Kahneeta 6 with a butter knife

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  KahNeeTa 6, acrylic on claybord,  8x8

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$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.

Sage and other grasses at KahNeeTa

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  KahNeeTa 3, oil on claybord,  8x8
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.

Blooming sage in Central Oregon

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

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$50 © Pam Van Londen 2013, Sage 1.2, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

© 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.