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Orcas Island V, oil painting of islands, ocean and sky (3341)

Published on June 25, 2010 in Landscape and Orcas Island. ~5 Comments~

“Orcas Island V” – 24″ x 28″ – oil painting on canvas  – Email to purchase or inquire

I’m really happy with that second island – the one on the left – with the little lights reflecting in the water and the colors back there.

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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Orcas Island IV, oil painting on canvas (3338)

Published on June 11, 2010 in Landscape and Orcas Island. ~2 Comments~

“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?

Orcas Island VI, house and wind-blown trees (Orcas Island SERIES) (#3323)

Published on April 19, 2010 in Landscape, Orcas Island and Plein Air Paintings. ~3 Comments~

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“Orcas Island VI”
6 in x 8 in, oil on wood
Jessie Rasche

I started this one en plein air, on  a really windy day, and finished it indoors. I was sitting on a rocky beach on the roots of a big bleached tree which was protecting me from the wind. In the painting is a beach house, and a couple trees and a picket fence. I wanted to capture the wind-blown feeling of those trees, and the lovely effect of the sunlight on the house.

Orcas Island III, pacific northwest painting (Orcas Island SERIES) (#3320)

Published on April 14, 2010 in Animals, Landscape, Orcas Island and Studio Landscape Paintings. ~0 Comments~


“Orcas Island II”
Approx. 8 in x 12 in, oil on wood
Jessie Rasche

I’m thrilled with this one. I wanted to convey the lushness of the pasture and the enormity and density of the trees behind. There are several sheep, both adults and babies, basking in the sun in the pasture. This was a really beautiful spot on the island.

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