Above the Canal - Plein Air Watercolor

I got out yesterday with my buddy Ruth and we painted on the bank above the canal which supplies Lake Oswego with its water. When faced with so much complexity at an actual site, one has to think about the essence of it. How in the world can I reduce this experience to a small piece of paper? This is always so much fun I vow to do it more often. It was a perfect late summer day.
watermedia on paper 12"x9"



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Geothermal Study 5

Another from my visit to Yellowstone last May.
watermedia on paper 8"x10"



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Summer Hill and Sky

I`m standing again and I`ve started a really big canvas. Just before beginning the oil painting, I attempted this transparent watercolor which did not work at all. I turned it upside down, squeezed matte medium over it and squeegeed it all around. The paint was still wet so some interesting things began to appear. Enough to keep going.
Watermedia on paper 12"x9"

North Umpqua Study 5

In Oregon`s temperate rainforests, the base of a waterfall is usually dark and moody with plants clinging to anything possible.
watermedia on Yupo 12"x9"



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Understory Study

My back is much better but I`m still sitting to paint.
watermedia on Yupo 4"x12"

Headland Sea Sky

watermedia on panel 6"x6"
Little paintings I can do sitting down, that`s my near future. I didn`t know I could really do it. Every time in the past, whenever I tried to sit, within minutes I was on my feet. I think because the visual distance is better and I can reach things faster. I`m learning new ways of working.



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Seascape

I`m back on my feet a little but this is from last summer.
If any Oregonians know of a place on the coast that I could rent and paint in for a week, please let me know. I really want to paint some seascapes! The dates I`m thinking of are Sept. 20-27. Thanks!
watermedia on paper 8"x8"