high desert.

The colors and atmosphere of this region are stunning.

 

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

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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

 

 

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

 

Smith Rock

 

​Smith Rock in Central Oregon is a climbing destination

for people from all over the world.

Although I don't climb, I love hiking and the scenery here is worth the trek.

This is one of a three plein air painting I did this summer of this beautiful place.

 

 

 (If you aren't familiar with 'plein air' painting,

it is a quick study done on location, where the artist tries to get impressions,

color, light and atmosphere down as quickly as possible,

 as they can change rapidly.)

 

8" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

 

 

This is a photo I took of the scene, which I usually do,

for later reference for creating a larger more detailed

 painting in studio.

 

High Desert Morning

 

​Another plein air painting of the high desert of Central Oregon

where I began my roadtrip this year.

 I was particularly fascinated with the pastel colors

produced by the morning atmosphere, flowers,

and natural coloring of the landscape.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

 

High Desert Winter

6th painting for the 30 days challenge.
Acrylics used like watercolors for a softer look,
then washed with titanium white.

6" x 8" acrylic on canvas panel

$50.

Ice in the Sky

Another painting of the high desert of Central Oregon,
painted from a photo I took while traveling there.
The title comes from the unusual clouds
that are formed from ice crystals.

5" x 7" acrylic on canvas panel

$50. includes shipping US

Oregon's High Desert Beauty

Even though Oregon is known for its lush evergreen forests and
snowy Cascade peaks, and beautiful coastal mountains and
rugged beaches; it surprises many people to know
that Oregon is almost 4/5ths high desert.
A wild and lovely landscape where an abundance of wildlife roam,
from wild horses, wolves, big horn sheep, bears, and coyotes to name a few.
The brush and shrub, trees and wildflowers
come in a vast array of colors during every season.
I painted this picture from a photo I took
while traveling through this picturesque landscape.

5" x 7" acrylic on canvas panel

$50. includes shipping US