Coast Stream Study

Never underestimate what a nice person can do. Yesterday Carol Marine praised my work in her blog, today my counter has gone crazy. Two more weeks before the end of this residency. The Big Idea I came here to develop, hasn`t much. I have four long canvases waiting yet everything I want to paint is vertical. This won`t remain unresolved.

Alder Rainforest 2

Alder Rainforest

This place is National Park quality yet it`s these bare winter trees that get me.

Headlands Study

I may be learning laptop skills, such as where to angle the lid/monitor. Possibly picking up on Photoshop too. My pictures I know have been awful as I try to figure it out. This image seems better. It`s a small piece done in between larger efforts.
Meanwhile high wind warnings are in effect. It makes a truly awesome sound coming through all the trees. This morning I had a beautiful run before things got dramatic.

Alders and Estuary

Alders, Meadow, Sky

John arrived today and we walked out Cascade Head. Such a spectacular vertical climb, it`s like hanging in the air! This oil was painted after walking the same hike the day after getting here. The alders are so gorgeous with their silver bark. The meadow is absolutely vast and the sky very close.

From Cascade Head

It`s been raining so much my paint isn`t drying. I have three oil paintings in process. Remembering that David Roberts has done interesting work with ink on Yupo, just before leaving the studio last night I gave it a try. One of the reasons I keep trying with this paper is because Sitka accepted me on the basis of my work with Yupo and the project I proposed was to be with Yupo. They don`t care but I was feeling defeated by it and that felt unacceptable. So I did this ink brush drawing today as I waited for the oil paint to set up.