Lincoln Beach plein air paintings

Original plein-air landscape painted in oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel.
$60 Purchase via PayPal. © Pam Van Londen 2014. Lincoln Beach 3. Original plein-air landscape painted in oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

I painted on the beach today and it was refreshing! Here are 8×8 daily paintings from Lincoln Beach. Number 3 was painted plein air and the others were painted at my campsite.

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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.

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.

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.

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…

A commission and one for fun

Last week I was commissioned to paint a previous plein air daily painting onto a larger panel. We settled 40×30 inches:

Columbia River Gorge Beacon Rock from Rooster Rock 2
Columbia River Gorge Beacon Rock from Rooster Rock 2

Then I could not stop…I had to paint it again, only 48×48. Which one will they choose?

Columbia River Gorge Beacon Rock from Rooster Rock 3
Columbia River Gorge Beacon Rock from Rooster Rock 3

Deschutes River

© Pam Van Londen 2010,  Deschutes River 1, acrylic,  24x36

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Thank you to Bekki for the photo to paint from. The dunes are fun to paint and so is the water. This is another painting I may keep working on.

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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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.

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.

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.

Coast Fun

© Pam Van Londen 2009, Coast Fun 1, oil on 8x8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.

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Remembering summer again. These kids were so excited to get to the surf to build a castle.

More coastal drama

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

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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.