Painter's Process - Randall David Tipton

                                                            watermedia on Yupo 10x5  Once again this configuration of trees near the S...

The Douglas Fir is the iconic tree of the Pacific Northwest. They are the original source of Oregon`s wealth along with the salmon. Even a...

Kind of spring like but I just did it a week ago. watercolor on Yupo 12x9 available work in my studio

Accuracy isn`t too important, getting the mood of a place at a certain time, is. When I paint these Dr. Seuss trees, I wonder if people...

I`m sitting with this one for a while. It`s either exuberant with winter funk or way too busy and muddy. This comes from my plein air outi...

From a walk last week in the Camassia Natural Area , a jewel like hilltop directly above busy Interstate 205. I had never heard of ice f...

Every once in a while, a painting just comes through me with a will of its own. This exhilarating experience is all too rare but...

Another on the paper Arches formulated for oil paints. This time I sprayed the surface with a matte acrylic and the paint still managed to...

The trees in our temperate rainforests lose their leaves in winter. I am happy for this as I can now see into the woods. There is a vis...

oil on panel 6"x6"

From a visit to Menucha . oil on canvas 20"x16"

I`ve been walking Cook Park in Tigard which is mostly closed to cars  in the winter. The marshes look sensational though I got wet fe...

With the short days and weak winter light seeping through the heavy cloud layer, the flooded forests along the Tualatin River are lookin...

oil on panel 6"x6" available work in the studio

The rivers here are swollen, flowing fast and full of silt. The murky color looks great behind the last autumn color. oil on panel 8...

 There are many hours involved in this small painting. Getting the right mood was elusive. Twice I painted over the whole thing then scr...

 I don`t think I ever posted this watercolor. It was inspired by Sauvie Island and is now owned by the talented Brent Perkins.  After pe...

oil on cradled panel 12"x9"

This began as the demonstration painting for a class I taught last weekend. The topic was working from a drawing. When doing a sketch o...

I`ve heard that because our summer was so dry, autumn came early. And it seems to be going fast. Every day I`ve been out walking...