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!

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.

Oregon Dunes 5 and 6

© Oregon Dunes 6. Pam Van Londen 2013. Oil on 9x12-inch canvas panel. Unframed.$50 Purchase via PayPal.  © Oregon Dunes 6. Pam Van Londen 2013. Oil on 9×12-inch canvas panel. Unframed.

Here’s another two from a new series of Oregon Dune paintings in oil.

© Oregon Dunes 5. Pam Van Londen 2013. Oil on 9x12-inch canvas panel. Unframed.$50 Purchase via PayPal.  © Oregon Dunes 5. Pam Van Londen 2013. Oil on 9×12-inch canvas panel. Unframed.

Coastal Drama Cannon Beach

Coastal Drama Cannon Beach SOLD Coastal Drama Cannon Beach. © Pam Van Londen 2013. Oil on 8×8-inch Claybord panel. Unframed.

This new painting is a remake of an older painting, which I could not stand to look at anymore. This version has more drama and is much more fun to look at. The sand from the original plein air painting session is still visible, adding an interesting texture.

Coastal Drama 3

Purchase with PayPal. $60. Coastal Drama 3. © Pam Van Londen 2013. Oil on 8×8-inch Claybord.

A few years ago I did some plein air painting at Cannon Beach. Most of those panels sold. One did not, so I’ve revised it…and I like it so much better.

Here is the revision. The paint ought to be dry during the second week of May 2013.

Canyon Dreams 33

Canyon Dreams 33 © Pam Van Londen 2013. Oil on 8x8-inch canvas panel. Unframed. SOLD. Canyon Dreams 33 © Pam Van Londen 2013. Oil on 8×8-inch canvas panel. Unframed.

One more in a long series of canyon vistas.

Etsy Treasuries for January

Other artisans have listed my work on their Etsy Treasuries this month.

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.

Another Murder of Crows

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 2, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 2, 8×8 oil on claybord

I had some half-paintings sitting around so I finished them by adding crow silhouettes. These are made with oil paint and oil stick. Each comes framed in black.

I’m getting ready for my winter sale so must clean out unnecessary clutter from the studio. I have a stack of paintings I just can’t look at anymore, they will get a similar treatment.

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 3, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 3, 8×8 oil on claybord

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 4, oil on claybord, 8x8 SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 4, 8×8 oil on claybord

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

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 1, oil on claybord, 8x8 Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow Upcycled 1, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

Beverly Beach 5

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Beverly Beach 5, Acrylic on 8x8-inch archival Clayboard. Unframed. Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Beverly Beach 5, 8×8 Acrylic on Clayboard. Unframed.

We visit Beverly Beach and Otter Rock a few times per year to rejuvenate. The sunset was spectacular on July 4 this year.

Timberhill Exhibit pieces on sale

© Pam Van Londen 2007 Smith River 4 oil on canvas on 18 x 36 x 1.5 canvas Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $400 © Pam Van Londen 2007 Smith River 4 oil on canvas on 18 x 36 x 1.5 canvas

From August 1 – 31, I have eleven oil and acrylic paintings hanging at Timberhill Athletic club, along with paintings by local abstract painter, Jake Dorr.

Ten of the paintings are on sale! And if you purchase them in person or online at this web site, shipping is free.

Here is a list of paintings I’m hanging:

Estuary 4 from Newport, Oregon

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Estuary 4, Oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel, unframed. Purchase this painting via PayPal's secure payment system $50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Estuary 4, Oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel, unframed.

The foxgloves and Queen Anne’s Lace were blooming in the estuary at Newport last week.

Heidrich Girls Surfing

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Heidrich Girls Surfing, oil on claybord, 8x8 NFS © Pam Van Londen 2010, Heidrich Girls Surfing, 8×8 oil on claybord

To complete a set of beach pictures for the Heidrich Family.

Valley Fog 2

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

This tree is amazing but very hard to paint. After 2 days of messing with it, I finally have a style that works.

Here is a companion piece.

Songbird series

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Chirp 1, mixed media acrylic,  12x12

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$72 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Chirp 1, 12×12 mixed media acrylic

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Tweet 1, mixed media acrylic,  12x12

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$72 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Tweet 1, 12×12 mixed media acrylic

Even in winter, we might hear songbirds talking to each other. They make all kinds of sounds, which I will be illustrating here for the next few weeks.

This week’s sounds are Tweet and Chirp. See them next week at the Mod Pod on 2nd street for the Art Walk.

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.

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.

Crows at the Beach 11

© Pam Van Londen 2010, Crows on the Beach 11, oil on claybord, 8x8 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.

Crow at the Beach 10

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Crow at the Beach 10, oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel; unframed.

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$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow at the Beach 10, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel; unframed.

Crow has something to say, either, “Hey, painter, move along; this is my log,” or “there is a scrap of food here and it is mine!”

I’m continuing with the same technique I’ve been using for months now…transparent oil paint over an underpainting of alizarin crimson, with obvious and very loose brush strokes, on archival Ampersand Claybord panels.

I like how the paint soaks in and semi-dries enough to paint over it immediately. It has a tacky surface unlike oil on gesso, which seems to sit on the surface and get pushed around instead of allow new layers…I just don’t have the patience to wait for it to dry before adding new layers.

Crow at the Beach 9

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

Nine of the 14 paintings of crows I’ve done this year have new homes. I must be on a roll.

Most crows do not live a year. But some live to year 14.

Learn more about them from Cornell Ornithologist Kevin McGowen from Ithaca, NY.

Valley View 1:
Barb and Chad’s view

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Valley View 1: Barb and Chad’s view, oil on claybord,  8x8
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.

Crow at the Beach

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Crows at the Beach 8, oil on clayboard,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crows at the Beach 8, 8×8 oil on clayboard

This crow symbolizes my desire to take flight and vacation somewhere.

I won’t have much opportunity to get away from my routine life until August.

I shall live vicariously through all your vacations until then.

South Beach, Oregon

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  South Beach 4, oil on clayboard,  8x8

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$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, South Beach 4, 8×8 oil on clayboard

This lonely tree has withstood the winds and rain for many decades and is a sentinel to the South Beach campers. May or June is the month to visit the beach to see the wildflowers blooming.

Crows on the Beach 7

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Crows at the Beach 7, oil on clayboard,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crows at the Beach 7, 8×8 oil on clayboard

I’ve sold the other two of this composition, so felt compelled to paint it again.

I find painting ripples a challenge to render and they are quite different every time I do them.

When painted on Claybord, it is tougher to get smaller ripples. I’ll try it again on Gessobord to accomplish that.

Caw!

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Crow on the Beach 6, oil on clayboard,  8x8
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Crow on the Beach 6, 8×8 oil on clayboard

For the love of crows. They are everywhere, cleaning up after us. This one is waiting for something to eat.

I was able to approach within 5 feet before it flew away.

It hopped around, called out, and checked the wood for morsels now and then.

Crows at the Beach 3

© Pam Van Londen 2009, Crows on the Beach 3, oil on gessobord, 8x8x1
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2009, Crows at the Beach 3, oil on 8×8 gessobord.

I sold the second Crows on the Beach this week but wasn’t quite ready to give up on the subject matter.

The crows are fun to paint but I like the challenge of painting the water in various colors and shapes.

Crows at the Beach 2

© Pam Van Londen 2009, Crows on the Beach 2, oil on gessobord, 8x8x1
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2009, Crows on the Beach 2, 8x8x1 on oil on gessobord

More for the bird series.

Any requests? Send me a photo or let me know what birds you like and I’ll paint them for you.

More coastal drama

© Pam Van Londen 2009, Coast Drama 6, oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

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$50 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Coast Drama 6, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

This is the first of three paintings started en plein air this week at Taft, Oregon, south of Lincoln City. I forgot to bring more white with me, so the other two are waiting for a chance to be finished up.

The waves were dramatic this week but the bay was calm. Check back later this week.