No Boundaries - SOLD

11x14

oil on canvas

I usually do plein air paintings in the early morning, but this day had been unable to accomplish much of anything (three-year-olds need a lot of attention). My husband graciously agreed to keep our daughter with him that evening so I could go out and paint. I drove around for a bit and settled on this view. The residents pay for it by tolerating the strong winds (first time I've ever had my easel actually start to tip on level ground), but I imagine they find it worth it!

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Farmlet - SOLD

6x12

oil on canvas board

Newly-mown fields gave this setting such a perfect, bucolic appearance.

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Shades of the Gorge

10x8

oil on canvas board

Another cloudy, early morning, this time looking west. I never tire of looking at the receding hills, whether in the Columbia Gorge or up the Hood River Valley.

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Morning Kiss

8x10

oil on canvas board

As I was finishing "Mountain Mist," below, the sky was starting to clear to the east, so I turned and painted that view, as well.

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Mountain Mist

8x6

oil on canvas

I had to be in Glenwood, WA for business one morning at 9am, so took my painting gear along and stopped by the side of the road to paint. It was incredibly overcast and foggy; my goal was to capture that atmosphere.

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Twin Tunnel Cliff

8x6

oil on canvas

Cliffs continue to challenge and inspire me, although I confess I painted this at the behest of a friend who wasn't finished with his painting and didn't want me to leave the location yet! It really was intended to be a "study" more than a finished painting, but I liked it enough to frame it. I guess it proves the "less is more" axiom.

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Morning Soliloquy - SOLD

12x6

oil on canvas board

I am not a morning person, but have discovered the joys of a 5:15 am alarm. The twittering birds, the sparkling air, the crisp atmosphere. It's a wonderful, encompassing feeling of being fully alive. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

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Cloud Cap - SOLD

10x8

oil on canvas board

This is another from the Conboy Refuge area. Several of us in the group painted the same scene, and it was interesting to see the differing interpretations.

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Gray Day - SOLD

16x8

oil on canvas board

This is from a few weeks ago, done at the Conboy Refuge in Glenwood, WA. I've been crazy-busy with painting lately, and am just starting to catch up on my blogging. I love to play under clear skies, but prefer to paint cloudy ones!

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Koberg Cliff

oil on canvas board

10x8

Another early morning session with friends. I'm really enjoying cliffs, lately.

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Around The Bend - SOLD

oil on canvas board

12x9

I'm grateful to my friend, Donna, for showing me this location. It's about a mile hike from the parking area, but absolutely worth it. My painting doesn't come close to conveying the tranquility and lovely sense of separation from the real world that I felt.... except for when I was setting up and a large fish jumped in the water near me... reminded me of the goose...

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Oak Tree and Goose Story

oil on canvas board

10x8

feeding goose

I met up with my friend, Todd, recently, to paint this oak tree. While we were painting, a goose came up from a nearby pond and seemed very friendly. Todd wanted a picture of it, so I picked up some grasses and fed them to the goose, luring him into the sunshine. Unfortunately, the goose decided he liked me, and terrorized me the rest of the time we were there. I stomped, yelled, and hit the ground with a stick, all to no avail; the goose stuck right by me to the end. I was afraid he'd bite me, and I think Todd mainly thought it was funny. He even walked me to my car! The distraction made focusing on painting a bit difficult...

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