Mt. Baker

Mt. Baker, 10 x 12 In, Oil on Museum Board, Plein Air

This was the second painting on the first day of our painting trip to Mt. Baker/Mt. Shuksan. Sometimes, because of time, sun, mosquitos or companions taking off for other spots, there is more of a feeling of painting with abandonment--of not second guessing every stroke of the brush. This was such a painting.

Mt. Shuksan

"Mt. Shuksan", 10 x 12 In, Oil on Musuem Board

I spent the last couple of days with a group of Northwest artists up at Artist Point, between Mt. Baker and Mt. Shuksan. The days were warm and the sun nearly blinding. No snow at Artist Point, which is an anomaly for this time of year. We are praying for incessant precipitation next winter, because we do like our glaciers!

Bennington Lake

6/18/15 "Bennington Lake", 10 x 12 In, Oil on Museum Board, Framed

Bennington Lake is located near Walla Walla in Southwestern Washington. We painted there on our final day of the Palouse paint-out with Plein Air Washington.

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Wind on the Palouse

"Wind on the Palouse", 10 x 12 In, Oil on Museum Board
The title of this painting came from the fact that the painting was done in a high wind with gusts so strong they moved the brush! So I can truly say the wind was my mentor in this painting!  Strangely, as soon as we stopped painting, the wind died down!

Upper Palouse Falls

"Upper Palouse Falls", 10 x 12 In, Oil on Museum Board

The 2nd day of the Palouse Falls paint-out, we hiked to the Upper Palouse Falls. The hike involved a steep trail from the upper embankment down to the river. It is not as dramatic as the main falls, but equally beautiful.

Palouse Falls

"Palouse Falls", 9 x 9 In, Oil on Museum Board

I painted with the Plein Air Washington group last weekend at Palouse Falls. The dry earth has amazing color and I'm always so excited to be up over the mountains to the east of our wonderful green and often wet Puget Sound region!

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Watching

"Watching", 14 x 11 In, Oil on Museum Board

This is another in my portrait series. I'm experimenting with certain things and I'm not at the point where I understand it enough to talk about it. That may seem counter intuitive, because the mind says that I ought to know what my goal is, but changing the processes of the eye, the hand and some notion in the mind is not particularly straightforward.

Girl in Dark Dress

"Girl in Dark Dress", 12 x 10 In, Oil on Museum Board

I never fail to enjoy painting my daughters.

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