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!

Nest of Prosperity 5

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Nest of Prosperity 5.2, oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel, unframed.

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$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 5.2, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel, unframed.

The original version of this painting was a ‘palette cleaner’…I used the paint left over from a previous painting. I’ve added more color now and like it so much better!

The colors are quite different from my regular palette. Some of you out there like earthier colors.

The original version of this painting was highlighted in the Gazette-Times article about the First Thursday Art Walk for Nov 4, 2010.

Park Trees 14

© 2013 Pam Van Londen. Park Trees 14. Watercolor on 12x9x.25 on archival paper. Comes unframed $27 Purchase via Credit Card or PayPal. © 2013 Pam Van Londen. Park Trees 14. Watercolor on 12x9x.25 on archival paper. Comes unframed

My granddaughter and I sat under a willow tree one hot day to paint. Then her little friend came by to paint as well. It was lovely and inspiring to paint with such young artists.

The iridescent colors are fun to share with others and add a bit of fantasy to the work. This one sparkles as you move across the viewing plane.

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.

Valley Storm 7

Oil on 8x8-inch canvas panel framed SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2013. Oil on 8×8-inch canvas panel.

Oregon’s Willamette Valley provides spectacular skies full of clouds that cast rich shadows on the valley floor.

This original oil painting should be ready to ship by May 5, 2013.

Turner, Oregon

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Turner 4, Oil on Clayboard, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2012, Turner 4, 8×8 Oil on Clayboard

The view from the farm in Turner is always spectacular! I’ve painted this composition before but I like this version better.

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.

Nests of Prosperity 9 and 10

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 9, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 9, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 10, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 10, 8×8 oil on claybord

It is that time of year when we want to see things growing, percolating, gestating. Let these nests encourage you to grow and prosper.

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.

Storm Clouds in Crescent Valley

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

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Storm 5, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Storm 5, 8×8 oil on claybord

Once the rain stopped, the sky at Thursday night’s CHS/CVHS varsity girls soccer game was spectacular and inspired these paintings.

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

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?

Sarris Garden paintings

LOST? GIFTED? Have you seen this painting?
© Pam Van Londen 2010, Greg Sarris’ Garden 1, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Greg Sarris’ Garden 1, oil on claybord, 8x8

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Greg Sarris’ Garden 2, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Greg Sarris’ Garden 2, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Greg Sarris’ Garden 3, oil on claybord, 8x8 Sold © Pam Van Londen 2010, Greg Sarris’ Garden 3, 8×8 oil on claybord

I’m spending a day at Greg Sarris’ home in Sonoma County, California, with friends. His garden that wraps around the home is spectacular with large lavenders, olive and bay trees, a kidney pool, lizards, and many native plants.

We listened to the coyotes and owls last night and hear the bees buzzing as they spend their day in the lavender.

Canyon Dreams 25

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 25, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 25, 8×8 oil on claybord

One of my favorite scenes while driving includes blooming sage, pinyon trees, dried grasses, dark canyons, distant mountains, and high clouds in the sky.

To keep myself awake on long road trips, I’ll pretend I’m painting the scenes. It’s like practicing without any materials.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Murder of Crows

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 11, oil on claybord, 8x8  SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 11, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 12, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 12, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 13, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 13, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 14, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 14, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 15, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 15, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 16, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 16, 8×8 oil on claybord

Join The Talisman Gallery in downtown Salem for a unique art experience this Valentine’s day for couples, families, and individual art lovers. Participants will take a walking tour of downtown art venues where they will view paintings and other artistic creations and attempt to find the objects or features suggested by the list of clues provided.

The couple or individual who correctly identifies the most objects will receive dinner at Macedonia in… the Reed Opera House and their choice of a Wearable Art Pendant from the Timeless Talisman Gallery. A winner will be determined by drawing in case of a tie.

Start your art adventure at The Timeless Talisman Gallery in the Reed Opera House (189 Liberty St. NE, Suite 106) where you will be given your list of clues, a pencil, and a map to the art venues. Wine, champagne, and chocolates will also be served. You can take part in the event between 4pm and 8pm on February 14th (Valentine’s Day). Come as you are. No pre-registration or reservations needed!

More Aspens

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Aspen Grove 3, oil on clayboard,  8x8

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$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Aspen Grove 3, 8×8 oil on clayboard

This simple abstract uses oil pain in thin washes on a clay panel. Then I’ve used a tool to scratch in several scribbled lines.

When I was in college, I had a solo show called Scribbles. I would sit up painting scribbles in various media while relaxing with wine and jazz. I hung them behind glass with no frames (who could afford it back then). One of these days I’ll photograph all those paintings and add them to this blog! Guess I need an assistant.

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?

Crow in the Grass 10

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Crow in the Grass 10, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 10, 8×8 oil on claybord

Another in a long line of images of crows in the grass, on the beach, in a tree…

More crows playing around

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Crow in the Grass 7, oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel; unframed.

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$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 7, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel; unframed.

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Crow in the Grass 8, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 8, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Crow in the Grass 9, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 9, 8×8 oil on claybord

These crow images were painted in oil on Ampersand claybord; my favorite surface.

I usually start with a red underpainting and layer thinned haphazard stokes on top. Then I use graphite to etch a bit of thinner lines, adding a bit of whimsey.

You can purchase this set or each individually. If you are interested in purchasing, write the check to HVCC to add to my daughter’s choir tour account. They are singing in Vienna this summer.

Is it snowing yet?

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Valley Storm 1, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Storm 1, 8×8 oil on claybord

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

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Valley Storm 3, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Storm 3, 8×8 oil on claybord

In anticipation of the coming winter, I’ve painted three stormy images.
My many drives up and down Hwy 99W are always inspiring no matter what the weather.

I used a gray underpainting instead of alizarin crimson this time. I miss the red.

Valley morning, with iridescent paints

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Valley Morning 6 Vinyard, oil on canvas panel,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 6 Vinyard, 8×8 oil on canvas panel

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Valley Morning 7, oil on 8x8-inch archival canvas panel, unframed.

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$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 7, oil on 8×8-inch archival canvas panel, unframed.

After playing with iridescent oil sticks last night at the First Thursday Art Walk, I had the urge to use them again.

This morning, I worked on canvas panels so the texture would easily pick up the oil. With the alizerin crimson underpainting and shimming deep colors, I was able to recreate a majestic atmosphere. And the sgraffito adds a bit of whimsey.

Willamette Valley Trio

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Valley Evening 5, oil on 8x8-inch archival canvas panel, unframed.

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$50 © Pam Van Londen 2013, Valley Evening 5.2, 8×8 oil on canvas panel

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Valley Evening 6, oil on canvas panel,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Evening 6, 8×8 oil on canvas panel

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Valley Evening 7, oil on canvas panel,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Evening 7, 8×8 oil on canvas panel

This trio of oil paintings on canvas board are images from artist Donna Beverly‘s property outside Philomath, Oregon.

They are painted in the Impressionist style instead of my more unique style of underpainting in alizeran crimson and abstracting the landscape with large obvious brushstrokes.

From this perch, you can see for miles on a clear day. If you sit there awhile, you notice the light changing.

The first one was revised in 2013.

More Crows in the Grass

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Crow in the Grass 4, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 4, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Crow in the Grass 5, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 5, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Crow in the Grass 6, oil on claybord,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow in the Grass 6, 8×8 oil on claybord

Here are three more crows to sit with to the other three (see previous post).

Each is painted in oil on an archival clay surface on masonite board with sgraffito outlining for the foreground.

Once again my camera is having trouble photographing anything that is predominately red like the last crow. Odd.