My son and my mom and her dogs and I went for several walks ‘on the mountain,’ and every time we drove back down I was taken by this scene with a barn-house and these beautiful colors.
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I did a fair amount of rearranging elements for artistic reasons – mostly in the mountains. I am really happy with the design elements in this painting – the receding green-blue-aqua-blue violet colors as well as the bare land that repeats in the foreground and on that first mountain. I am really happy with this painting!
On the drive home from my mom’s house a few weeks ago, we passed this area of farmland, where I could just see the striped area behind the near hills. I really enjoy striped farmlands for some reason. 
“Landscape Stripes” – Email to purchase or inquire
With this painting I tried out water soluble oil paints, again. It felt a little like painting with gouache. I like some of the qualities of this paint – the vibrancy, and something I can’t really put my finger on. But it will definitely take some getting used to.
While we were visiting my mom, she took us up to a walking path on Mt Emily several times. It was beautiful up there – especially when looking down on the valley below. My son ran and ran on the trail and could have kept on running the trail all day…
“View from Mt Emily” – $1225 framed – Email to purchase or inquire
I love the way grasslands on the Eastern side of Oregon and Washington turn somewhere between red and green in certain months. Can you see the little bits of town rught at the bottom of the mountain?
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My son and I went for a walk a couple weeks ago on a trail along the Little Spokane river. It’s a beautiful trail where sometimes you can see the river and sometimes it’s just a densely pine tree shaded path.
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In this painting you can see a little glimpse of the river and a house in the distance. I really like the way the tall trees on the left came out – I think those are my best trees so far, especially that red one. Sky-holes (where you can see sky or background through the greenery on a tree) are really hard for me, and I am always so pleased when it comes out just right.
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“Orcas Island V” – 24″ x 28″ – oil painting on canvas – Email to purchase or inquire
I really got a lot of paintings – landscapes, seascapes and skyscapes / cloud formations out of our vacation in the San Juan Islands a few months ago and the drive home. Now I’m getting really excited about the colors and lushness of Eastern Washington. There is a series of very large paintings of a neat area about 8 miles from home that has been increasingly itching at me for the last couple weeks…
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“Fair” – approx 8×11 inches – oil painting on canvas
This is a painting of huge huge pine trees and green grass. The photo is a bit blurry; I’ll re-take it outside. Can you find all three people? This was a beautiful spot, and I wanted to capture that neat atmosphere, and the scale of the trees.
“Ducks, painting in progress” – 24×36 – oil on canvas
I started this painting some time ago and then put aside. This is a painting of the ducks at Rattlesnake Ridge swimming in the reedy river, with some bare trees behind them.
I can’t tell if it’s a “false start” or not, mainly because I like the wild dark reflection in the water. It seems like it has potential, but also some basic issues. Any ideas?
“Orcas Island IV” - 24 in x 36 in – oil on canvas – $1225 framed
I’ve been working on some larger oil paintings the last couple weeks. This is the last one to start and the first one to finish. It’s based on Orcas Island II, but I wanted to explore the pink colors more. There’s a really nice glow to the trees on the right. All those shapes in front of the near island are sail boats. Can you see the ferries in front of the more distant island?
“Crow Looking 2” - 5 in x 7 in – oil on wood – framed – $125 - Buy Now
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I’m really enjoying this color scheme, and all the character of the crow.This guy is standing in the grass looking out at the trees at the edge of the grassy field. It was beautiful and sunny.
“Crow Looking Forward” - 5 in x 7 in – oil on wood – Email for purchase info.I love crows. They’re so smart and expressive, and they have such a good sense of humor. This guy just flew down out of a tree, and hopped around checking out the park before flying off again.
“Crow Looking Forward” - 5 in x 7 in – oil on wood – framed- $125 - Buy Now
This small, affordable painting is framed and ready to brighten your wall. Email me for purchase information.
I love crows. They’re so smart and expressive, and they have such a good sense of humor. This guy just flew down out of a tree, and hopped around checking out the park before flying off again.
My painting arrived today and it is even better than I had hoped for! I love the way you mounted it in an offset shadow box frame~~ It sets off the painting perfectly!!
I was born in 1971 in Bellingham, Washington, and grew up in the community of Pike Place Market artists in Seattle where my mom sold her artwork. I have been drawing for as long as I can remember, and painting for at least 20 years.