A Copse of Trees

Light in the Forest

Orchard

Rain over the Valley

Columbia Slough Dusk

Another small landscape. These pieces on the Japanese plastic paper called Yupo involve watercolor, acrylic, crayon, gels and varnishes. It`s plastic, nothing is absorbed, so it requires a different approach, new techniques to get the paint to stick. I`ll have several of these at the first Portland Art Open this weekend.

Columbia River Slough

We`re off to the coast, Cape Meares, beautiful beyond belief!

Island Farm

Marine Air

Another view of Sauvie Island. Although it`s 8o miles from the ocean, it feels much closer. The light, salt air and sense of space seem so coastal.

Landscape with Red

Along the Dike

Northwest of Portland, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, is Sauvie Island. Half is protected wildlife preserve, the other for farming. Such a fun place to paint! Even though it`s popular for it`s beaches it has an uncrowded timeless feel to it. Being a freshwater island, it used to flood regularly, now dikes hold back the rivers. The views across this fertile landscape are vast and peaceful.

Winter Field

Morning on the Channel

A Flooded Field

Another New Work!

I`m working on some small watercolors which are painted on a plastic paper called Yupo. I`m sealing them with a spray UV varnish and mounting them on a cradled panel. No mat or glass! These are improvisations on landscape themes I`ve been playing with.