Late Winter-Minto Brown

Minto Brown Island nature preserve in Salem Oregon has been the source of many of my paintings.  It`s swampy, funky beauty always satisfies, I just wish it were closer.
I bet if I painted in a duck making a water landing, I could sell it.
oil on canvas 18"x36"



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Minto Brown March 4

I`m teaching at the Lakewood Center for the Arts this month, a watercolor class. So, I practiced with this. As usual, lots of acrylic got involved as I groped for something interesting remembering the wetlands from a month ago.
watermedia on paper 12"x9"


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Minto Brown Winter 2

One of two paintings done on location at Minto Brown Island Park. I was with seven other painters and a photographer. It was a somber looking day but not too cold and it didn`t rain.
watermedia on paper 12"x9"

Across the Field

This began as the demonstration painting for a class I taught last weekend. The topic was working from a drawing. When doing a sketch on location, one immediately emphasizes the elements that are interesting. Painting from that first interpretation offers a more personal response to the subject without too much confusing detail. Though I use photography as an integral part of my process, I find that if I`ve drawn something first, I begin with more confidence.
watermedia on paper 24"x18"
graphite on paper 6"x3.5"


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