Lacamas Meadows

I thought I`d show the development of this painting.

Oneanta 2010

This is another new painting I`ve been working on while I figure out how to proceed on my two long pieces. Oneanta is a gorge within the Columbia Gorge, not far from Portland. It is a landscape as archetype, Carl Jung would have loved it. Especially since you have to climb over a massive logjam to enter, and then walk through cold water to reach the lovely waterfall at the end. Years ago, I started to take my eight year old twin nieces, Liz and Steph, back there and wisely changed my mind. Although the stream is shallow, they weren`t very tall.

Over the Sea 10

Live Oak

Yesterday, Sandra and I took the last hike of her visit along Lacamas Creek and up into Camas Meadow. The oak trees there are craggy, stunted and covered in moss and lichens. It seems like the edge of a tundra or high in the Alps.

Rain on the Marsh

I just looked at my Thesaurus for different words for wetlands. Surprisingly few in common usage. 'Rain on the Fen'?, ah.., what`s a fen? Paintings must be titled, it`s a matter of accounting and organization. My practice is to stick with the facts. This lack of imagination can cause chaos later, especially over the phone; is it 'Marsh Morning' or 'Morning Marsh'? Not so good for business. Numbers might seem like a solution but those are even harder to remember! I`m open to suggestion.