Stones by the Trail

Estuary

After delivering paintings to the White Bird Gallery a couple of weeks ago, we returned home on the Washington side of the Columbia. For reasons unknown to me, this area is still undeveloped and gorgeous. Tides and weather flow upstream from the Pacific creating a fluid environment. Land, air and water comingle here in a dreamy pastoral countryside. The challenge in this painting was to suggest that flux.

Edge of the Marsh

I`ve spent some time in the Oaks Bottom refuge this week now that it`s not so hot. Parts were dry as bone yet there were still lots of wetlands. Just lovely, even with the screams from the nearby rollercoaster. I came home and did this piece.

Slow Creek in Summer 4

None of these 'Creeks' have had an actual reference, but I`ve walked along many.

Columbia Backwater

Tryon Creek

The Pond in the Forest Covered with Lilies