$64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Hood River Downtown 1, 8x8x1 on oil on claybord $64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Columbia River from Viento Park 1, 8x8x1 on oil on claybord $64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Oneonta Canyon Logjam, 8x8x1 on oil on claybord Artists painted outdoors for Aug. 27 – 31 in [...]

After 45 years of remembering a trip to Rooster Rock, I finally took my kids there. It was not the same beach we had as children, but was sufficient to get in the water and sand (mud, really), and watch the spectacular cloud display. It wasn’t too hot, not cold, and no one got sunburned.

For the Mt Tabor (Portland, Oregon) 100 year anniversary celebration, I’ll be painting out on the mountain. From 10am to 1pm I’ll be demonstrating my techniques. In addition, I’ll be selling works at my booth near the playground.

A few years ago I wrote about designing a pair of pants with a computer built in. The keyboard could be flexible and thin and be embedded in the pant legs. The display would project holographically in front of the wearer. MIT students have perfected the idea…see the movie:

My dear son Martin and the love of his life, Randi, delivered a healthy baby girl yesterday. She weighed in at 8lb 1oz and 19″ long. She looks like Martin and Randi and has a peaceful disposition. We all adore her. Mom and dad and brother William are doing well. The delivery went smoothly. They’ll [...]

This little pirate showed up at the house with a whole lot of loot in a bag one night. Her teeth were rotten, her eye gouged out, and her mangy hair all locked up. I hesitated to let her in, but she offered to share her Snicker’s Bars with me. I accepted.

Ecampus, the keeper of my distance course, Gender and Technology, is highlighting our recent journey around the USA.

$75 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Siletz River 2 acrylic on canvas on 12 x 24 x 1 canvas The Siletz River is an energetic yet peaceful river full of wildlife and large salmon. We camped at Coytote Rock RV this weekend to paint and fish. Maya caught 4 little bottom feeders but no [...]

Because we are back in our community, playing soccer, and working full time again, it’s hard to get away and feel like we’re having adventures. My solution is to take the bike, bus, or walk to a destination, no matter how domestic the reason. Then, as often as possible, head to the beach or even [...]

After a month of apartment living, we finally got to visit the Oregon Coast and boy we enjoyed it. I painted three works on canvas, the kids built fires, we ate smores, and enjoyed friends in Otter Rock.

Ping, bam, slam, bab, slap!         Ping! Oh, if you ping one more time I’ll bap your lights out. You pinball machine, or should I say pingball machine? Ping!

I wish I could fly right over the ocean, right over my home, and beyond my state. I wish I could fly, but every morning I wake from my dreams I’m in my same old bed.

I’m going downtown in Manhattan! Of course, it will be crowded and if I ask for directions, people will say, “No. Too bad, Yah yah. Not my Problem. Go to the Help Desk. Nah, forget it.” (People aren’t very nice sometimes.) And it will be noisy with all the cars going beep, honk, zip, screeech, [...]

One of the world’s great heros, Nelson Mandela, explains the concept of Ubuntu, in a video provided by YouTube video.

OK, I’ve changed my mind; I’m keeping it. That solves all my problems unless I get a ticket for parking it in front of my apartment. I just won’t drive it except for weekends. Why give up on the joy? Actually, my attempts to downsize have not panned out. The bank won’t finance a smaller, [...]

We loved our year-long stint traveling in the RV but have decided to settle in Corvallis once again, so our beloved RV is for sale. If there was a nice RV park with internet close to school, we’d stay in the rig. Oh, well. See the specs and floorplan for our 2005 Jayco Grayhawk 31ss [...]

By the time you read this post, we’ll probably be in Corvallis. We’re in Portland visiting family on our way down to Corvallis. Drop by Monday if you’re able. Call for the address.

We’ve arrived in our home state and are enjoying having someone else pump the gas (and there’s no tax here)! We spent 2 days at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. It was very hot but the evenings brought beautiful clouds and a few sprinkles. Today we visited the John Day Fossil Beds Visitor Center (too hot [...]

Maya learns to drive on the lonliest road in the USA. We survived Hwy 50, the “Lonliest Road in America.” We passed only about 20 cars while traversing numerous mountain ranges. Today, we use I-80 to get to Winnamucca then onto Oregon. We hope to reach Malhear today.

The Grand Canyon’s North Rim is closed until Monday, so we skipped it and drove to Zion, which is just as spectacular because there are many easy hikes to pools, falls, cliffs, etc. And you’re already at the river! None of this crazy backpacking just to get to the river. We hiked to the 3 [...]

If you get to see the Grand Canyon from the North or South Rim, you’re of course, overwhelmed. If you do not get to hike down to the bottom, then I recommend going to Lee’s Ferry. You’re right on the river and the cliffs are spectacular. We camped here, met great new friends, and got [...]

I know I’ve said this before, but, “WOW!” I didn’t really believe this place existed, but here it is! It is one of my top 5 favorite places and I have hundreds of photos to prove it. We found an arch hidden down the wash behind the campground and will take the wash the other [...]

We paid $6 to park at the corners so we could take the typical photo. I’m left with just 50¢ now and cannot buy any of the doodads available (thank goodness). We watched a demo of sand painting on little squares. Local stones are ground into powders and applied to boards with white glue. This [...]

The most remarkable thing we found in this sprauling little town was this hungry tree…it ate a children’s wagon. You can see parts of it from the inside and the East side. Most of it is hidden within the treebark. This picture shows the width of the base.

We’ve been visiting Georgia O’Keefe’s painting spots: Echo Amphitheatre, Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu Lake, and the quaint town of Abiquiu. I’ve been painting quite a bit but needed to get back to civilization to check in with students. We’ll be heading to AZ tomorrow. Echo Amphitheatre is a great place to sing or play the flute [...]

Toas is another beautiful city nestled in the high desert of New Mexico. We gallery hopped today at the Historic Plaza and will walk around the pueblo tomorrow. The village is 1000 years old and still being used, so we must try to blend in. We learned that the Spaniards used slave labor to build [...]

We’re doing a bit of work camping at Tillie’s Motor Inn and RV Park this week while we visit friends and the nearby Pueblo ruins. Here’s the sandwich board I designed and painted while there. We visited the Salinas Ruins and took many pictures. There are round kivas, convent cells, and 2 churches still viewable. [...]

Wow! I’ve changed timezones twice this week and drove so many miles while fighting the wind that I’m a bit dazed. We met some wonderful Oregonians who’ve taken us to dinner in exchange for consulting and plan to see the city tomorrow along with more food, of course. It’s hot and dry here so we [...]

“…where the waving wheat can sure smell sweet and the….” Oh, I forgot the words. Oklahoma is quite beautiful! We drove from the Ozarks, where rocky bluffs and wildflowers abound, to the flatter plains where the dirt is red. I love it. It’s HOT here, so we’re playing pool in the air conditioned club house [...]