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Landscape paintings in acrylic, oil, oil pastel, and watercolor
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 3, 8×8 oil on claybord
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 4, 8×8 oil on claybord
Feeling a bit pinched? Add a nest to your room’s financial corner to increase prosperity.
These nests were painted in oil on claybord, and have a bit of sgraffito. Both come framed in black wood.
Sold © Pam Van Londen 2010, Molalla River Shore 7, 8×8 oil on claybord
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.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Randy Heidrich Surfing, 8×8 oil on claybord
Thank you for the surf lesson, Randy. Now you can hang this painting in the TV room next to the other two. We really enjoyed our family surfing lesson and hope to join you again next summer. Some of my family are getting new wet suits for Christmas!
Is Cape Kiwanda the best place for a lesson or should we try Beverly Beach?
$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, KahNeeTa 6, 8×8 acrylic on claybord
When I forgot to bring brushes to KahNeeTa resort earlier this year, I painted with a butter knife. The effect was a fresh look, so I’ve painted another. This one is also a KahNeeTa scene.
I pulled out paint tubes of color that I often ignore. I call them my ugly colors… Phthalocyanine Blue, Indanthrene Blue, Quinacridone Gold, and Sap Green. They are not so ugly when grouped together.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crows on the Beach 11, 8×8 oil on claybord
Ah to while away the hours watching birds at the beach…that is a vacation.
And if you can’t be on vacation, paint the scene to allow you to go there when you must just rely on your imagination.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, KahNeeTa 5, 8×8 oil on claybord
Just another of my favorite scenes…the orange earth with a wisp of white sand, a majestic cliff, and a deep blue sky.
This one hales from KahNeeTa Resort in the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, KahNeeTa 4 Teepee, 8×8 oil on claybord
I’m not sure that teepees were typical Central Oregon High Desert dwellings before Europeans arrived there a few hundred years ago, but they are a popular scene in the USA.
KahNeeTa has teepees to camp in; they are like yurts only shaped like a teepee. They provide a romantic scene even with all the cars and RVs parked nearby.
Learn more about the Warm Springs Reservation.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, KahNeeTa 3, 8×8 oil on claybord
Here is another of my favorite desert scenes which includes sage, grasses, rolling hills, and a big blue sky with puffy clouds. I brings back memories of my strenuous solo hike at KahNeeTa near Warm Springs in Central Oregon.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Evening 4, 8×8 oil on claybord
I started this painting a month ago at a plein air class. I’ve added to it several times but fell like it is done now. It is a relaxer…view to ease your eyes.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, KahNeeTa 2, 8×8 oil on claybord
I love how the high desert grasses looks when everything is blooming, especially the sage.
This big rock sits by itself near the trail. I think it is a chunk of basalt.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Black Butte 1, 8×8 oil on claybord
This abstracted highway scene shows Black Butte beyond the forest trees. I was unable to stop and take a reference photo, so I’m working from memory. I think the trees are pine but I have stylized them quite a bit.
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2013, Sage 1.2, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2013, Sage 2.2, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.
August brings blossoms to the Central Oregon high desert. Sage and other small flowers are lighting up the cinder floor. I see Oregon sunshine and some small white flowers that I am unable to identify.
These paintings were revised in 2013.
$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, KahNeeTa 1, 8×8 oil on claybord
Our weekend trip to Central Oregon was an adventure. The terrain looks much like Arizona and New Mexico with red, gold, and white-painted hills.
This painting was done with a butter knife because I forgot my brushes! I have many more planned (with and without a knife), so stay tuned.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Columbia Gorge Rooster Rock and Beacon Rock, 8×8 oil on claybord
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Columbia Gorge Ponytail Falls , 8×8 oil on claybord
Ponytail Falls is my favorite of all the falls I’ve been to in the Gorge…the ability to walk behind, wade the pool, look over the Horestail falls from the top, and cool off from the climb make me want to keep coming back.
The Beacon Rock image was painted plein air from Rooster Rock State Park. My son took a time-lapse movie of me painting, which I will link to when ready.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Columbia Gorge Horsetail Falls, 8×8 oil on claybord
$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Columbia Gorge Oneonta Logjam 2, 8×8 oil on claybord
Our family tradition is to hike to a waterfall, ford the Oneonta slot canyon, and sit in the mud at Rooster Rock on the Columbia Gorge.
This year we hiked to Ponytail and Horsetail falls again, climbed over the logjam (the kids did, while I painted), and wade in the mighty river (the kids did, while I painted).
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Columbia Gorge Rooster Rock Flowers, 8×8 oil on claybord
My granddaughter saw her first waterfalls, hiked in her new boots, and her favorite…got up to her waist in the river and muddied-up her toes.
This photo expresses her joy!
$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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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.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Cape Kiwanda 7, 8×8 oil on claybord
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Cape Kiwanda 8, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel; unframed.
Cape Kiwanda was spectacular again this weekend…even Saturday’s fog was pretty. We are a bit sun burnt and tired from surfing and hiking the dune, but happy to have been there.
These paintings were done plein air in oil, on the deck by the park’s dory boat entrance.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Mary’s Peak 8, 8×8 oil on claybord
I enjoyed another evening of painting outdoors last night. We settled into some property south of Corvallis where we could view the sun setting over Mary’s Peak.
The wheat fields provided a gold texture against the misty blue backdrop of hills and mountains.
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SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Johnson Creek 7, 18×24 acrylic
I’m hanging some work at the Albany Heartspring Wellness Center but they needed another piece for an exam room.
This image is based on a smaller daily painting done earlier this year. We’ll see how it looks on their deep orange wall.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 12, acrylic on 18x24x1.5 gallery-edged canvas.
I’ve spent a good deal of time at and on the river this week, and was inspired to paint its many colors and reflections again.
This image was painted from a photo I took near sunset at Crystal Lake boat landing in Corvallis.
The ground seems to turn purple and the bushes orange and yellow at this time of the evening.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 10, 8×8 oil on claybord
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 11, 8×8 oil on claybord
It was class outdoors again last evening. We painted at the Crystal Lake Boat Landing in Corvallis. Due to the heat of the day, many folks were boating, rafting, mud-soaking, and biking. The atmosphere was jubilant.
My favorite scene was the harmonica player conoeing with two dogs. He floated down river then appeared again later; he must have done the whole trip again! The lighting and the music seemed to transport me back 200 years and I expected Tom Sawyer to come strolling by.
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.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Sheep Grazing 1, 8×8 oil on claybord
After another evening of peaceful painting out of doors, I have this panel to show. Painting sheep so small was not as easy as I expected, so I’ll be practicing more.
Oregonians are so lucky to have such beautiful country so close at hand. Just a minute’s drive and we are out into the fresh air and rural settings.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley View 1: Barb and Chad’s view, 8×8 oil on claybord
This painting was painted plein air last week but I spent a few days looking at it and making touchups to brighten the colors.
The use of large, obvious brush strokes is something I do in many paintings, though you don’t see them in my blog very often.
Only about half seem to turn out right the first time, so I massage them for months and perhaps get a few more that work.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley View 2: Barb and Chad’s view, 8×8 oil on gessoboard
My plein air class had a great session at Barb and Chad’s home up on a hill outside Adair Village last week.
The garden was immense and all was blooming. The views on all sides were spectacular!
The pets were fun, too.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Evening 3, 8×8 oil on clayboard
Throughout my travels, especially when I’m the driver and everyone else is asleep, I like to imaging painting the scene out the window. Rows of trees and cloud formations are the most fun.
When I get home I am ready to use paint to paint the scene, since I’ve practiced in my mind how the color and strokes should go together.
This third version of Valley Evening exaggerates the color and introduces color in the foreground to tie-in the background colors.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Evening 1, 8×8 oil on clayboard
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Evening 2 ~ Jake Birdwatching, 8×8 oil on clayboard
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Joanne’s Porch, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.
It is such a joy to take a class with other artists. I learn so much. Mark Allison’s plein air class started last night at the home of Joanne McLennan in Tangent, Oregon. The evening atmosphere was pleasant and magical.
I first painted the front porch, where I found a range of blues and green/grays contrasted with the orangeish rock.
Then, I created a fast sketch in paint of the row of trees out yonder. My goal was to paint brightly with few brush strokes.
Jake the friendly dog needed to have his portrait done, so I woke early this morning to paint him into the landscape. For some reason my camera does not want to focus on this one…I’ve shot it 10 times and each is blurry. Perhaps when the sun shines I can shoot it again.
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.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Organ Pipe 6, 8×8 oil on clayboard
The cool shade and warm sun provide a spectacular view here at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
During the blooming season, the sages and other brushes provide a variety of pastel colors.