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$75 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Siletz River 3 Coyote Rock acrylic on canvas on 12 x 24 x 1 canvas

Last year, I started a painting of the Siletz River and never liked it (until I finally got it working).

This year, we tried a new location…Coyote Rock RV and Marina, and started two paintings which I’ve grown attached to.

$75 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Siletz River 2 acrylic on canvas on 12 x 24 x 1 canvas

The skinny vertical format I love so much usually results in a painting I love. I originally thought I’d paint over the horizontal painting but have grown to love it.

While painting, artist Diane Wilder-Wenzel stopped by to support me. I hope to meet her there again.

$370 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Harvest Pond acrylic on round canvas on 16 x 16 x 1 canvas

Last month, while in Mountainair, NM, I started this commission of a pond at Greengable Farm, Philomath, Oregon. I think it’s done and am waiting for feedback from the Friends of Old Mill committee to see if they like it for the Harvest Music Festival annual event poster.

I’ve never painted on a round canvas, so I’ll learn about framing one next week when I attempt to order a frame.

It’s been raining almost every day since we returned to Corvallis, which I was afraid would dampen my desire to paint. I’m hardly noticing it, though, with excellent natural and artificial lighting, warm temperatures, and wonderful music to listen to. My new studio is working well.

$120 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Lee’s Ferry Colorado River 1 acrylic on canvas on 20 x 20 x 1.5 canvas

Lee’s Ferry campground is spectacular and allows you to get into the Colorado River and ride down the Grand Canyon.

The myriad colors reflected and refracted in the water make for interesting painting: golds, red ochre, ultramarine, greens, and purples.

In May, the bushes, cacti, and grasses are blooming; magentas, oranges, violets, and whites.

$120 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Abiquiu Lake 1 acrylic on canvas on 20 x 20 x 1.5 canvas

It’s Jan 2007 and I finally finished this painting. It has more depth and detail.

Painting the everc-hanging Abiquiu Lake made this work a challenge. The spontaneity of yesterday’s work did not present itself today. It might be worth starting over.

I had meant to paint Padernal, the mountain God gave to Georgia O’Keefe because she painted it so often. But, the weather turned windy and my attitude waned.

We walked along the river to take more photos and found locations for future painting.

The heat and wind drys the paints so quickly it is hard to blend. This climate requires oils to alleviate this problem. Alas, I can’t keep large oil paintings in the RV due to the fumes and lack of space for drying.

This composition was drawn in March but just this week I was able to apply paint. It’s just a first pass but I’ve decided to keep it looking spontaneous.

I want the foam to appear in raised paint squirt from the tube.

Tybee island is a wonderful place where the beach seems endless, the critters on the sand are numerous, and the beachside cafes serve flounder fish and chips.

This piece is on sale for $30. Stay tuned for a buy now button.

$75 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Lake Parish 1 acrylic on canvas on 14 x 11 x 1.5 canvas

City Life just doesn’t entice me to paint. Glad to be out of Atlanta where I see more color and life in the wind sweeping a small lake at the base of a pine forest.

It’s hard to paint in the wind but the temperature is warm here, so I was not dissuaded by the gusts.

I’ll paint again in brighter colors.

SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2006 Navarre Beach 1 acrylic on canvasboard on 16 x 16 x 1 canvas

After cold and windy temperatures, I am finally settled on the beach to think, write, imagine, and paint!

This square beach scenes includes some Florida sand, mostly because it blew into the sand but also because it belongs on the canvas!

$50 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2006 Navarre Beach 2 acrylic on canvasboard on 16 x 16 x 1 canvas

I’m painting as freely as possible with lots of paint on the brush. In some cases I squirted the paint onto the board to mix it.

As you walk along the beach here you still see evidence of hurricanes past. Much rebuilding is in the works, though not everyone can afford the upgrades.

The weather is very mild this time of year in this little community. It’s less crowded here in our little RV Park haven as well. Many small parks line the bay’s beach. Major tourist towns flank Navarre Beach so we were thankful for the quiet of this park.

$50 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Louisiana Swamp 1 acrylic on canvas on 12 x 12 x 1.5 canvas

Thousands of small lakes and/or swamps are everywhere in south Louisiana.
The water patterns are a challenge to paint so I practiced by using photos instead of working en plein air.

The first one is controlled and the other is quick and loose.

It’s easier to keep the colors pure on the quick version. These quick water studies are my favorite en plain air subject.

$25 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Lousiana Swamp 2 acrylic on canvasboard on 12 x 9 x 1 canvas

$100 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Texas Pasture 2 acrylic on canvas on 18 x 14 x 1 canvas

When it’s not raining here in Pumpkin, the days are quite sunny and warm. I’m able to paint at least once a week, sometimes twice.

When I step outside each morning, I see this peaceful pasture with tall tangled trees. Various birds serenade us by day and crickets and frogs by night. The horses roam around scrounging for grass here and love to greet us at the fence; hoping for treats.

The pasture outside our door this week is home to some bulls used in rodeos. Two calves were born this week. They didn’t make it into the painting but might next time I’m out able.

The recent rains have not turned the pasture green but the frogs are awake making quite a racket. I suspect they are sitting in that pond beyond the pine tree.

$50 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Smith River 1 acrylic on canvas on 16 x 16 x 1 canvas

$50 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Smith River 2 acrylic on canvas on 16 x 16 x 1 canvas

Between rain storms, I was able to paint two scenes on the Smith River, where I played many times as a child.

These squares show the beauty of almost still waters, a beach of rocks of many shapes and sizes, and tufts of grass.

A night heron sits atop the rock I used to jump from in the second image.

$90 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Siletz River1 acrylic on canvas on 16 x 16 x 1 canvas

One of our favorite RV parks in Oregon is on the Siletz River. I think it’s called River Bend, cause the river makes a corner here.

The tide rolls in and out everyday while the llamas stroll around the pastures. They will wait your permission before passing on the trail. A pair of immature eagles can be seen from the bend; listen for their call. A heron lives next to the creek and when some of the native grasses and flowers are blooming, the butterflies are plenty.

I tried capturing the water during a hazy afternoon when we were there in June or July. After a few more tries at fixing it, I finally like it!

$90 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007 Clear Lake #3 acrylic on canvas on 18 x 14 x 1 canvas

I finished this painting after many years of contemplation. I had not painted water successfully in acrylic or oils, so I took a workshop from Mark Allison, art instructor at LBCC and Bill Shumway, owner of Pegasus Gallery, in Corvallis. Though I did not get to participate in the entire weekend’s activities, I learned vital skills which are always with me in my daily and plain air painting.