"Bayfront Reflections"

6"x6"

Oil on Board

$100 plus $10 domestic s/h

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This little painting is done from my trip to Newport, Oregon. It was a beautiful morning--the clouds would clear for a bit and everything just sparkled. . .and then it was gone!

"The Old Takacs Elevator"

8"x6"

Oil on Board

(framed painting currently available through Tumalo Art Company)

Another grain elevator outside of my old hometown. I have always liked the simplicity of this particular one.

"Road Out of Lone Pine"

6"x6"

Oil on Board

This past weekend I took a day to drive around and find some inspiration for paintings. The colors here in the winter tend to go towards greys, golds and lots of neutrals so I wasn't really sure if I'd find anything I wanted to work with. What I did find was alot of beauty in the starkness of the landscape and the muted colors and a challenge to work with what is rather than what I think it ought to be. This little painting is just what the title says, a road coming out of (or going to) Lone Pine. However, I really never did find anything that looked like a town! Lots of ranches, though. The light area at the top edge of the road is smoke from burning that was being done.

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"Sun on Sage"

5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Mixed Media Drawing, NFS (yet)

Between illustration deadlines and teaching, I see that I'm not going to be able to finish the painting I began this morning, so I decided I'd post this drawing instead. It is from the Steens Mountain area in southeast Oregon--high desert country, wild and open. I used graphite, pastel and color pencil in this piece.

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