Before Plucking

20"x10"

Oil on Panel

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Here's the latest painting for the project::  "An Uncommon Beauty--Paintings of Life and Land East of the Cascades".  Visit this link to read more about it http://anuncommonbeautyproject.blogspot.com

"Mary and Her Cat" (sold)

16"x16"

Oil on Panel

Once again, a painting for the project:  AN UNCOMMON BEAUTY--Paintings of Life and Land East of the Cascades.

 This is Mary, a woman from the Willamette Valley (Oregon) who, over 60 years ago, fell in love with a cowboy from eastern Oregon, left her more urban lifestyle and spent the rest of her life farming, ranching and raising her children in a place that could accurately be called "out in the middle of nowhere"!  Here, she is sharing stories of her life with us. She is still more active on her ranch than most nearly-90 year olds are at anything!

"Bottling the Juice--Columbia Gorge Organics"

12"x12"

Oil on Panel

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Here's one more painting for our Uncommon Beauty project. The subject here is a fellow working at Columbia Gorge Organics which raises organic fruit and makes organic juices and bars--very delicious!!  Here, he is bottling the day's juice.  Visit http://anuncommonbeautyproject.blogspot.com to see all the work for this project and to read about it.

ANNOUNCING--NEW BLOG

Please visit my new blog "An Uncommon Beauty--Painting Life and Land East of the Cascades" that details the on-going progress of our documenting the people and the land that shapes their lives through our artwork.  It has a complete description of what we're doing, how we're doing it, photos of all the paintings to date by both myself and Janice Druian, collaborator in this effort.  You can see the blog by visiting

 http://anuncommonbeautyproject.blogspot.com

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"Saturday at Cascade Alpacas & Foothills Yarn Shop" (sold)p"

12"x12"

Oil on Panel

The latest in the series of paintings for "An Uncommon Beauty--Paintings of Life and Land East of the Cascades"!  Visit my NEW BLOG about this extensive undertaking by clicking on the above link.

This painting is of one of the owners, Thomas, at Cascade Alpacas and Foothills Yarn in the gorgeous Hood River Valley. They raise the alpacas, shear their yarn, spin it, sell it, etc. along with other types of yarn in their shop.  Their meticulous care of their award-winning animals keeps it all going strong.

"Have a Taste!"

12"x18"

Oil on Panel

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Donna, one of the owners of Cody Orchards in the Hood River Valley is depicted here as she slices off a bit of apple for us to taste.  Their fruitstand is an old packing shed and full of pumpkins, squash, and all sorts of good things that they harvest in the fall--particularly apples and pears. This is another painting for the rural life project I'm working on--which has undergone a change of title!  It is now "An Uncommon Beauty--Paintings of Life and Land East of the Cascades".