Matchsticks (sold)

Matchsticks, oil on canvas, 4" X 4", 2009
sold

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I've had a couple of folk unsubscribe from the 'art in the inbox' mailing list over the last couple of weeks, so I suspect a few people are getting tired of landscape art. So here's a still life to break up the Montana road trip pieces...

I'm inspired, as is often the case, by the fine work of Paul Hutchinson.
Matches are a favorite of his.

and here's a detail:

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Housekeeping...

I updated links to some artists I like on the side bar.
If you have some time, check out the fine folks in the link list on the right side of the page...

Truck (sold)

Truck, oil on canvas, 5" X 7", 2009

sold

There are a lot of trucks in Choteau, Montana.

Montana Farm (sold)

Montana Farm, oil on canvas, 5" X 7", 2009

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This is from the same location as the last post, just turned 45 degrees. I get fascinated with geometric/abstract shapes while I'm outside, and it tends to flatten out the scenes I paint.

Montana Road

Montana Road, oil on canvas, 8" X 10", 2009

$225 USD

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The drive to Choteau from Seattle is hefty: at least 11 hours (without stopping). We stayed over in Missoula on our first day of travel.

This scene is about an hour or two out of Missoula.


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Lookout Pass

Lookout Pass, oil on canvas, 8" X 10", 2009

$225 USD

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This is the first painting of another round of plein air landscapes, this time from my July 4th trip to Choteau Montana to visit my girlfriend's family. Lookout Pass is on the Idaho/Montana border.

Here's the set up using my pochade box:


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The sun wasn't exactly setting, but it was changing rapidly and I had to focus to not chase the light.

Pac Med Building (sold)

Pac Med Building, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2008

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Remember what I said on Tuesday? A little of the same happening here. This scene will get repainted again, I think.

Shipping Cranes (sold)

Shipping Cranes, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2008

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One Bad Tree

One Bad Tree, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2008

A lesson to myself.
I rushed the selection of location and the painting in order to be on time to pick Mary Jo up from work. Being uninspired and rushed leads to bad work.

Bad artist.

Fogarty Creek Beach

Fogarty Creek Beach, oil on canvas, 8" X 10", 2008

$225 USD

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I finished this painting about 15 minutes before the surf would have been around my ankles.

Nordic Inn Doorway

Nordic Inn Doorway, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2008

$100 USD

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I was on my way off to paint a seascape when I saw the sun pouring on the wall across from the balcony. I set up and knocked this one out before I went on my way. The Nordic Inn is where I stayed while in Lincoln City.

Boiler Bay #3

Boiler Bay #3, oil on canvas, 8" X 10", 2008

$225 USD

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I stood on a picnic table for a couple of hours to get this view.
A southern view than the other two Boiler Bay pictures I've done:

#1

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