Canyon Dreams 22, 23, 24

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 24, , 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 24, 8×8

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 23, , 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 23, 8×8

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 22, , 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 22, 8×8

Last year I began working on a series of paintings done mostly from memory of driving through the Southwest and Eastern Oregon. The desert and high-desert grasses, dirt colors, and rock formations are fascinating and compel me to paint them.

In my usual loose style using transparent oil paint on an alizerin crimson underpainting make up this triptych.

In addition, these each use a bit of sgraffito to add texture and small details.

KahNeeTa 5

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  KahNeeTa 5, oil on claybord,  8x8
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.

Blooming sage in Central Oregon

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Sage 1, oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

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© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Sage 2, oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

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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.

First of a series from KahNeeTa
near Warms Springs, Oregon

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  KahNeeTa 1, oil on claybord,  8x8

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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.