NFS © Pam Van Londen 2008 LoraLee Sliding1 8x8x1 in oil on gessoboard I just adore my granddaughter. Here she is about to slide at the playground. She loves it of course. I’ve touched up this painting today…added more whites and darks. It’s for sale but not cheap…she’s my little pumpkin, after all.

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2008 Maya and Jazzy Tubing 8x8x1 in oil on gessoboard One of my daily painting goals is to paint more portraits of people being active. So if I continue working with water as I so love, then I must add humans. These two girls are tubing in the Santiam River, [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2008 Newspaper with Hope 8x8x1 in acrylic on canvasboard Week 3 of the Different Stokes project allowed us daily painters to work on a portrait. I added an extra level by modifying the color and bench to leave a message. The owner of this work, a new customer from Seattle, [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2008 Jack 8x8x1 in oil on canvasboard I’ve joined the Daily Painters who are creating a weekly Different Strokes painting for Karin Jurick’s new project. So that I get all the “assignments” done, I backtracked and created “Jack” today. Stay tuned for week 3 and see week 2, below.

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2008 Buck and Heather 8x8x1 in oil on clayboard The neighbor’s beautiful dog, Buck, loves to tug while the humans play frisbee golf. Buck’s coat shines and he smiles a lot. He’s also good at guarding the beer when the humans are on a break. I’m still testing the clayboard [...]

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2007 Lotus Grid Fairy with Light at Cannon Beach oil on clayboard on 8 x 8 x 1 canvas Walking the beach in mild weather instills contemplation which becomes a healing exercise. I’ll be traveling back to Cannon Beach for more healing in just a week! Ahh…I’m breathing better already [...]

$25 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2008 Self Portrait 2008 oil on gessoboard on 8 x 8 x 1 canvas My last major self portrait was painted on a 3-foot square canvas during my 3rd year in college. It was a Chuck Close kind of composition; in-your-face close-cropped of my head. I carried that canvas [...]

$25 © Pam Van Londen 2008 HMF Bekki and Denise 1 oil on gessoboard on 8 x 8 x 1 canvas SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2008 HMF Denise on the Path 1 oil on gessoboard on 8 x 8 x 1 canvas These two paintings have been painted long after the 3rd Annual Harvest [...]

NFS © Pam Van Londen 2007 Martin and LoraLee Swinging 1 oil on gessoboard on 8 x 8 x 1 canvas My beloved son and granddaughter were swinging one day and I captured their joy in pixels. I’ve transferred the joy to oil on gessoboard. Let’s pray he gets to see her for Father’s day. [...]

$400 © Pam Van Londen 2008 The Berry Pickers acrylic on gallery-edged canvas on 24 x 18 x 1.5 canvas Last summer, my daughter and two friends wandered through the Oregon Garden outside Silverton, Oregon. I was there to paint and they were there to find adventures. They happened upon a blackberry patch and enjoyed [...]

$500 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Cannon Beach Between Storms acrylic on gallery-edged canvas on 24 x 18 x 1.5 canvas During spring break, I had the good fortune of visiting Cannon Beach, Oregon to meet some new friends, eat great food, and gallery hop. It snowed, hailed, and blustered much of the break, but [...]

$500 © Pam Van Londen 2007 The Story Teller (Beth Johnson) acrylic on gallery edged canvas on 24 x 18 x 1.5 canvas My new painting friend, Beth Johnson, creates many portraits in oils. The portraits often use a split canvas with current and past perceptions on either side. I decided to try her composition [...]

$800 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Ella Comtempla la Lluvia que Viene oil on 18 x 36 x 1.5 gallery-edged canvas After many years of longing to paint something for the Art in Ag contest, I finally have work ready. Two months ago I developed the concept and composition and this week I started and [...]

This sleeping family captured my heart when I saw them one late afternoon. I took many photos and have been working on this painting for several months. The first layer looked pretty good; a bit minimalistic, which we all liked. But I knew there wasn’t enough paint on the canvas, so I took another crack [...]

$20 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Harvest Music Festival Gumbo, Glass, and Flowers arylic on canvasboard on 8 x 10 x 1 canvas A sprinkling of painters were present at this year’s Harvest Music Festival at Greengable Gardens in Philomath, Oregon. Two friends of mine sketched with pencil and watercolor while I sketched with acrylics. [...]

$370 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Harvest Music Under the Bridge acrylic on round canvas on 16 x 16 x 1 canvas For 3 years, I have provided art for the Harvest Music Festival which takes place in early September. This year’s work is based on photos taken at the 2006 event. This wonderful garden [...]

This new portrait is of me and my first born when he was about a month or two old. I have hundreds of photos to work from, so can begin to practice portrait painting in earnest now, in preparation for the series about my Mother. This portrait took about 3 hours and could use just [...]

My first grandchild was born this month and seems so pretty and peaceful, I just had to paint her portrait. She’s pictured here in her daddy’s safe hands. I painted alla prima; without drawing first, though I did use a photograph as reference. It was taken on her second day at the hospital.

Last year at this time, I was celebrating the holidays in Texas. We left for the Gulf Coast after a month of rain and ended up at Navarre Beach, FL. Because of the mild weather, I had many opportunities to paint. Here I am painting the bay in acrylic on canvas board. Wish I were [...]

Twenty-five years ago I painted a portrait in an art class using the impressionist technique. The painting never looked very interesting or worth hanging on the wall. I’ve carried the canvas with me to every dwelling since then and now it’s gone! It has transformed into one of my favorite paintings yet…a scene with two [...]

This painting placed 2nd in the Professional Portrait lot of the Open Class section of the Benton Country Fair in August. About 3 years ago, I started a portrait of my two children and the dog. I painted over a Chuck Close-like portrait of myself which I finished 25 years ago when in undergratuate art [...]

$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 [...]

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 [...]