Independence, OR - 18X24 Acrylic Painting

This is when a skyhook really comes in handy!

Speak Easy at independence, OR - 16X20 Acrylic Painting

This was an experiment with a primarily monotone painting.  The figures were manequins in the windows.

"No Right Turn" 13X20 Acrylic

This started out to be a painting of the Corvallis Hotel but ended up being about the cars.  This is a revised version of a previous painting.

"On Call" at Harbor, OR - 16X20 Acrylic

Again at Harbor this is the Coast Guard Station.  The Homeland Security people were all sleeping.

Larwood Covered Bridge - Acrylic Painting

I call this painting "No Ewe Turn".

Thompson's Mill aerial view - acrylic painting

This is a redo of a previous painting.

Yaquina Bay Bridge - 18X24 Acrylic

I made this painting following an outing to Newport, Oregon.  We were at the south end of the bridge and this painting resulted from a number of sketches.  Obviously this viewpoint is from the middle of the bay, about 30 feet away from the bridge.  This month is the 75th birthday of the bridge which is sometimes called "The Green Lady".

Two Acrylic Paintings at Finley Wildlife Refuge

The Finley Wildlife Refuge is just south of Corvallis, OR.  The first is a smoke house that is a registered historic building.  The second is the Fiechter House, the carriage house and a large red barn in the distance.

Backyard Stream (16X20 Acrylic)

This is what I see in my backyard when the stream is full in the Spring.

Thompsons Mill - Birdseye View (16X20 Acrylic)

This mill is near Shedd, Oregon and I painted it on a  recent Vistas & Vineyards event.  This is not your typical Plein Air image and everyone wanted to know how I got this perspective.  I told them I was sitting on a cloud.  They thought I was "high."  The mill dates back to the 1860's and has a turbine instead of a water wheel, however I felt I had to include a wheel.

Dancing Arts Center (16X20 Acrylic)

Another whimsical painting from Corvallis, Oregon.  This is the local Arts Center featuring some of the surrounding art work including the bronze squirrel, the sculptures of a dancer and an alligator in a clever disguise.

Yosemite Valley Entrance, 16X20 Acrylic

We recently returned from our trip to Yosemite National Park.  After 4 days in the valley we returned with hundreds of photos and a few sketches ready for painting subjects.  We also discovered that free painting workshops are conducted in the valley all summer long.

Garlands Nursery - 9X12 Acrylic Painting

Our first Vistas &Vineyards paint-out of the year was at Garlands Nursery in Corvallis.  It was also the first really nice warm day of the year.  This is the entrance to the nursery done in my "wonky" style.  It was suggested that I get my eyes fixed!

Bashful at San Diego Zoo (16X20 Acrylic)

Another image from our trip to the San Diego Zoo a few months ago.  This is the second elephant picture and much more recognizable, however less artistic.

Scary Ping (16X20 Acrylic)

He is really a nice dog, but he wants everyone to see that he is the boss.  I call this painting "Bite Me!"

Deer in Teasel

Based on a photo taken at a game refuge in SE Oregon near French Glen a few years ago.
(16X20 Acrylic)

Yaquina Bay Bridge - 16X20 Acrylic

This is a typical foggy day on the Oregon coast at Newport.  This painting was based on a photograph I took there several years ago.

"I see You" - 16X20 Acrylic Painting

I have a large collection of old graphic and graflex cameras (as well as other brands) so it was just a matter of time before one appeared in a painting.  The pug is Ping who always gets into the act.  I will probably do more paintings featuring my cameras.

Yachats Sunset

We often visit Yachats on the Oregon coast and stay at a motel with this view from our window.  This is a 16X20 acrylic painting.

"Birdseye View" Benton County Courthouse

Another new vantage point for the Benton County Courthouse.  This is a 16X20 acrylic painting, painted while hanging on to the flagpole.  Some people see this as a Dr Seuss hat on an owl.