Williams Plaza Project: Windows to the Sun
Earlier this year, I was commissioned by a local architecture firm and Home Forward, Portland, Oregon’s housing authority, to create paintings on 14 live edge slabs to hang on all …
Change is the Only Constant
Here is my 24″ x 48″ acrylic painting, “Change is the Only Constant.” Here is a time lapse video of the creation of this painting! This was the work in …
Denizen
This 16″ x 16″ acrylic painting is called “Denizen.” den·i·zen/ˈdenəzən/ noun an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place. One of my favorite things about Portland, Oregon is how many …
Glittering Leaves
This 24″ x 48″ acrylic painting, entitled “Glittering Leaves,” shows the forest lit up in sunlight, the colors sparkling like jewels. The leaves of the tree in the foreground drape …
Branches Glowing
This vertical format highly textured oil painting is called “Branches Glowing.” A piercing sun peeks around the edge of the tree trunk, creating a circle of golden light on the …
Feeling the Sun
Here is “Feeling the Sun.” I made a time lapse video of the painting process for this one! I usually speed these videos up so you can see the whole …
Wild Rhododendron
This 24″ x 30″ oil painting is called “Wild Rhododendron.” I came upon this peacefully glowing scene recently while exploring in the woods not too far from my home in …
Discovering the Woods
This 12″ x 36″ oil painting is called “Discovering the Woods.” I took reference photos for this painting while walking in the woods near Breitenbush hot springs. It was mid-morning, …
King’s Canyon Sun
Here is “King’s Canyon Sun.” My photos of redwood trees from my trip to King’s Canyon National Park several years ago inspired the shapes of the trees in this oil …
Twisting Branches
Here is “Twisting Branches.” I created an oil painting demo video (below) to show my process. I am using Gamblin oil colors and mediums here on a stretched and primed …