Edge of the Marsh

One last painting before Kauai.
oil on panel 8"x8"


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Minto Brown Island Slough

This came from my walk on the island last weekend.
Someone once wrote me and asked if I had a fan page. I replied, Good grief no, I`m a quiet painter in Oregon. I thought she meant a fan club site. She was talking Facebook. They`re not called fan pages anymore, just pages. I finally have one; Randall David Tipton Studio
watermedia on paper 12"x9"

The Birth of Hawaii #2 - Minto Brown Island

I met with an engaging group of artists this morning in Salem for breakfast. We then took a field trip to Minto Brown Island to scout out painting locations. It never disappoints me, and the conversation was stimulating. Great day.
watermedia on paper 6"x18"


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The Birth of Hawaii

How`s that for a grandiose title? I haven`t even been there yet! This is a test run of a new watercolor block I will take on my trip, a long narrow shape.
I`ve been researching paintings of Hawaii online and most are, in a word, garish. I`m curious if this is an accurate depiction of the color or the exuberance of the artist? Probably both. Usually I don`t paint when I travel because it`s so time consuming but I`m taking my stuff this trip.
watermedia on paper 6"x18"

Ice Fog settles on the Winter Oak

From a walk last week in the Camassia Natural Area, a jewel like hilltop directly above busy Interstate 205. I had never heard of ice fog before moving here, but just like the other, it`s extremely beautiful. It frosts all the small branches and grasses and when walking through it, tiny ice particles tickle your face.
watermedia on Yupo 12"x9"


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Sea Cave

Looks like Hawaii but it`s Oregon. Our coast is so lush and green it could double for Hawaii in a movie. Except everyone is cold.
watermedia on paper 12"x9"

Forest Memory

Every once in a while, a painting just comes through me with a will of its own. This exhilarating experience is all too rare but so much fun when it happens. I just banged this out, free of all planning or concern! I`ve been aimless in my studio and I needed a success. I like to have a plan, a series in process preferably, but I`ve been hesitant to begin new projects because I`m taking my dream trip to Kauai in a couple of weeks. We are going to the wettest part and I have a feeling, that rainforest with the beautiful sea beside it, will shake my world. All my life I`ve wanted to see a tropical forest. In 1985, I thought my chance had come with a trip to the Yucatan. The forests were there alright, about 8 feet tall, blanketing the flat landscape like a cornfield. Not what I had hoped for.
I have rain gear and new trail shoes and I`m ready for the Na Pali coast.
watermedia on Yupo 12"x26"