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SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 18, 8×8 oil on clayboard
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 19, 8×8 oil on clayboard. See it in the Dad Etsy Treasury.
This 19th Canyon Dream painting is of Georgia O’Keefe’s mountain in New Mexico, called The Pedernal. This view is from the campground between Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu.
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 16, 8×8 oil on clayboard
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 17, Oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel, unframed.
I sold three Canyon Dream paintings this week, so am eager to repaint some of them.
They never look the same twice; I’m just not that kind of artist.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Canyon Dreams 15, 8×8 oil on clayboard
This scene was painted a few months ago on an alizarin crimson underpainting. Today’s version uses pthalo green underpainting, in two shades.
The watercolory transparent effect comes from using thinned, overlapping color.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 2, 8×8 oil on clayboard
Green is the color of money (in this country, anyway) and reflects Mother Earth’s abundance. A nest of eggs symbolizes prosperity; something many of us need during this trying time.
This work uses transparent oil paint on a clay panel with a bit of scraffito.
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.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Hollyhocks 1, 8×8 oil on claybord
Hollyhocks are one of my favorite flowers. They are found in the south leaning against stucco homes and wooden fences.
We have them here, too, but they are often double-headed and less delicate.
When the sun shines through the petals the color is quite bright.
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.
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Oak Tree, oil on 8×8-inch archival Gessobord panel; unframed.
Every other Tuesday, Dana Marie from Dana Marie Gallery in Corvallis, Orgon, posts a new photo to draw inspiration from on the Inspiration All Around Us blog.
This oak tree is my first submission. I revised it in 2013 to improve color and composition.
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Forest Dream 1, oil 8×8-inch canvas panel; unframed.
For weeks now, I’ve been trying to work out what this painting ought to be. I think it is done now. Not sure if this one is the start of a new series or not.
If you like it, let me know and I’ll make more.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Stravenger Norway Park 1, 8×8 oil on claybord
I have plenty of my own photos to paint from until I can get outside to paint plein air.
But I have never been to Norway to paint, so I have done it virtually, for the Virtual Paintout monthly challenge. It uses Google Maps to help artists find a view of the city they want to paint.
View this month’s submissions from international artists.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Johnson Creek 6 Reflections, 8×8 oil on gessoboard
This month’s Painting Challenge is Winter Creek, a complicated landscape with confusing branches and subtle colors; one I find the hardest to paint.
I am still working with a transparent oil technique, this time on gesso rather than Claybord, so I’ve left the crimson underpainting showing through and exaggerated the color where I could.
This location is my favorite in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2009, Canyon Dreams 7, 8x8x1 on oil on clayboard
More memories of driving through canyons in various states like OR, CA, AZ, NM, TX, and UT.
See these works all together at the Mod Pod Artist’s Night on Feb 27.
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.
Here is me and my granddaughter having a great time at the duck pond.
I smile bigger when she’s around…such a delightful kido.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2008 Joy at the Beach 8x8x1 in oil on clayboard
“Joy at the Beach” has been nominated for this week’s voting at Etsy. What would you hang on your walls? Go to Etsy Voting and Vote for my painting!
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2008 Portrait of Brian Kowalski, Artist 8x8x1 in oil on canvasboard
This gentleman is Brian Kowalski, an artist. He has painted a portrait of me and I of him. See both together at the Different Strokes project blog.
For this painting I focused on color and shape instead of personality…since I had no background information with which to take artistic license. I learned about him after the work was done. He resides in Canada where he paints and farms.
“very very cool. great job pam” ~ Karin Jurick.
If you are interested in original portraits in oil or acrylic, let me know. They are quite fun to paint!
