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SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 6, 8×8 oil on claybord
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 7, 8×8 oil on claybord
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 8, 8×8 oil on claybord
One of my favorite subjects to paint is a bird’s nest. They come in all shapes and sizes and include little bits of treasure in the form of eggs…new life waiting.
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Last week I was commissioned to paint a previous plein air daily painting onto a larger panel. We settled 40×30 inches:
Then I could not stop…I had to paint it again, only 48×48. Which one will they choose?
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Morning 6 Vinyard, 8×8 oil on canvas panel
$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.
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2013, Valley Evening 5.2, 8×8 oil on canvas panel
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley Evening 6, 8×8 oil on canvas panel
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.
$300 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Sedona Trees 1, 18×24 acrylic
I’ve been working this one for awhile and may just keep on working it! Not sure what is missing…pretty sure something is.
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SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 3, 8×8 oil on claybord
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Nest of Prosperity 4, 8×8 oil on claybord
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These nests were painted in oil on claybord, and have a bit of sgraffito. Both come framed in black wood.
Sold © Pam Van Londen 2010, Molalla River Shore 7, 8×8 oil on claybord
Sold © Pam Van Londen 2010, Molalla River Shore 8, 8×8 oil on claybord
I just love photographing and painting rivers…so peaceful yet invigorating.
This 7th image of the Molalla River in Oregon uses a bit of splattering to render the rocks.
The 8th image uses sgraffito. I scratch into the paint with a pencil and render small lines.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Love Birds 1, 8×8 oil on claybord
$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Love Birds 2, 8×8 oil on claybord
The technique is transparent oil on Ampersand Claybord panels. Each is framed in a black wood frame.
See the previous post for the other two in the series.
$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Love Birds 3, 8×8 oil on claybord
$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Love Birds 4, 8×8 oil on claybord
I painted these four at the same time so that if you purchased all four, they work as a unit. They hang in one large square or side by side or vertically.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Black Butte 1, 8×8 oil on claybord
This abstracted highway scene shows Black Butte beyond the forest trees. I was unable to stop and take a reference photo, so I’m working from memory. I think the trees are pine but I have stylized them quite a bit.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Prince Edward Island 1, 8×8 oil on claybord
August’s focus for the Virtual Paintout is Prince Edward Island.
This scene is from Tryon Point Rd facing the Northumberland Strait.
Many families have boats in their yards. I’m not sure if they are no longer being used or if they are just waiting for high tide.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Mary’s Peak 8, 8×8 oil on claybord
I enjoyed another evening of painting outdoors last night. We settled into some property south of Corvallis where we could view the sun setting over Mary’s Peak.
The wheat fields provided a gold texture against the misty blue backdrop of hills and mountains.
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SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Johnson Creek 7, 18×24 acrylic
I’m hanging some work at the Albany Heartspring Wellness Center but they needed another piece for an exam room.
This image is based on a smaller daily painting done earlier this year. We’ll see how it looks on their deep orange wall.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 10, 8×8 oil on claybord
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Willamette River 11, 8×8 oil on claybord
It was class outdoors again last evening. We painted at the Crystal Lake Boat Landing in Corvallis. Due to the heat of the day, many folks were boating, rafting, mud-soaking, and biking. The atmosphere was jubilant.
My favorite scene was the harmonica player conoeing with two dogs. He floated down river then appeared again later; he must have done the whole trip again! The lighting and the music seemed to transport me back 200 years and I expected Tom Sawyer to come strolling by.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Shatin Pass Road 1, 8×8 oil on claybord
It is that time again to paint from Google’s Street View for the Virtual Paintout. This one is from Hong Kong’s Shatin Pass Road. It is an old narrow street winding around a hill which overlooks the city.
The day Google’s cameras captured the road, only a few pedestrians were walking it. I would think such a pleasant place so near the city would be crowded with walkers.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Avery Park Trees 1, 8×8 oil on gessobord
While lazing around Avery Park awhile ago, I studied the patterns of trees in the main field. Trees which bend and grow diagonally often create interesting compositions. Color is irrelevant; make it whatever supports the composition.
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.
SOLD © Pam Van Londen 2010, Valley View 2: Barb and Chad’s view, 8×8 oil on gessoboard
My plein air class had a great session at Barb and Chad’s home up on a hill outside Adair Village last week.
The garden was immense and all was blooming. The views on all sides were spectacular!
The pets were fun, too.
$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.
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Mary’s Peak 6, 8×8 oil on clayboard
This quick sketch of Mary’s Peak outside Corvallis and Philomath uses exaggerated color and the same transparent oil on Claybord technique I’ve been using lately.
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Independence Park 2, 8×8 oil on clayboard
$50 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Campus Garden 2, oil on 8×8-inch archival Claybord panel. Unframed.
My favorite garden on the way to work is behind the Cafe Yumm.
The hedges are trimmed regularly so they are round and the aspens are lined up in a row. The concrete wall is pointed at an angle, so the whole scene is whimsical.
Each season brings new colors and lighting to enjoy on my quick jaunt.
$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, 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, Mt Tabor Contemplation, oil on 8x8x1 claybord
The peaceful expanse of Mt Tabor’s summit allows one to sit and contemplate, read, play music, or paint without too much bother.
This weekend, however, it will be swarming with people painting, performing, and eating cool deserts.
I’ll be painting there, but it won’t have that quiet that I prefer to paint.