Lincoln Beach plein air paintings

Original plein-air landscape painted in oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel.
$60 Purchase via PayPal. © Pam Van Londen 2014. Lincoln Beach 3. Original plein-air landscape painted in oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

I painted on the beach today and it was refreshing! Here are 8×8 daily paintings from Lincoln Beach. Number 3 was painted plein air and the others were painted at my campsite.

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Join me at Fall Festival 2013!

Here are some new works I’ll have for sale…please come to booth 169 and take a closer look!

Ball Bearings 4

© 2013 Pam Van Londen. Ball Bearings 4. 12x9-inch watercolor on archival paper. Comes unframed. $27 Purchase via Credit Card or PayPal © 2013 Pam Van Londen. Ball Bearings 4. 12×9-inch watercolor on archival paper. Comes unframed.

This fun and bright abstract watercolor was a joy to paint!

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.

Willamette River 31, Clackamette Park again

Willamette River 30, acrylic on 8x8-inch panel, unframed$60. © Pam Van Londen 2013. Willamette River 31, acrylic on 8×8-inch panel, unframed, plein air. Purchase via PayPal with a credit card

Here’s another plein air painting from Clackamette Park. I’m adding this one and the previous painting to the Daily Paintworks “Different Ways” challenge.

Coastal Drama Cannon Beach

Coastal Drama Cannon Beach SOLD Coastal Drama Cannon Beach. © Pam Van Londen 2013. Oil on 8×8-inch Claybord panel. Unframed.

This new painting is a remake of an older painting, which I could not stand to look at anymore. This version has more drama and is much more fun to look at. The sand from the original plein air painting session is still visible, adding an interesting texture.

Frazier Wetland

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Frazier Wetland 2, Oil on Clayboard, 8x8  SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Frazier Wetland 2, 8×8 Oil on Clayboard

Last weekend my daughter and I were enjoying the wetlands to paint and do homework. It was peaceful, but hard to paint due to having 2 dogs who want to greet all the passing dogs.

It was a very green day but of course, I like to find the hidden colors to paint.

Etsy Treasuries for January

Other artisans have listed my work on their Etsy Treasuries this month.

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.

Willamette River commission

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 28, acrylic on gallery-edged canvas, 12x12 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 28, 12×12 acrylic on gallery-edged canvas

This painting was commissioned for a couple that floated the Willamette River years ago.

The technique here uses an alizarin crimson underpainting to keep the palette bright. Once dry, I layered thick and thin swirling and flat layers to build depth.

I’ve painted the edges of the canvas so the image wraps around it, allowing more view from the sides and top and bottom.

Canyon Dreams 31

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 31, oil on claybord, 8x8  SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 31, 8×8 oil on claybord

This painting is very abstracted and was painted without a reference…I just like to feel the brush strokes and don’t think too much about where they go.

Park Trees 4

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 4, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Park Trees 4, 8×8 oil on claybord

The OSU campus has many interesting trees to paint from. Everyone morning when I walk to the office, I see all manner of shapes, sizes, and colors to study.

You might notice I am building a series of oil paintings that use swirling brush strokes and very bright colors. This is my favorite style to paint.

Two of these works are at the Mod Pod in downtown Corvallis. If you like what you see, we can meet to view the rest of them in person.

© Pam Van Londen 2010, German Highway 2, oil on claybord, 8x8  SOLD © Pam Van Londen2010, German Highway 2, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Avery Park Trees 4, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Avery Park Trees 4, 8×8 oil on claybord

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

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 22, oil on claybord, 8x8  SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 22, 8×8 oil on claybord

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

Another Murder of Crows

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 2, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 2, 8×8 oil on claybord

I had some half-paintings sitting around so I finished them by adding crow silhouettes. These are made with oil paint and oil stick. Each comes framed in black.

I’m getting ready for my winter sale so must clean out unnecessary clutter from the studio. I have a stack of paintings I just can’t look at anymore, they will get a similar treatment.

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 3, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 3, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 4, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 4, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 5, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 5, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 1, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 1, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

Sarris Garden #7

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Greg Sarris’ Garden 7, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © 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?

More arctic landscapes

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Arctic 2, Acrylic on Clayboard, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Arctic 2, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Arctic 3, Acrylic on Clayboard, 8x8  SOLD © 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.

Local scenes

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 21, watercolor, 12x12 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $100 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 21, 12×12 watercolor

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Clouds2, watercolor, 12x12 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $100 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Clouds2, 12×12 watercolor

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

Willamette River 16 from the Farmer’s Market

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Willametter River 16, watercolor, 11x8.5 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $75 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willametter River 16, 11×8.5 watercolor

It was a glorious day in the park this morning. The farmer’s market has grown and so have the crowds.

I tried some Tayberries, which are like long, large raspberries. Their taste was like another flavor I’ve experienced but could not remember what. I’ll have to try them again next weekend.

Valley Fog 2

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Fog 2, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Fog 2, 8×8 oil on claybord

This tree is amazing but very hard to paint. After 2 days of messing with it, I finally have a style that works.

Here is a companion piece.

Wooden plates with rice paper

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Round Valley 1, acrylic mixd media, 12x12 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Round Valley 1, 12×12 acrylic mixd media

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Round Valley 2, acrylic mixd media, 12x12 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Round Valley 2, 12×12 acrylic mixd media

I was in the mood for something new when I found some rice paper with swirls and these lightweight wooden plates. I painted on them with iridescent colors and finished with two layers of satin varnish.

Stop by the Mod Pod on Second Street to see these in person.

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.

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.

Watercolors from last summer

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 8, watercolor, 17x13 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $125 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 8, 17×13 watercolor

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 9, watercolor, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 9, 8×8 watercolor

Last summer, I gathered with friends and students to paint plein air and these two sketches were started then. I finished them last month with a bit of acrylic and iridescent watercolor.

Butterfly Therapy

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Flying 1, oil on clayboard, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Flying 1, 8×8 oil on clayboard

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Flying 2, oil on clayboard, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Flying 2, 8×8 oil on clayboard

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Flying 3, oil on clayboard, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Flying 3, 8×8 oil on clayboard

For those of us suffering from cabin fever and the winter blues, keep thinking about all the wonderful earthly wonders we’ll see when we arrive at spring.

Butterflies are one of those wonders. These gentle creatures tend to cheer me up when they flutter by. I feel like a flower bestowed with a gentle kiss when one comes flying by my nose.

Butterflies sunning

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Butter?ies Sunning 1, oil on clayboard,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Sunning 1, 8×8 oil on clayboard

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Butterflies Sunning 2, oil on clayboard,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Sunning 2, 8×8 oil on clayboard

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Butterflies Sunning 3, oil on clayboard,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Butterflies Sunning 3, 8×8 oil on clayboard

It’s just now winter, but why not think about warmer times? I look forward to sunning, like these butterflies. Where do butterflies hang out when it is snowy here?

More nests of prosperity

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Nest of Prosperity 6, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD  © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 6, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 7, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 7, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Nest of Prosperity 8, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 8, 8×8 oil on claybord

One of my favorite subjects to paint is a bird’s nest. They come in all shapes and sizes and include little bits of treasure in the form of eggs…new life waiting.

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Nests of Prosperity

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Nest of Prosperity 3, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 3, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Nest of Prosperity 4, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 4, 8×8 oil on claybord

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These nests were painted in oil on claybord, and have a bit of sgraffito. Both come framed in black wood.

Molalla River, Oregon

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Molalla River Shore 7, oil on claybord, 8x8 Sold © Pam Van Londen 2010, Molalla River Shore 7, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Molalla River Shore 8, oil on claybord,  8x8 Sold © Pam Van Londen 2010, Molalla River Shore 8, 8×8 oil on claybord

I just love photographing and painting rivers…so peaceful yet invigorating.

This 7th image of the Molalla River in Oregon uses a bit of splattering to render the rocks.

The 8th image uses sgraffito. I scratch into the paint with a pencil and render small lines.

Love Bird series part 2

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Love Birds 1, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Love Birds 1, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Love Birds 2, oil on claybord,  8x8

Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system
$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Love Birds 2, 8×8 oil on claybord

The technique is transparent oil on Ampersand Claybord panels. Each is framed in a black wood frame.

See the previous post for the other two in the series.

Love Birds Series part 1

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Love Birds 3, oil on claybord,  8x8

Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system
$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Love Birds 3, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Love Birds 4, oil on claybord,  8x8

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

I painted these four at the same time so that if you purchased all four, they work as a unit. They hang in one large square or side by side or vertically.