Art articles
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Surfside Beach, TX

Warm breezes help the painter paint! Yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico the sky was blue and the palms were swaying. Now it’s raining, so this painting in progress will have to wait until the sun returns. Picnic tables are set up high on the jetty park visitors center so I was able to set [...]
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First time with oils

$25 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Texas Pond 1 oil on canvasboard on 12 x 9 x 1 canvas It’s been since high school that I used oil paints. I enjoy the buttery feeling and how I can paint in a strong breeze without the paints drying out. There is nowhere to store a wet [...]
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Pumpkin, TX ~ $100 on Sale

$100 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Texas Pasture 2 acrylic on canvas on 18 x 14 x 1 canvas When it’s not raining here in Pumpkin, the days are quite sunny and warm. I’m able to paint at least once a week, sometimes twice. When I step outside each morning, I see this peaceful pasture [...]
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New Waverly, Tx

$300 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Arizona Pasture 1 acrylic on canvas on 30 x 22 x 1 canvas Between cold, wind, and rain storms outside New Waverly, TX, I’ve managed to start a painting that’s really set in some other place; not sure where. The mountain is like AZ, but the pasture is green [...]
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Sedona, Arizona is red ~ $50, $150 SALE

$150 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Sedona 1 acrylic on canvas on 16 x 16 x 1.5 canvas $150 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Sedona 2 acrylic on canvas on 16 x 16 x 1.5 canvas $50 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Sedona 3 Oak Creek acrylic on canvas on 12 x [...]
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Mission Bay San Diego

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2007 Mission Bay Palms acrylic on canvas on 12 x 12 x 1 canvas Before winter set in, we had time to visit Sea World and bike around Mission Bay in San Diego. We met a women earlier who’s father helped build the park many years ago. We love the [...]
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Redwood National Park, Smith River, CA ~ $100 Sale

$100 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Smith River 1 acrylic on canvas on 16 x 16 x 1 canvas $100 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Smith River 2 acrylic on canvas on 16 x 16 x 1 canvas Between rain storms, I was able to paint two scenes on the Smith River, where [...]
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The Meadow House outside Ashland, Oregon

Rick Eckel’s Bed and Breakfast in the countryside outside Ashland, Oregon is a peaceful place to walk the creeks, check email on the porch, or walk up the railroad tracks to Toshi Choling Shrine. I painted this scene outside the front porch, looking south west, I think.
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Deeper into the Jungle

Levien residence, Corvallis, Oregon. Scroll down to view Day 1 to 16, or jump to the end and scroll up. Day 1 The entire design is sketched in pencil on all four walls. These lines will be obscured and drawn again as the paint covers. Short and tall plants and trees will be layered in [...]
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Johnson Creek Park, Portland, Oregon

A new father strolled by with his newborn son while I was sitting along the edge of Johnson Creek in Portland this summer. I was painting a small canvas and feeling quite frustrated that I could not simplify the water and tree branches. These challenges were not important to the father, however. He offered to [...]
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Harvest Music Festival

I was commissioned to design a logo, brochure, web site, and poster for the 2005 first annual Harvest Music Festival. In addition, the art for the promotional materials was commissioned to me and auctioned at the event. My first experience at the The Cauthorn Home, where the event was to take place, was a photographer [...]
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Siletz River, Oregon ~ $90 SALE

$90 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Siletz River1 acrylic on canvas on 16 x 16 x 1 canvas One of our favorite RV parks in Oregon is on the Siletz River. I think it’s called River Bend, cause the river makes a corner here. The tide rolls in and out everyday while the llamas [...]
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Alsea River, Waldport, Oregon ~ $100 on Sale

$100 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Alsea River at King Silver acrylic on canvas on 24 x 12 x 1 canvas Up stream from the mouth of the Alsea River are numerous RV parks with boat launching facilities. The park we stayed in for a weekend had fields of flowers blooming just outside the [...]
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Lost Creek, Oregon ~ $40 SALE

$40 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Lost Creek Beach 1 acrylic on canvas on 14 x 11 x 1.5 canvas One of my first opportunities to paint at the beach in a long time came up when a friend of my daughter’s came along to keep her company. I started this painting of Lost [...]
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Boxes

Cigar boxes of light-weight balsa wood make great gifts. They are handpainted with acrylic on top, sides, and inside. Keep memorabelia and other treasures inside these unique boxes. The price per box is just $17 plus shipping. Choose a design from the list below, or make a request. Each box is signed by the artist.
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Along the Path at Tryon Park

My first mural was painted at the home of Cindy Miller in Corvallis, Oregon during a peaceful snowstorm over Winter break. The 14-foot wall was white reflected too much sunlight in the large room, so I provided a cooler atmosphere by painting this old growth forest scene from a photo taken while we were walking [...]
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Clear Lake Workshop

$90 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Clear Lake #3 acrylic on canvas on 18 x 14 x 1 canvas I finished this painting after many years of contemplation. I had not painted water successfully in acrylic or oils, so I took a workshop from Mark Allison, art instructor at LBCC and Bill Shumway, owner [...]
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Road to Discovery ~ contest submission

In 2003, I entered a contest to provide art for the da Vinci Days poster. Though this piece did not receive the honor, I enjoyed working on each portrait . The large area of sky was left to add the theme title, Road to Discovery, which would be done electronically. During the festival, this painting [...]




