Another Fine Art Friday

Painted today with some members of Portland Plein Air et el.  We were at Cathedral Park and the Fall colors were blazing.  It's lucky we suffered through less than ideal temps because by 4:00pm the winds struck and then the saturating downpour. Now I'm warm and dry looking at some of the pictures of the day. See more of the day here

Above painting was done at Cathedral Park

Re - Format

    I think I will try this previously horizontal painting as a square format next time I put it behind glass.  I unframed it last week because the non-glare glass was very dirty.  I had forgotten how much of the painting was being hidden under the mat and discovering the little tree on the left edge made the whole composition feel a little more like a secret garden. See the old painting below and tell me if the new format looks any better.  Today was super nice because while we were having our Portland Plein Air Painters meeting at O'Connors someone spoke to me about buying my painting hanging there this month! Made my day! Hope you too had something great happen today!

Exhibition!

Yesterday I had help hanging an exhibition of some old and recent work.

The location is on North Mississippi Street where a group of psychologists make their reception room available to invited artists.

I didn't know I was being screened till I got a call.  I am very pleased for the opportunity and hope to be able to announce the date for the open house while the work is on display for the next two months. Click on the images to enlarge.Thanks!

New Sketch Book

Go a new sketch book yesterday so I thought it should be Christened-nothing to scarey even if it is Halloween. Just some doodlings (Pitt Pen) and then some water soluble crayons. These crayons are my favorite tool for doodles and journaling.

Today ~ Fine Art Friday

Today I met up with a group of artists in North Portland, some I knew and some I didn't.  We were meeting at a cafe in a St Johns warehouse that was at one time the manufacturing location for Columbia Sportswear.  The building is now housing some art studios and miscellaneous offices.  After our coffee we had an impromptu paint in in Kat Sowa's studio! Lots of fun - See some more action shots of the afternoon here.

Corn Still Life

Painting out door still life in natural light is very satisfying.

 Mid point - Developing greens, warm and cool

Corn on the ranch was late but colorful.  I took a few ears up to the chickens every day so by the end of two weeks they would start clucking and running to me when I was within sight. 

Post Convention

Hyon Fielding was my assistant for the Past President's Paint Out last Saturday in Sun River.  She took such good care of me I thanked her with a small landscape painted there.  She said she would even continue helping me at award ceremony if needed because I couldn't stay. Surprise, surprise! She called later and said I did win so that means my painting for the first time will be in the traveling show aound Oregon for six months.  I'll get home soon and find out the particulars. 
 Oh, One final thing - I had this idea while out here in the boonies without any chap stick was to try (I was desperate) roll on deodorant!  I don't recommend it, thumbs down, Awful!

Ranch Sketchin'

Hanging around Powell Butte in Central Oregon for the next several days sketching, putting up some tomatoes, giving ears of corn to the chickens, and cleaning out the laundry room just to mention a few chores.

 

Have a couple extra gas grills

Nice to see a barn full of dry hay

Some little jars of nice tomato sauce we put up 

 Got a lot of sunflower seeds to harvest

Show Next Weekend

I have been honored by being accepted to the Fall Transparent show in Sunriver Oregon with the Watercolor Society of Oregon. Reception October 8th, 5:00 pm