$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 [...]

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.

$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.

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.

Click each to see them full size. Purchase at Etsy.com. These paintings are made with iridescent watercolor and interference acrylic on hand-made 100% rag paper. They are mounted on foamcore and matted in white.

This is the beginning of a set of piller images in iridescent watercolor on 7×5-inch rag paper. Purchase them at Etsy.

Click to view the 7×5-inch orientation. Lazy summer evenings are perfect for sitting around the picnic table and painting. Most of my children sat with me to paint at the beach for my 50th birthday…what a joy! Here are a few of the images I came up with afterwards. Purchase these paintings at Etsy. They [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Estuary 1, 8×8 oil on claybord $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Estuary 2, 8×8 oil on claybord  SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Estuary 3, 8×8 oil on claybord I’m traveling at the coast this weekend and am having trouble uploading with my Verizen Palm Pixi hotspot. So [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Lake 3, 8×8 acrylic on canvas board $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Lake 4, 8×8 acrylic on canvas board I’m in a blue mood and wishing I were traveling to a far off desert canyon. I’m also in an abstract painting mood…just love experimenting with empasto [...]

$72 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Lake 1, 12×12 acrylic on canvas $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Lake 2, 8×8 acrylic on canvas board

$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Round Valley 1, 12×12 acrylic mixd media $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Round Valley 2, 12×12 acrylic mixd media I was in the mood for something new when I found some rice paper with swirls and these lightweight wooden plates. I painted on them with iridescent colors and [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2011, Valley Storm 4, 8×8 oil on clayboard I added this painting to the Japan Relief Painting Challenge sponsored by Daily Paintworks. At this moment, $23,000+ funds have been raised by the auction. Various relief agencies will send the funds to Japan. More than 300 artists have donated work for [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010. 17×13 watercolor on 130lb paper. Ships shrink-wrapped on foam board. Support the Japan relief efforts by purchasing a painting from the Daily Paintworks ‘Home’ Challenge auction. I’ve submitted this watercolor painting to the auction, which ended.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Clear Lake 4, 8×8 oil on clayboard Clear Lake is one of my favorite spots in Oregon. You can fish in quiet, camp, and eat a burger if necessary. The water is clear, of course, and provides colorful reflections for painting. The Monthly Painting Challenge for February is to [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Flying 1, 8×8 oil on clayboard $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Flying 2, 8×8 oil on clayboard $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Flying 3, 8×8 oil on clayboard For those of us suffering from cabin fever and the winter blues, keep thinking about all [...]

$72 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Chirp 1, 12×12 mixed media acrylic $72 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Tweet 1, 12×12 mixed media acrylic Even in winter, we might hear songbirds talking to each other. They make all kinds of sounds, which I will be illustrating here for the next few weeks. This week’s sounds [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 7, 8×8 oil on claybord SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 8, 8×8 oil on claybord $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 9, 8×8 oil on claybord These crow images were painted in oil on Ampersand claybord; [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 6 Vinyard, 8×8 oil on canvas panel $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 7, 8×8 oil on canvas panel After playing with iridescent oil sticks last night at the First Thursday Art Walk, I had the urge to use them again. This morning, I worked [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Love Birds 1, 8×8 oil on claybord $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Love Birds 2, 8×8 oil on claybord The technique is transparent oil on Ampersand Claybord panels. Each is framed in a black wood frame. See the previous post for the other two in the series.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Love Birds 3, 8×8 oil on claybord $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Love Birds 4, 8×8 oil on claybord I painted these four at the same time so that if you purchased all four, they work as a unit. They hang in one large square or side by [...]

$350 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Mauve Teal Pumpkin, four 12-inch panels totaling 24x24x1. Acrylic Last weekend I had another wild hair about painting abstractly. This one uses just four colors, premixed to match a selection I made from the series of books called “Designer’s Guide to Color 5″ by Chronicle Books. These four square [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Mary’s Peak 8, 8×8 oil on claybord I enjoyed another evening of painting outdoors last night. We settled into some property south of Corvallis where we could view the sun setting over Mary’s Peak. The wheat fields provided a gold texture against the misty blue backdrop of hills and [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 10, 8×8 oil on claybord SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 11, 8×8 oil on claybord It was class outdoors again last evening. We painted at the Crystal Lake Boat Landing in Corvallis. Due to the heat of the day, many folks were boating, rafting, [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley View 1: Barb and Chad’s view, 8×8 oil on claybord This painting was painted plein air last week but I spent a few days looking at it and making touchups to brighten the colors. The use of large, obvious brush strokes is something I do in many paintings, [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Evening 3, 8×8 oil on clayboard Throughout my travels, especially when I’m the driver and everyone else is asleep, I like to imaging painting the scene out the window. Rows of trees and cloud formations are the most fun. When I get home I am ready to use [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Evening 1, 8×8 oil on clayboard SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Evening 2 ~ Jake Birdwatching, 8×8 oil on clayboard $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Joanne’s Porch, 8×8 oil on clayboard It is such a joy to take a class with other artists. I learn [...]

$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crows at the Beach 8, 8×8 oil on clayboard This crow symbolizes my desire to take flight and vacation somewhere. I won’t have much opportunity to get away from my routine life until August. I shall live vicariously through all your vacations until then.

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Organ Pipe 6, 8×8 oil on clayboard The cool shade and warm sun provide a spectacular view here at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. During the blooming season, the sages and other brushes provide a variety of pastel colors.