untitled Landscape

I was riding around the valley the other day admiring the fall color, the rolling sky, the fertility of the land, and when I got home, I wanted to get something down while it was fresh. Well instead of peaceful vineyards and meadows, this apocalyptic landscape was what evolved.

October Marsh

This is the painting that`s confounded me, I hope it`s finished but I`m not sure. Finding the right balance between atmosphere and detail is the issue.

Across the Field[s]

From 2002.

I`m working on a watery landscape full of autumn color that won`t quite come together yet, but I`m hopeful.

Iron Mt. Study 2011

Last year I painted this view in watercolor.

Stand of Autumn Alder

Nisqually Summer

I was there in mid September at the end of summer.

Roseness

It`s tiny but it`s new.
Last night I finally got restless and started messing around on a small panel. Something like roses began to appear and I went with it.

Pinot Noir

From exactly five years ago, just before the harvest.
We were set to visit Eastern Oregon this week when John caught a bad cold, then me. It`s been sort of dream like drifting from a book, to the TV, a nap, the computer, eat something, nap... I think tomorrow I`ll be able to paint.

Refuge Slough

Deep fall color is still a few weeks away in Western Oregon. It`s always surprising after months of green.

The Alders in Spring

This was uncertain for days, then Jo Reimer gave me a tube of cadmium green and it was rescued.

Ross Island Sand and Gravel