Pow Wow Days

Drybrush Watercolor

8" x 12"

$350

Sold!

This is a revised image of a favorite painting of mine.  I really liked the way the original version turned out, but I decided that the moccasin design needed to have more impact.  So, I changed the beaded section completely.  Now it is as good as I can get it.

The Good Life

Acrylic on Panel

14" x 18"

JUST SOLD!

I have painted Tuscan scenes off and on for several years now.  In this painting, I am showing an intimate moment at the end of a perfect day.  What a wonderful day dream to make come true.



What Lies Beneath

Acrylic on Panel

6" x 12"

$325

 SOLD!

 

In the 33 years of doing research on Native American cultures I have come to believe that the Northwest coast tribes are the most artistic and superstitious.  I wanted to paint one of their carved and painted paddles which for an everyday object I consider it to be a work of art.   In reading about the underwater world that they created, I envision these masks coming out of the depths of the dark ocean waters.



Winter's Delight

Acrylic on birch bark

20" x 13" (birch bark)

$425
SOLD

Chicadees are my favorite songbird.  I have them outside my studio window year round.  This is my first small piece on birch bark

Sunlit Trio

Acrylic on Birch Bark

14" x 20"

$750

 SOLD!

This is my latest painting on birch bark and it soon turned into one of the most difficult to finish.  The degree of detail is extreme.  I used a brush made with five or six hairs!  Trilliums have always been my favorite wild flower.

People of the Columbia

Watercolor on Aquaboard

11" x 14"

$375
SOLD!

My thirty year love affair with Indian baskets continues.  This it the first time I have painted a 'sally bag' basket from the Columbia River tribes.   I found the grinder many years ago and it is a favorite piece of my collection.



Enchantment in Gold

Watercolor on Aquaboard

24" x 12"

$600

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Once again, I'm painting my favorite trees, aspen.  I never seem to grow tired of them.  This is an actual scene in Central Oregon that I have visited many times.  This is the largest piece I have done on this new board created just for watercolor.  It is somewhat of a challenge to get used to, but I love the vibrancy that I can achieve.

Sounds of Solitude

Acrylic on canvas
(Oneonta Falls)

30" x 24"

$2900

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I painted this scene earlier this year and although it sold the day after I finished it, I wanted to share it with you. When standing in front of it, I actually feel as if I am there.  I really enjoy the effect of suspending reality with paint, brush and a piece of board.  It was a challenge to do, but the quality I achieved has reset the bar for all future paintings that I hope to produce.



Lord of the Tall Timber

Acrylic on birch bark

Bark is 14" x 21"

$900

SOLD!

This is a new format I have been perfecting over the last five years.  The birch bark paintings are very time consuming, but I am happy with the results. To prepare the bark ,I visualize where the image will fit in between all of the irregularities.  Then I  do shaving with a razor blade and sanding.  This is followed with up to twelve coats of primer.  Each coat gets sanded and polished before I go on to the next one.  As far as I know I am the only artist in the country doing gallery quality paintings on birch bark. I think that it may because no on else is crazy enough to attempt it!

Country Color

Acrylic on canvas

11" x 14"

$350
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Who doesn't love a stroll in a country garden on a warm summer evening?
These scenes are so fun to do and gives me the excuse to use lots of color.
The best part is that you will never have to pull a single weed here!



One Sky Above Us

One Sky Above Us

Oil & Acrylic on Canvas

20"x20"

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I have always had great repect for Indians and how they lived in harmony with nature. They would only take what the needed and would honor what they used.

When arrowhead hunting or researching historic sites, I sometimes wonder what the tribes thought as they gazed up at a beautiful sunset with its unbelievable colors.

Old Road to Siena

Old Road to Siena

Oil on Canvas

20"x16" 
SOLD!

I am still in awe every time that I stand in a field of flowers. It is amazing how they re-generate themselves every spring, generation after generation. I can't wait to stand in a poppy or sunflower field in Tuscany someday.

Summer Rhapsody

Summer Rhapsody

Acrylic on Canvas

22' x 30"

Custom Framed

SOLD!

While painting, it is easy to dream of standing in a field of fragrant lavender in Provence.

I would like to visit there someday, but in the meantime I am content to search out the lavender fields in the Columbia Gorge and Willamette Valley. I hope that you will enjoy my interpretation.

Ladies of the Wood

Ladies of the Wood

Watercolor

9" x 13"

Custom Framed

 SOLD !

Although I seem to love all flowers, I have a special affection for the trillium. It has been my favorite wild flower for thirty five years.

I have cultivated a grove among the ferns next to the house. When I see the first glimpse of white in early April I know that I have truly survived our long, grey winter.