Valley Storm 6

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Storm 6, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2012, Valley Storm 6, 8×8 oil on claybord

In Oregon, due to our varying minute-to-minute weather changes, our vistas are spectacular most of the time. Here is a scene from near the Philomath area off highway 34.

Three exhibits this month!

Thank you Kimberly Conrad for highlighting my work on your blog.

See my work locally at the Albany Library (upstairs) until Dec 31.

I had two pieces accepted to the Waterways show at LaSells Stewart Center on the OSU campus.

I’m not at the Elle: women take over show but it honors some great artists!

Valley Morning 12

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 12, oil on 8x8-inch canvas panel, unframed Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 12, oil on 8×8-inch canvas panel, unframed

This small painting would make a lovely larger painting, say 4-feet square, for your dining, living, or office space.

Park Trees 13

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 13, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 13, 8×8 oil on claybord

Can you feel the fresh morning dew on your face and catch the scent of the rain forest? These are my stomping grounds…the lush forests of Oregon. Ferns and tall thick trees nurture!

Caracolores launches this week!

Caracolores awakening out inner and inter-connectionsLong-time client and OSU emeritis faculty, Ann C. Schauber, has launched Caracolores, along with a cohort of collaborators, Alan Kirk, Rebecca Kirk, Chiquita Tillman McAllister, Doris Cancel-Tirado, Ken Grimes. Their aim is to awaken individual, relationship, and group inner and interconnections through cultural facilitation and training.

The site includes video and audiocasts, interactive diagrams, and poetry by Ellen Summerfield. The custom design includes art by Rebecca Kirk. It is built using the WordPress content management system and several open source plugins.

Otter Rock / Beverly Beach, Oregon

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Otter Rock Marine Garden 2, acrylic on canvas, 12x12 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $75 © Pam Van Londen 2012, Otter Rock Marine Garden 2, 12×12 acrylic on canvas

 

I’ve revised this painting

2007:

After a month of apartment living, we finally got to visit the Oregon Coast and boy we enjoyed it.

I painted three works on canvas, the kids built fires, we ate smores, and enjoyed friends in Otter Rock.

Mary’s Peak Revision

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Mary’s Peak 1.2, Acrylic on canvas, 24x36

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Mary’s Peak 1.2, 24×36 Acrylic on canvas

In honor of Fall Festival, I’ve revised a larger painting that has been hiding in various places for 4 years. I’ve added more vibrant colors, including iridescent ivory, cream, and copper. The composition is almost the same.

Oregon Dunes Plein Air

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Oregon Dunes 1, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Oregon Dunes 1, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Oregon Dunes 2, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Oregon Dunes 2, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Oregon Dunes 3, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Oregon Dunes 3, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Oregon Dunes 4, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Oregon Dunes 4, 8×8 oil on claybord

Last month I camped at Cape Kiwanda with family and had the chance to paint the dunes. Today I finished up the details.

I’ve exaggerated the color and pattern just for fun! The wind blew those two days of painting, so you’ll notice a bit of sand in the paint.

 

More Park Trees 7, 8, 9

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 8, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 8, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 9, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 9, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 7, oil on claybord, 8x8  SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 7, 8×8 oil on claybord

Nest of Prosperity 11

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 11, oil on claybord, 8x8 $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 11, 8×8 oil on claybord

Nests symbolize rebirth and abundance. Add this painting to the financial corner of your home or office for a boost in prosperity.

See it in person at the Corvallis Fall Festival.

Fall Festival Showcase 2012

2012 Fall Festival Showcase postcard
Please join me at the Fall Festival Artists Showcase the night before the Festival starts, on Sept 21, 2012. I will miraculously set up my booth and schmooze with patrons at the show.

Turner, Oregon

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Turner 4, Oil on Clayboard, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2012, Turner 4, 8×8 Oil on Clayboard

The view from the farm in Turner is always spectacular! I’ve painted this composition before but I like this version better.

Frazier Wetland

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Frazier Wetland 2, Oil on Clayboard, 8x8  SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Frazier Wetland 2, 8×8 Oil on Clayboard

Last weekend my daughter and I were enjoying the wetlands to paint and do homework. It was peaceful, but hard to paint due to having 2 dogs who want to greet all the passing dogs.

It was a very green day but of course, I like to find the hidden colors to paint.

April Etsy Treasuries

My fine art paintings have been included in these Etsy Treasuries this month:

Willamette River Plein Air

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 29.  Oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel, unframed. Purchase frame separately. Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 29 Oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel, unframed. Purchase frame separately.

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 30, oil on claybord, 7x5 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $35 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 30, 7×5 oil on claybord

I enjoyed painting downtown on the waterfront today. Everyone was in a jolly mood while they biked/walked by with their dogs and kids.

Since it was warm outside, I worked in oils. These two should be dry in a week or so.

Vote for Party Colors for the Fall Festival poster art!

© 2012 Pam Van Londen Party Colors, acrylic on 16x20 gallery-wrapped canvas. My latest painting, Party Colors, has been selected as a finalist in the Corvallis Fall Festival Poster contest!

If you are so inclined, please VOTE for my painting to become the 2012 poster art.

Voting ends May 2 or 3rd.

Thank you!

Etsy Treasuries for March

Exhibit at Stash Yarn Gallery

Stash LocalSee 30+ paintings by Pam Van Londen at Stash in Downtown Corvallis until April 11, 2012. All paintings are for sale.

If you haven’t visited Stash yet, you are in for a treat!

One painting sold!

Oregon Berries site goes live

Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission's Oregon Berries web siteOregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission had me revise their site platform and design this year and we’ve launched it this month.

The site is built using Worpdpress content management system, secure forms plugins, special search and display plugins, embedded media and calendar, and hundreds of recipes and research reports.

February Etsy Treasuries

These Etsy Treasuries include at least one of my paintings. Thank you to the artisans who exhibited my work online!

Nests of Prosperity 9 and 10

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 9, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 9, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 10, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 10, 8×8 oil on claybord

It is that time of year when we want to see things growing, percolating, gestating. Let these nests encourage you to grow and prosper.

Exhibit at Sam’s Station

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 7, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 7, 8×8 oil on claybord

I hung 31 of my 8×8-inch framed daily paintings at Sam’s Station this week. See them until the end of February.

I’ve sold 3 already!

Next Month I’ll hang at Stash, the new yarn shop downtown.

And last month I hung at Good Samaritan Hospital.

Etsy Treasuries for January

Other artisans have listed my work on their Etsy Treasuries this month.

Snow paintings.

© Pam Van Londen 2010, 18th Street Snow 3, acrylic on Claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, 18th Street Snow 3, 8×8 acrylic on Claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Snowy Path, acrylic on Claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Snowy Path, 8×8 acrylic on Claybord

The snow day afforded me the opportunity to lay low and work at the easel today. I enjoyed working with iridescent acrylics on the Ampersand Claybord panels.

More Pears

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Pears 2, Acrylic on Clayboard, 8x8, unframed Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Pears 2, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Pear 3, Acrylic on Clayboard, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Pear 3, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard. Unframed.

I’m glad pears last a long time when sitting on the counter. I will keep painting this pair of pears until they are ready to eat.

Pear 1

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Pear 1, Acrylic on Clayboard, 8x8 Chef’s Jubilee Auction © Pam Van Londen 2010, Pear 1, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard

One of my friends/clients/art patrons has been looking at pear paintings, which motivated me to finally paint one. I have not painted a pear since I was in collage oh so many years ago.

This one is painted very loosely in acrylic on Claybord. I like painting as messily as possible….so much fun!

Tomorrow’s pear is red. Stay tuned.

Valley Morning 11

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 11, Acrylic on Clayboard, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 11, 8×8 Acrylic on Claybord

Lately, I prefer acrylic over oil paint on the Claybord surface.
With it, I can still get a transparent underpainting that shows a lot of visual texture then pile up thicker paint on top to create a physical texture.

December Etsy Treasuries

I have been treasured! Other Etsy artisans have chosen some of my work to show in their special lists of works.
December marks the end of my first 4 years selling work on Etsy.com. In that time I’ve have exhibited in 200 treasuries!

 

 

 

 

 

Etsy Book Bin Holiday window exhibit

© Pam Van Londen 2007 Pismo Beach Garden acrylic on canvas on 24 x 36 x 1.5 canvas Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $450 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Pismo Beach Garden acrylic on canvas on 24 x 36 x 1.5 canvas

As Corvallis residents walk around downtown during their work day or for holiday shopping, please stop and look at the local Etsy.com team’s window exhibit.

We have clothing, jewelry, prints, original visual art, and other hand-crafted goods on display and for sale on line at Etsy.com.

See my two shops:
PamVanLonden.etsy.com
PaintedAbstractions.etsy.com

December Etsy Window Exhibit
December Etsy Window Exhibit
December 2011 Etsy Window Exhibit
Some of my larger works

Valley Morning #10

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 10, Acrylic on Clayboard, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 10, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard

The chilly morning with sunlight burning through the fog inspires me to paint! It is warm and cozy in the studio but I will have to venture out in the freeze to get the day’s list of chores taken care of.

This painting was stolen off the doorstep of its new owner when delivered. If you see it online or in person anywhere, please notify me or the local Police. Thank you.