Painting of Sun Through Trees: New Day
This painting is called “New Day.” It is based on the same location as my painting, “Golden Memories,” (Mt. Scott Park in Portland, OR) and it could be its companion …
Golden Memories
This 36″ x 60″ acrylic painting is called “Golden Memories.” I took the reference photo for this painting while walking through the woods in a park near my home. At …
Appalachian Fall
Here is “Appalachian Fall!” It is a 3-panel vertical painting spanning three live edge slabs taken from the trunk of a huge maple tree! The width of the curved silhouette …
Fall
Here is “Fall.” This painting is full of the vibrant red, orange and yellow colors of autumn leaves in the forest. Sunlight bursts through the colorful foliage from the bright …
Wild Wood
Here is Wild Wood! This painting was inspired by a photo my friend took on Wildwood Trail, a local Portland hiking spot. This “wild wood” is full of movement, the …
From the Art By Cedar Archives: Autumn Clouds
This painting embodies autumn. It makes me think of tromping through the woods on a muddy trail through a carpet of colorful dried leaves, with my dog. The tips of …
Misty Night
I had this image in my mind of a blue-violet evening, a young tree losing the last of its autumn leaves, with delicately swirling white mist moving all around it. …
Bluebirds
This painting, Bluebirds, tells an ambiguous story. The viewer can fill in the details, but I will let you know my own thoughts. I painted it first, just allowing myself …
Bristlecone Pine in Red
I’ve been working on some images of trees inspired by bristlecone pines–the oldest trees on earth! They have these thick, gnarly trunks that end in tiny little branches. My current color …
Whoosh!
With the theme of flying leaves still on my mind since my last painting, while also remembering a few previous paintings in which I depicted the silhouettes of flocks of birds, I …