Spring Showers

Considering the crazy stormy weather we have been having here in the Pacific NW I thought it would be a good time to post this painting of the Willamette valley on a typical spring day. This painting was a bit more detailed and fussy than I like, after I finished it I decided to do some dark washes over the sky and foreground to represent rain and cloud shadows I think it came out pretty good especially the areas of sunlight and shadows on the landscape although I would have liked it to be a little looser.

Fishing Village

A few years ago we visited Thailand, one of my favorite places in the country was Phang Nga bay next to Phuket Island. This is a painting of a small fishing village in the bay where we stopped on a tour. Phang Nga bay is a beautiful landscape of limestone islands with sheer cliffs on every side, the village is on stilts because there is not much land to build on. Check it out if you ever make it to Thailand.

Willamette Valley Hills

Here is another stormy sky painting of some vineyards in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. This was the first painting I did on my new Arches watercolor paper(140# graino fino)it handles the color really well but I like the rough texture of Fabriano Artisto a little better.

Atomic Pizza

I am the featured Artist of the Month at Atomic Pizza in North Portland, so if you are in the area check it out. Here is a painting I did of the Pizza shop some time ago.

These are 5 of the 10 paintings I have hanging it's a little tough to see them in the photo they look much better in person. Here is my blurb on their website

Some Quick Oregon Landscapes

Here are a few quick paintings I have done to finish out an Oregon Landscape series that I have on display at a local Pizza Shop (Atomic Pizza). I will post info on the art hanging once their website is updated along with some of the other paintings in the series.

Stroll on the Beach (Manzanita Oregon)

Smith and Bybee Lake (North Portland) Thanks for looking