Painter's Process - Randall David Tipton

These are the first of my 'daily' paintings, done for a benefit in 2008. Thirty one paintings in thirty one days! Rio en Medio 5 jus...

When the leaves have finally fallen, our views open up. Space and distance are rediscovered. You can watch the storms race in from the Pacif...

Various waterways parallel the Willamette and the Columbia. The rivers contain the currents leaving these backwaters deeply serene and quiet...

Beautiful idea. The state of Oregon has left Cape Meares wild, a lighthouse even warns people away. You can look down from the high cliffs o...

Any painting begins with some sort of mark, anywhere. There may be an idea or reference to guide me or not. Stroke by stroke the painting is...

Blossoms are hopeful.

There has been one person most responsible for me being able to paint, now into middle age. My bright and generous brother Gary bought my wo...

As the Columbia River nears the Pacific, the distinctions between air, land and water get fuzzy. Depending on the the tide, what was once fi...

It`s July and this morning was cool and cloudy. Just the way I like. I ate blueberries and a nectarine on my cereal and I will paint until d...

Should anyone stumble upon this blog and these numbered paintings, there will be 31 in all. Thirtyone artists, thirtyone days in July, all p...

In many places, the Oregon coast is bordered by grassy dunes. They have a dreamy quality. Being above the beach, they`re breezy, somewhat sh...

I may be hitting my stride. Toy northwest landscapes! Purified to a 7 inch square! This may be my calling; an expressionist miniaturist. Fur...

From a quick sketch I did on a train. Somewhere near Tacoma. What a hulking presence! Not surprisingly, when I disregard time, I come up wit...