Featured Artist - Art In The Valley Gallery

In June I was the featured artist at the Galley. The show title was "Benton County Landmarks is Watercolor and Oil." This is a view of the paintings, minus the painting of the Benton County Courthouse which was sold.

Larwood Covered Bridge (Drawing)

Yesterday we went to Larwood Bridge for a paint-out. I ended up making a somewhat wonky drawing of the bridge in ink. It is 7X10 on Arches CP Paper. We had about 25 people attending and it was a great day. The Bridge is about 15 miles east of Albany, OR.

The Flinn Block, Albany, OR (Drawing)

After our recent paint-out in Albany I decided to try a drawing of the Flinn Block which is the heart of Old Town.
So far it is in graphite, however I plan to ink it and possibly create a watercolor version.

Albany, OR Back Alley (Watercolor)

This week Vistas & Vineyards painted in Albany's Old Town. While most of the group was painting in the park by the river, a few of us were more interested in the local buildings. This started as an ink sketch using a rapidograph pen, it soon turned into a watercolor. At 1 pm when we all met for a critique this painting was in its "ugly" phase however I was later able to rescue it, at least somewhat. Anyway it was fun to do. It is 7X10 on Arches cold press paper.

The "Get Away" Car (Oil)

While in Astoria for the WSO convention a few weeks ago we ran into a number of old cars that were taking part in celebrating the anniversary of an old theater. I saw this fellow sitting in this car and asked to take a picture. This is based on that picture. It looked like a "get away" car from an old movie. Maybe it was since it turned out he was not the owner of the car.

Grass Roots Bookstore (Illustration)

I created this image from a pencil sketch placed into Adobe Illustrator and then colored.
It is for cards to be sold at the bookstore. The store is located on 2nd St in Corvallis between a shoe store and a furniture store as you can see. The building is owned by the IOOF.

Schreiner's Iris Gardens (Oil)

This was the second Vistas & Vineyards outing at Schreiner's Iris Gardens north of Salem. I wanted to paint a single flower because the place is somewhat overwhelming with flowers. This is an oil painting on a small 6X8 canvas. I also completed some ink sketches. We has about 20 painters attending.

Engine #5 - Avery Park, Corvallis (Watercolor)

This was the first Vistas & Vineyard trip for the year (May 13). I sat in front of the engine and made a drawing on watercolor paper with pencil and then went over it with my Rapidograph 3X0 ink pen. It started raining so I later completed the watercolor painting at home. It is on a quarter sheet of Arches 140 cp paper.

"Moonlight" Prince Edward Island

This watercolor is based on a photograph I took on a trip to Canada in 2007. It was a church in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The moon was reflected in the glass of the front entry. This is probably one of the most detailed painting that I have made to date.