$64 © 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 $64 © 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, [...]

$64 © 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 [...]

$64 © 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 [...]

$64 © 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.

$64 © 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.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crocus 1, 8×8 oil on clayboard These crocus bloomed months ago…perhaps I want the spring to start over. Sure wish the sun would come out! I prefer sun over rain this time of year.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 21, 8×8 oil on clayboard If you know the name of this land formation from AZ, UT, NM, please write in and let me know. I think it is from AZ but just caught it driving by. One of my memories from childhood is that the fields [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, South Beach 4, 8×8 oil on clayboard This lonely tree has withstood the winds and rain for many decades and is a sentinel to the South Beach campers. May or June is the month to visit the beach to see the wildflowers blooming.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Black Eyed Susans 1, 8×8 oil on clayboard Corvallis is alive with flowers right now. I can’t walk 5 feet without stopping to take a picture. These flowers are from last summer’s neighborhood garden in our cul de sac.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, California Poppies 1, 8×8 oil on clayboard This one is from another in a series of homogenous compositions of flowers. These three make a nice set.

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Grand Canyon 4, 8×8 oil on clayboard Love this big hole in the ground. Hope to paint more of it over the next 50 years.

$35 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Walk Around Campus 2, 5×7 oil on clayboard Spring in Oregon means lots of flowers. These bluebells and daffodils can be found a block off the OSU campus.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Ke Krci Branicka Prague, 8×8 oil on clayboard This month’s Virtual Paintout is Czech Republic. This scene was shot by Google in Prague. Perhaps someday I’ll get to travel there in person.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 9, 8×8 oil on clayboard I just hate wasting paint, so I keep painting until the palette is clean. This Willamette River scene was the result of yesterday and today’s palette cleaning.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Mary’s Peak 6, 8×8 oil on clayboard This quick sketch of Mary’s Peak outside Corvallis and Philomath uses exaggerated color and the same transparent oil on Claybord technique I’ve been using lately.

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 20, 8×8 oil on clayboard I started this painting before last weekend’s Art Walk, worked on it while I had an audience milling around, then finished it today. The layered colors are mostly transparent, so there is an etherial feel to the image. This item is featured [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Independence Park 2, 8×8 oil on clayboard

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Arizona Highway 1, 8×8 oil on clayboard $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Arizona Highway 2, 8×8 oil on clayboard I’ve been staring at the reference photo for these two images for 4 years! I love the composition and loneliness of the photo. The mood is different when painted. [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Campus Garden 2, 8×8 oil on clayboard My favorite garden on the way to work is behind the Cafe Yumm. The hedges are trimmed regularly so they are round and the aspens are lined up in a row. The concrete wall is pointed at an angle, so the whole [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 18, 8×8 oil on clayboard SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 19, 8×8 oil on clayboard. See it in the Dad Etsy Treasury. This 19th Canyon Dream painting is of Georgia O’Keefe’s mountain in New Mexico, called The Pedernal. This view is from the campground [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 16, 8×8 oil on clayboard $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 17, 8×8 oil on clayboard I sold three Canyon Dream paintings this week, so am eager to repaint some of them. They never look the same twice; I’m just not that kind of artist.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 14, 8×8 oil on clayboard This piece depicts the majesty of canyon walls towering above a swift running river. The walls are eroded smooth by wind, rain, and time.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Hollyhocks 1, 8×8 oil on claybord Hollyhocks are one of my favorite flowers. They are found in the south leaning against stucco homes and wooden fences. We have them here, too, but they are often double-headed and less delicate. When the sun shines through the petals the color is [...]

Join the Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir at 4:30pm on May 2, 2010 for their annual fundraiser at The Vue on 2nd Street in Corvallis. These three paintings will be auctioned off to support the travel fund for children needing assistance with flight and tuition for upcoming summer choral conferences. This year’s conference, Sing [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow on the Beach 6, 8×8 oil on clayboard For the love of crows. They are everywhere, cleaning up after us. This one is waiting for something to eat. I was able to approach within 5 feet before it flew away. It hopped around, called out, and checked the [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow on the Beach 4, 8×8 oil on clayboard SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow on the Beach 5, 8×8 oil on clayboard A popular series of recent paintings is of crows. Here are some images painted from video I took at another trip to Taft, Oregon, south [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Calle Gran Bretana Adeje, Canary Islands, 8×8 oil on clayboard $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Camino Matoso Buenavista Del Norte, Canary Islands, 8×8 oil on clayboard This month’s Virtual Paintout is of the Canary Islands. Since the participating artists could not fly to the islands to paint plein [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Forest Dream 2, 8×8 oil on gessobord After several days of contemplation, I was able to finish this work. It is similar to one done a few weeks ago, but on claybord instead of canvas panel. This series derived from the desire to use leftover paint. The calligraphic use [...]