Langley Marina (sold)

Langley Marina oil on linen, 8" X 16", 2011
sold

I painted a version of this locale a few months earlier from a much higher vantage point. This time I was right down at the waterfront.

Sunset on Beacon Hill

Sunset on Beacon Hill, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2011
$175 USD matted and framed
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This painting is framed a little differently than my others. It arrives matted and framed with overall dimensions of 16 X 20 inches. The mat and frame add to the overall price a bit, worth it for the effect it delivers.

 

Langley Marina

Langley Marina, oil on panel, 5" X 7", 2011
$125 USD framed
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Mary Jo and I spent a weekend in Langley, on Whidbey Island a week or so ago-- amazing weather. This was the view out of our room on Saturday. I painted the picture from our balcony.

Safeco Field

Safeco Field, oil on canvas paper, approx 12" X 16", 2011
$295 USD  framed
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West side of I-90

West side of I-90, oil on canvas paper, approx 12" X 16", 2011
$225USD unframed
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Hmm... what's missing here?

Yikes! I forgot to bring white!

Thankfully I hadn't thrown away my last palette, and was able to scrounge some left over titanium white...


Crisis averted...

Spring Studio View

Spring Studio View, oil on canvas paper, approximately 8" X 10", 2011
$125 USD unframed
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I mentioned in a post last week (Hazy Studio View) that often when I do studio view paintings I focus on a small, distant sliver of the horizon. This is a little closer to what I actually see out to my immediate left.

Hazy Studio View

Hazy Studio View, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2011
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Whenever I paint the view from my studio, I think I make it seem like I have this awesome view of mountains and trees. Nothing further from the truth. This is the tiny little sliver of horizon I see through tree branches, wires and rooftops.

The First 500 Paintings*

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I was preparing material for a post on inspiration and influence, and collected an overview of the small work I've done over the last few years into a single image. This link will take you to a large JPEG for a closer look. The images are arranged in rough chronological order. Hope you stick around for the next 500! *It's not actually 500 paintings-- it's more like 513, but you get the idea.

Langley Waterfront (private collection)

Langley Waterfront, oil on canvas, 8" X 16", 2010
(private collection)
The weekend before Thanksgiving I stopped over in Langley to deliver some paintings to Brackenwood. I got up early on Saturday and worked in the clear morning-- I was in shade for 3 1/2 hours during a cold snap. Brrrrr....

I need to adjust the value of the lit part of the poles with the lights, so the lit part glows a bit more.

Port Townsend (sold)

Port Townsend, oil on linen, 10" X 20", 2010
sold

Fall really has settled in here in the Pacific Northwest-- cold and rainy. When I started this piece I could see the horizon, at the time of the picture below, the town was getting obscured by misting rain.

It took a half hour or so for my fingers to get feeling back in 'em. Time to start painting with gloves underneath my gloves...

2010 Montana Trip 9/11 Breen's Del Rey (sold)

Breen's Del Rey, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2010
sold

Normally too early for me (7:45 am), I got into town and set up before it got too hot. I had seen this Chevrolet Del Rey on day one in Choteau, and knew I wanted to paint it. Probably originally canary yellow, it's certainly faded to a faint pastel.


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VW Bug (sold)

VW Bug, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2010
sold

I bought a new easel set up and umbrella in anticipation of two summer painting trips: a Best Brella and and EasyL Versa easel. I love them both.

Here's a pic of my first set up of the two new tools:

Street Lamp (sold)

Street Lamp, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2010
(sold)
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Last lingering light as seen from my studio window.

View from SoDo

View from SoDo, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2010
$100 USD framed
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SoDo stands for South of Dome for the no longer extant Kingdome. Got the painting done right before the rain started.


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When the wind picks up, there is nothing better than a strong clamp. :)

Safeco Field

Safeco Field, oil on linen, 8" X 10", 2010
$225 USD framed
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Overcast late afternoon.
I was struck by the coincidental echoing of green and blue-- a particular green and blue used by the Sounders. You can see there's a long sign ("For Lease") that uses the colors-- intentionally. But the same colors were there in the street signs and the old parked blue car. I suppose if I was going for the Daily Double, I should have gotten Qwest Field in the mix--- that is where the Sounders play after all.


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Looking up 12th Street

Looking up 12th Street, oil on canvas, 8" X 10", 2010

$225 USD framed

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This is the right fork of the road right in front of Beacon Hill's Pac Med building at the start of north Beacon Hill. Pac Med is immediately on the left.

View From Mercer Island

View From Mercer Island, oil on linen, 16" X 20", 2010

$750 USD framed

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Beacon Hill is in the background-- this is the view that greets me each night as I drive home over I-90.
Those clouds moved in just as I was finishing the painting-- the largest canvas I've done on site-- and it was a frantic rush to get done and packed before I was completely soaked.


Photo finish. :)

Pac Med #2

Pac Med #2, oil on canvas, 11" X 14", 2010

$375 USD framed

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Beacon Hill's most visible (and famous) land mark. This is a different view from the last time I painted it. Spring has definitely taken hold, but the foliage isn't yet so dense that you can't see sky through trees...

This is a bigger piece than I normally try out in the wild-- I'd like to do more even larger.

12th St View Point #3 (sold)

12th St View Point #3, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2010
sold

More Beacon Hill goodness.

Spring on Walker Street

Spring on Walker Street, oil on linen, 8" X 10", 2010

$225 USD

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A few blocks down the street here in Seattle's North Beacon Hill.