I hung 31 of my 8×8-inch framed daily paintings at Sam’s Station this week. See them until the end of February. Next Month I’ll hang at Stash, the new yarn shop downtown. And last month I hung at Good Samaritan Hospital.

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

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, 18th Street Snow 3, 8×8 acrylic on Claybord $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.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Pears 2, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Pear 3, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard 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.

$64 © 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 [...]

$64 © 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.

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!          

$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 [...]

$64 © 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.

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 28, 12×12 acrylic on gallery-edged canvas This painting was commissioned for a couple that floated the Willamette River years ago. The technique here uses an alizarin crimson underpainting to keep the palette bright. Once dry, I layered thick and thin swirling and flat layers to build depth. [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 31, 8×8 oil on claybord This painting is very abstracted and was painted without a reference…I just like to feel the brush strokes and don’t think too much about where they go.

$56 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Slot Canyon 1, 8×10 oil on canvas panel $76 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Slot Canyon 2, 9×12 oil on canvas panel $56 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Slot Canyon 3, 8×10 oil on canvas panel What it is about slot canyons that create excite- ment? Perhaps it is [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 29, 8×8 oil on claybord SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 30, 8×8 oil on claybord I love the colors and shapes of canyons, so continue the Canyon Dreams series with two moer!

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 5, 8×8 oil on claybord SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 6, 8×8 oil on claybord Trees, trees, beautiful trees! Every corner of Corvallis is filled with interesting trees and I want to paint them all.

Artisans at Etsy have included my paintings in their Etsy Treasuries. You can see more of my work at my two Etsy shops: PamVanLonden PaintedAbstractions  

The Obama for America Artworks program is hosting a poster contest around the theme of getting Americans back to work. I’ve spent this sunny day making a poster submission instead of doing chores. It includes 51 of my paintings and the message is about supporting local economies. Sales of many of these daily paintings paid [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Clouds 5, 8×8 oil on claybord SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Storm 5, 8×8 oil on claybord Once the rain stopped, the sky at Thursday night’s CHS/CVHS varsity girls soccer game was spectacular and inspired these paintings.

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 4, 8×8 oil on claybord The OSU campus has many interesting trees to paint from. Everyone morning when I walk to the office, I see all manner of shapes, sizes, and colors to study. You might notice I am building a series of oil paintings that use [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 2, 8×8 oil on claybord I had some half-paintings sitting around so I finished them by adding crow silhouettes. These are made with oil paint and oil stick. Each comes framed in black. I’m getting ready for my winter sale so must clean out unnecessary clutter from [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Fall Maple Leaves 1, 8×8 oil on claybord It has cooled down here and is raining again so I could buckle down and paint! Very few leaves have turned bright colors yet but that time is not far off. I can smell it in the air. If you have [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Greg Sarris’ Garden 7, 8×8 oil on claybord Greg Sarris’ garden provides so many lovely painting scenes; I have yet to finish them all. Can you smell the lavender and hear the grass rustling while the bees buzz around?

Thank you to Cindy, Shauna, Hailey, Denise, Hilary, and Quincy for all their help getting my booth set up and packed up again! I am happy to announce I sold 24 paintings at Fall Festival in spite of the rain! I have several new collectors and had a few returning collectors, which is humbling.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Arctic 2, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Arctic 3, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard I’ve switched to acrylic paint lately to see how it works on Ampersand Claybord panels. I like its staining properties and the textures created when I remove partly-dried paint. In addition, [...]

Here is another batch of 7×5-inch watercolor paintings on 100% rag paper made in India. They come matted in a 11×14-inch mat. Check my Painted Abstractions shop at Etsy.com to purchase.

I hope to see many of you at the Corvallis Fall Festival on September 24/24. Stop by to see my new work in booth 168. I will have framed 8×8-inch oil and acrylic landscapes and at least 100 5×7-inch abstract watercolors. In addition, I’ll have a few larger paintings on canvas.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Arctic 1, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard I have been experimenting with iridescent acrylic paint on Claybord lately and like the watercolor effects on the clay for the underpainting and thicker shiny pearls on the top layers.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Beverly Beach 5, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard We visit Beverly Beach and Otter Rock a few times per year to rejuvenate. The sunset was spectacular on July 4 this year.

The Grace Center For Adult Day Services presents the 5th Annual Chef’s Jubilie on Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Grace Center for Adult Day Services located at 980 NW Spruce Ave. in Corvallis. Tickets are $55/adult and 50/50 Raffle tickets are $5 each. A silent auction features local artists and adventures. My Radishes painting will be auctioned.

Purchase this new batch of iridescent water media paintings at my Painted Abstractions shop on Etsy.com. Each is made with watercolor and acrylic paint on 100% archival rag paper, matted in cream and mounted on foamcore.