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.

$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 the cool air, mystery around the corner, hidden treasures, and potential danger?
These paintings are abstracted and from my imagination. They represent a frontal and/or sky view with a raging river.

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 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.

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.

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 come matted in archival white, mounted on acid-free foamcore, and wrapped in protective plastic.

$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 I’ll add prices and info when I return next week.

Newport’s beaches and estuary are so beautiful…lots of grassy dunes, birds, swamps, etc. All the grasses and wild flowers seem to be blooming which brightens up the hike.