Studio Progress: Sheetrock & Paint
For those of you planning to come visit me during Portland Open Studios the 2nd and 3rd weekends of October, you are in for a treat, as you’ll be among …
Tree of Life paintings at Nectar Cafe
Portland, Oregon folks: there’s yet another place to see my artwork! For the next month, you can see 15 of my Tree of Life paintings in person at Nectar Cafe in …
Studio Build Progress
A quick update: I’ve been working on the interior of my new studio, a little bit at a time whenever I’m able. It’s moving along, slowly but surely. I’m working on …
Glowing Forest & Autumn Hunters
Here are two forest paintings that were both commissioned to be given as Christmas gifts. Now that they have been unveiled to their recipients, I can share them with you! Glowing …
Carried Away
A couple weeks ago, I was running my dog in the park near my home. There is a hill with a row of oak trees at the top, and I was …
Flying High
Here in Oregon, the leaves have all turned brilliant colors and are accumulating in enormous piles in the streets. (This is good news for my garden, as I’ve been collecting …
The oldest & largest art gallery in Portland
Last week’s First Thursday opening at Attic Gallery was fun. When I arrived, I was so excited to see all my work placed so prominently in the front window! Attic Gallery …
How to Attach a Hanging Wire to a Painting
Every painter needs to be proficient at attaching hanging wires! This is a simple task that I’ve done hundreds of times and is very easy to do–if you have the …
Lots of Painting Goin’ On
This weekend I finished up ten small studies that had been in progress for awhile. I am almost finished with a 48″ x 36″, and I started a new 30″ …
Lone Tree and Milky Way
This oil painting, Lone Tree and Milky Way, is reminiscent of my large-scale work Twin Trees and the Milky Way in both theme and color palette. This little tree stands alone …