Daisies At The Fence

© 2013 Pam Van Londen. Daisies At The Fence. Acrylic on 12x12x.5 gallery-edged archival canvas. No need to frame. corvallis, flower field, sky, vivid, trees, red, blue, green, dark gree, white, pink, light blue, daily painting, portland, oregon, pam van londen SOLD © 2013 Pam Van Londen. Daisies At The Fence. Acrylic on 12x12x.5 gallery-edged archival canvas. No need to frame.

An old wooden fence and a field full of Shasta daisies is a common scene in Oregon in the summer.

Snow paintings.

© Pam Van Londen 2010, 18th Street Snow 3, acrylic on Claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, 18th Street Snow 3, 8×8 acrylic on Claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Snowy Path, acrylic on Claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Snowy Path, 8×8 acrylic on Claybord

The snow day afforded me the opportunity to lay low and work at the easel today. I enjoyed working with iridescent acrylics on the Ampersand Claybord panels.

Valley Morning 11

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 11, Acrylic on Clayboard, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 11, 8×8 Acrylic on Claybord

Lately, I prefer acrylic over oil paint on the Claybord surface.
With it, I can still get a transparent underpainting that shows a lot of visual texture then pile up thicker paint on top to create a physical texture.

Watercolor practice

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 2, watercolor, 12x12 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $100 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 2, 12×12 watercolor

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 3, watercolor, 12x12 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $100 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 3, 12×12 watercolor

Old Mill Challenge

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Old Mill Challenge, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Old Mill Challenge, 8×8 oil on claybord

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

Virtual Paintout is New Zealand

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Opito Bay Road, Kerikeri, New Zealand, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Opito Bay Road, Kerikeri, New Zealand, 8×8 oil on claybord

June’s Virtual Paintout Challenge is New Zealand. I found a lonely road in Kerikeri that had my favorite elements: grass, highway, trees, and water.

This one is using a bit of sgraffito to add interest.

Virtual Paintout Cote d’Azur

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Cote d’Azur 1, , 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Cote d’Azur 1, 8×8

Join the monthly virtual paintout…May’s is almost over….I was able to get this in just in time.

More trees in swirls

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees, 8×8 oil on claybord

I like swirls; you like swirls; so I painted more swirls.

I live in Orange country so had to use a saturated an orange hue as I could, along with my favorite color blue-green.

If you’re an artist I highly recommend participating in the weekly challenge at Daily Paintworks.

Avery Park Trees in a split-compliment scheme

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Avery Park Trees 4, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Avery Park Trees 4, 8×8 oil on claybord

The Daily Paintworks Challenges are fun to work on, so here’s another one for the Color Challenge. I’m using a split compliment scheme (traditional color wheel).

This composition is easy and allows me to focus just on the color arrangement.

I’ve also used sgraffito here to provide a bit of whimsical detail.

Hot Cocoa with Shiny Gift Bag

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Hot Cocoa with Shiny Giftbag, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Hot Cocoa with Shiny Giftbag, 8×8 oil on claybord

I’ve painted this one to meet the Daily Paintworks challenge. I’ve used my usual loose style in oil on Claybord.

It’s hard to get the really saturated colors present on the shiny purple giftbag…it reflects a lot of permanent rose but purple diazinon does not dry shiny…it dries flat, so perhaps later I’ll add a shiny varnish.

Yes, I drank the cocoa. Mmmmm.

German Landscapes

© Pam Van Londen 2010, German Highway 1, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, German Highway 1, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, German Highway 2, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, German Highway 2, 8×8 oil on claybord

I’m joining the Daily Paintworks weekly painting challenges. I’ve got two done and I’m not sure how long it’ll take me to catch up to all the week’s I’ve missed.

These German roadways remind me of Oregon…lush hills and farmland with peaceful highways circling them.

These two pieces use my transparent oil technique on Claybord.

Valley Storm 4

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Storm 4, oil on clayboard, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2011, Valley Storm 4, 8×8 oil on clayboard

I added this painting to the Japan Relief Painting Challenge sponsored by Daily Paintworks. At this moment, $23,000+ funds have been raised by the auction. Various relief agencies will send the funds to Japan. More than 300 artists have donated work for this project!

Willamette River is Home

© Pam Van Londen 2010. 17x13 watercolor on 130lb paper. Ships shrink-wrapped on foam board.SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010. 17×13 watercolor on 130lb paper. Ships shrink-wrapped on foam board.

Support the Japan relief efforts by purchasing a painting from the Daily Paintworks ‘Home’ Challenge auction.

I’ve submitted this watercolor painting to the auction, which ended.

Clear Lake is Feb’s Painting Challenge

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Clear Lake 4, oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord, unframed. Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Clear Lake 4, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord, unframed.

Clear Lake is one of my favorite spots in Oregon. You can fish in quiet, camp, and eat a burger if necessary. The water is clear, of course, and provides colorful reflections for painting.

The Monthly Painting Challenge for February is to paint your rendition of some ripples at the shoreline.

This image is painted with thinned oil on Ampersand Claybord and scratched with pencil and rubber-tipped brushes.

Watermelon and Fork,
for the Monthly Challenge

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Watermelon and Fork, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Watermelon and Fork, 8×8 oil on claybord

This month’s Painting Challenge is a typical August still life…a picnic with watermelon.

Monthly Painting Challenge
Maya at the Fountain

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Maya at a Fountain, oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

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$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Maya at a Fountain, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

I think this fountain is located in downtown Portland but I’ve forgotten. Can anyone locate it for us?

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Prince Edward Island for the Virtual Paintout

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Prince Edward Island 1, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © 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 are just waiting for high tide.

Shatin Pass Road in Hong Kong

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Shatin Pass Road 1, oil on claybord,  8x8
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 cameras captured the road, only a few pedestrians were walking it. I would think such a pleasant place so near the city would be crowded with walkers.

Farrington Hwy, Kapolei, Hawaii

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Farrington Hwy Kapolei, Hawaii, oil on clayboard,  8x8
SOLD © 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 here; a difficult feat some days.

Prague Traffic, for the
Virtual Paintout

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Ke Krci Branicka Prague, oil on clayboard,  8x8

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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.

Oak Tree, for Inspiration
All Around Us challenge

© Pam Van Londen 2013,  Oak Tree 1.2, oil on gessoboard,  8x8

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$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Oak Tree, oil on 8×8-inch archival Gessobord panel; unframed.

Every other Tuesday, Dana Marie from Dana Marie Gallery in Corvallis, Orgon, posts a new photo to draw inspiration from on the Inspiration All Around Us blog.

This oak tree is my first submission. I revised it in 2013 to improve color and composition.

Monthly Painting Challenge
Creek Reflections

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Johnson Creek 6 Winter Creek, oil on gessoboard,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Johnson Creek 6 Reflections, 8×8 oil on gessoboard

This month’s Painting Challenge is Winter Creek, a complicated landscape with confusing branches and subtle colors; one I find the hardest to paint.

I am still working with a transparent oil technique, this time on gesso rather than Claybord, so I’ve left the crimson underpainting showing through and exaggerated the color where I could.

This location is my favorite in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland.

Pennsylvania Snowfall

© Pam Van Londen 2009,  PA Snowfall 1, oil on clayboard,  8x8x1
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2009, PA Snowfall 1, 8x8x1 on oil on clayboard

In April 2006, we had just left NYC’s spring-time glory and overnighted in Pennsylvania. We woke up to snow! The kids in the neighborhood enjoyed it, of course. They played in the tall, dried grass, slid down the slice, and threw themselves down to make snow angels.

This painting was done from a reference photo taken during that playful time. It is part of the Monthly Painting Challenge. See what others are rendering for the month of February.