$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, KahNeeTa 1, 8×8 oil on claybord Our weekend trip to Central Oregon was an adventure. The terrain looks much like Arizona and New Mexico with red, gold, and white-painted hills. This painting was done with a butter knife because I forgot my brushes! I have many more planned (with [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Columbia Gorge Rooster Rock and Beacon Rock, 8×8 oil on claybord $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Columbia Gorge Ponytail Falls , 8×8 oil on claybord Ponytail Falls is my favorite of all the falls I’ve been to in the Gorge…the ability to walk behind, wade the pool, look [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Columbia Gorge Oneonta Logjam 2, 8×8 oil on claybord $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Columbia Gorge Horsetail Falls, 8×8 oil on claybord Our family tradition is to hike to a waterfall, ford the Oneonta slot canyon, and sit in the mud at Rooster Rock on the Columbia Gorge. [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Maya at a Fountain, 8×8 oil on claybord I think this fountain is located in downtown Portland but I’ve forgotten. Can anyone locate it for us? Join the Monthly Painting Challenge.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Prince Edward Island 1, 8×8 oil on claybord August’s focus for the Virtual Paintout is Prince Edward Island. This scene is from Tryon Point Rd facing the Northumberland Strait. Many families have boats in their yards.  I’m not sure if they are no longer being used or if they [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Cape Kiwanda 7, 8×8 oil on claybord $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Cape Kiwanda 8, 8×8 oil on claybord Cape Kiwanda was spectacular again this weekend…even Saturday’s fog was pretty. We are a bit sun burnt and tired from surfing and hiking the dune, but happy to have [...]

$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 [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Johnson Creek 7, 18×24 acrylic I’m hanging some work at the Albany Heartspring Wellness Center but they needed another piece for an exam room. This image is based on a smaller daily painting done earlier this year. We’ll see how it looks on their deep orange wall.

$700 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 13, 24×36 acrylic A birds-eye view of our beloved river: the Willamette. Flying over provides a different perspective about our home; we see where the river has been improved, where the farms grow our food, how cities are sprawling, and where the forests have disappeared. It can [...]

$500 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 12, acrylic on 18x24x1.5 gallery-edged canvas. I’ve spent a good deal of time at and on the river this week, and was inspired to paint its many colors and reflections again. This image was painted from a photo I took near sunset at Crystal Lake boat landing [...]

$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, [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Shatin Pass Road 1, 8×8 oil on claybord It is that time again to paint from Google’s Street View for the Virtual Paintout. This one is from Hong Kong’s Shatin Pass Road. It is an old narrow street winding around a hill which overlooks the city. The day Google’s [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Sheep Grazing 1, 8×8 oil on claybord After another evening of peaceful painting out of doors, I have this panel to show. Painting sheep so small was not as easy as I expected, so I’ll be practicing more. Oregonians are so lucky to have such beautiful country so close [...]

$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 View 2: Barb and Chad’s view, 8×8 oil on gessoboard My plein air class had a great session at Barb and Chad’s home up on a hill outside Adair Village last week. The garden was immense and all was blooming. The views on all sides were spectacular! The [...]

$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, Farrington Hwy Kapolei, Hawaii, 8×8 oil on clayboard This image was painted for the Virtual Paintout. I found some lovely footage from Google to work from. Instead of my usual Alizarin Crimson underpainting, I used Cerulean Blue. For the clouds, I added iridescent white. I refrained from overworking anything [...]

$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.

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Organ Pipe 4, 8×8 oil on clayboard $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Organ Pipe 5, 8×8 oil on clayboard Here are two more paintings from the Organ Pipe National Monument in Arizona. I bet it is nice and dry there! Oregon has been wet so am longing for [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Organ Pipe 3, 8×8 oil on clayboard Longing for the sun. AZ, send us some! Read about my trip to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in 2006.

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Organ Pipe 2, 8×8 oil on clayboard Number two in a series of many to come. Arizona and New Mexico and surrounding states provide so many landforms to recreate in their glorious colors. Have a request for a painting of your favorite landmark or mountain? Send me a photo [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Oregon Pipe 1, 8×8 oil on clayboard Several years ago, I traveled the country to photograph and paint this amazing land we live in. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument was quite a site at sunset. The camera shutters were jamming shut, but I managed to get a few usable [...]

$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.

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.

$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.

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Elmira Rain 1, 8×8 oil on clayboard $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Mary’s Peak 7, 8×8 oil on clayboard Highway 99 in Oregon is my favorite. Every turn brings a new spectacular view of coastal and Cascade mountains, quaint valley farm scenes, and a light show of clouds. [...]

$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.