Once again nature has her way and what a way it is! This scene is somewhat fanciful, but was drawn from observing the California poppies, the blue vetch and wild lupine growing together by a roadside with mountains in the distance, near Greenbank in central Whidbey Island. This pastel 'Meadow Lupines' is 16 x 12.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Lupines and Poppies and Vetch, Oh my!
Once again nature has her way and what a way it is! This scene is somewhat fanciful, but was drawn from observing the California poppies, the blue vetch and wild lupine growing together by a roadside with mountains in the distance, near Greenbank in central Whidbey Island. This pastel 'Meadow Lupines' is 16 x 12.
Values
On crisp cold days the sun never rises high in the sky and every degree of warmth must be treasured. This stark beauty can be as much a pleasure as any rampant green summer. It is all about valuing the best of each season. This pastel painting "Winter Sunset" is 16 x 12.
Blues
The natural beauty of the calm waters and low coastal hills of western Washington never ceases to thrill. This scene is from a trip in spring of 2010 to Ocean Shores; it is 17 x 12. This new pastel is appropriately named 'Coastal Blues".Thursday, August 19, 2010
Tenacity
This old Whidbey Island apple tree had been blown over, but was alive and still bearing delicious fruit this sunny summer day. This 6 x 9 inch pastel was painted en plein air in Langley in July. It is available at the Whidbey Art Gallery in Langley, Washington.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Storm's a comin'
More than any inanimate thing in nature, clouds communicate. They tell of lightness and joy, of passing time, of change, of threat, drama, power, and simply of beauty. I revel in the beauty and variety of the clouds in the Northwest, and never tire of painting them as in this scene near Coupeville on Whidbey Island. This is a pastel 16 x 12.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Being There
I wish I had been there, but a friend's photo was the inspiration; I wanted to capture the stillness of the crisp cold days of autumn in the mountains and do feel I accomplished that in this 12 x 9 pastel. Now I can go there whenever I choose...
Dreamin'
It was once a dream, had pride of ownership and was someone's home. 'Bygone Dreams'; the real Oak Harbor house on Whidbey Island has peeling paint, boards on some windows and is surrounded by modern buildings. I just had to rescue it, if only in paint. This pastel painting is 9 x 12.
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