Pam Van Londen | Corvallis Artist, Oregon Artist. Creating Every Day…paintings, web sites, and courses Oregon daily painter, murals and portraits. Corvallis Web Designer / Web Developer. Original abstract landscape oil paintings

Fall is here

October 1, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Fall Maple Leaves 1, 8×8 oil on claybord

It has cooled down here and is raining again so I could buckle down and paint!

Very few leaves have turned bright colors yet but that time is not far off. I can smell it in the air.
If you have a Fall scene you need painted for home, office, or a gift, please contact me with the details. I have time to help you out!

Sarris Garden #7

October 1, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Greg Sarris’ Garden 7, 8×8 oil on claybord

Greg Sarris’ garden provides so many lovely painting scenes; I have yet to finish them all.

Can you smell the lavender and hear the grass rustling while the bees buzz around?

Thank you fall Festival!

September 25, 2011 Exhibits | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

Fall Festival Booth 2010 Thank you to Cindy, Shauna, Hailey, Denise, Hilary, and Quincy for all their help getting my booth set up and packed up again!

I am happy to announce I sold 24 paintings at Fall Festival in spite of the rain! I have several new collectors and had a few returning collectors, which is humbling.

More arctic landscapes

September 17, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Arctic 2, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Arctic 3, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard

I’ve switched to acrylic paint lately to see how it works on Ampersand Claybord panels. I like its staining properties and the textures created when I remove partly-dried paint.

In addition, I’m using interference and iridescent paints to provide interesting color effects, which can be seen when you move from right to left. These paints also provide 3-D texture at full strength.

Come to Fall Festival to view them in person…the photos don’t catch all the fascinating nuances.

Piller abstracts

September 16, 2011 Abstract and Non-objective, Daily Painting | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

Here is another batch of 7×5-inch watercolor paintings on 100% rag paper made in India. They come matted in a 11×14-inch mat.

Check my Painted Abstractions shop at Etsy.com to purchase.

Fall Festival 2011 booth 168

September 11, 2011 ** A Sale! **, Exhibits | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

I hope to see many of you at the Corvallis Fall Festival on September 24/24.

Stop by to see my new work in booth 168. I will have framed 8×8-inch oil and acrylic landscapes and at least 100 5×7-inch abstract watercolors. In addition, I’ll have a few larger paintings on canvas.

Arctic landscape

September 11, 2011 Abstract and Non-objective, Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Arctic 1, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard

I have been experimenting with iridescent acrylic paint on Claybord lately and like the watercolor effects on the clay for the underpainting and thicker shiny pearls on the top layers.

Beverly Beach 5

September 11, 2011 Abstract and Non-objective, Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Beverly Beach 5, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard

We visit Beverly Beach and Otter Rock a few times per year to rejuvenate. The sunset was spectacular on July 4 this year.

Radishes painting supports the Grace Center

September 9, 2011 Commissions | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

The Grace Center For Adult Day Services presents the 5th Annual Chef’s Jubilie on Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Grace Center for Adult Day Services located at 980 NW Spruce Ave. in Corvallis.

Tickets are $55/adult and 50/50 Raffle tickets are $5 each.

A silent auction features local artists and adventures. My Radishes painting will be auctioned.

Iridescent water media paintings

September 9, 2011 Abstract and Non-objective, Exhibits | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

Purchase this new batch of iridescent water media paintings at my Painted Abstractions shop on Etsy.com. Each is made with watercolor and acrylic paint on 100% archival rag paper, matted in cream and mounted on foamcore.

Etsy Treasuries for September

September 9, 2011 Exhibits | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

These artisans have added my paintings to their Etsy.com Treasuries this month.

: Abstracted Nature Paintings

: Adobe Blue

: Adventures Through California

: Made in Oregon

: Twist and Shout

: Green and Blue and Now Zen

: KAY Kaleidescope KAY

: Indelible Etsy Treasury

: Mauve Kind of Mood Etsy Treasury

: October Trends

: Offerings of Crows and Ravens

: Haystack Rock

: I keep telling you…

: Lourve d’Etsy

: Warm Rustic Beauty Nature

: Favorites

: Feeling Purple

: Landscape Love

To see more treasuries curated by other artists, look in the Treasury list at Etsy.com.

View treasuries I have curated.

Frazier Wetland

August 27, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Frazier Wetland 1, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard

Corvallis is situated in such a lovely spot on the map. We have ocean 1 hr away, refuges, forest, valleys, mountains, etc. One of my favorite spots is Jackson-Frazier Wetland. Here is my first painting from one of the viewpoints.

More iridescent watercolor paintings

August 26, 2011 Abstract and Non-objective, Daily Painting | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

Click each to see them full size. Purchase at Etsy.com.

These paintings are made with iridescent watercolor and interference acrylic on hand-made 100% rag paper. They are mounted on foamcore and matted in white.

Klamath River Serenity

August 18, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

$108 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Klamath River 4, 12×9 acrylic on claybord

In the early morning beside the Klamath River, you might spot a bear across the way, or a blanket of flog seeping in and out with the tide, or a buzzard looking for fishing scraps.

Willamette River 22

August 18, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 22, 8×8 oil on claybord

While the kids are practicing soccer, I was practicing painting. We are lucky to have such a great sports park next to our Willamette River.

This painting was painted en plain air and goes with these other paintings:

Avery Park Trees, Willamette River Paint Out.

More pillers ~ abstract iridescent watercolors

August 16, 2011 Abstract and Non-objective | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

This is the beginning of a set of piller images in iridescent watercolor on 7×5-inch rag paper. Purchase them at Etsy.

Etsy Treasuries for August

August 15, 2011 Exhibits | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

: Exuberantly Colorful Tranquility

: Leaf Flower Dreams

: Oregon Vacation

: Painters

: Passion for Paint

: Picnic Day Etsy

: Purple Red Orange

: Watercolor World

: If Alice Took a Taste Test

: Splash

Thank you to all the artisans at Etsy who feature my work! I’ve linked to their treasuries above.

New abstract watercolors at Etsy

August 12, 2011 Abstract and Non-objective, Daily Painting | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

Click to view the 7×5-inch orientation.

Lazy summer evenings are perfect for sitting around the picnic table and painting. Most of my children sat with me to paint at the beach for my 50th birthday…what a joy! Here are a few of the images I came up with afterwards.

Colorfield 2

Purchase these paintings at Etsy. They come matted in archival white, mounted on acid-free foamcore, and wrapped in protective plastic.

New abstract paintings at the Mod Pod

August 2, 2011 Art, Daily Painting, Exhibits | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

Colorfield 2

Drop in at the Mod Pod to see my abstract watercolors. A few are framed ($45) and many are ready for framing. Each is 7 inches wide by 5 inches tall mounted inside a 11×14-inch matte ($35).

Click each painting to see its 7×5-inch view.

Click each painting to see its 7×5-inch view.

Timberhill Exhibit pieces on sale

August 1, 2011 ** A Sale! **, Exhibits | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

From August 1 – 31, I have eleven oil and acrylic paintings hanging at Timberhill Athletic club, along with paintings by local abstract painter, Jake Dorr.

Ten of the paintings are on sale! And if you purchase them in person or online at this web site, shipping is free.

Here is a list of paintings I’m hanging:

Sarris Garden paintings

July 27, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

I’m spending a day at Greg Sarris’ home in Sonoma County, California, with friends. His garden that wraps around the home is spectacular with large lavenders, olive and bay trees, a kidney pool, lizards, and many native plants.

We listened to the coyotes and owls last night and hear the bees buzzing as they spend their day in the lavender.

California Vacation

July 24, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

Is this a pine or redwood? I forgot to figure it out before I left the area.

This is just one of many quick watercolor sketches done plein air in NE California in the Sonora area.

Oregon Berry Festival

July 15, 2011 Graphic Design Projects, Web Development Projects | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

I’ve been working with the Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission and Food First Marketing to promote their upcoming Oregon Berry Festival event scheduled for July 22 & 23, 2011 at the Ecotrust Center in NW Portland, Oregon.

Sunset and Parade Magazines have highlighted the event so my handiwork is getting lots of coverage.

Go to the site and find out what’s happening all month long. Be sure to click the Google +1 and Facebook Like buttons.

I love this event already! Nice start with that cute web site. Kudos to whoever put it together. It shouts “fun!”

Local scenes

July 14, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

Watercolor practice

July 14, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

Estuary 4 from Newport, Oregon

July 10, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

The foxgloves and Queen Anne’s Lace were blooming in the estuary at Newport last week.

Old Mill Challenge

July 10, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

The Daily Paintworks Weekly Challenge from a few weeks ago is to paint this old mill on a river.

Heidrich Girls Surfing

July 10, 2011 Commissions, Daily Painting, Portraits | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

To complete a set of beach pictures for the Heidrich Family.

Willamette River watercolors

July 8, 2011 Daily Painting, Landscapes | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen

Here are a couple of watercolors I created last night. I have two more but these are the best. I was too pooped to paint at the river so I painted from memory.