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.

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.

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 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.

I’ve painted the edges of the canvas so the image wraps around it, allowing more view from the sides and top and bottom.

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.

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 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.

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Did you know that when you purchase a piece of “art” from a department store, it is often a painted from a pirated image then mass-produced in China?