choose a path

Well by now U know I'm not with the in crowd. Someday maybe. It's nice to have a painting partner I guess that helps one get out. Oh well. I worked on this pastel but it didn't photograph well at all. I would like to have more subdued work as well . I need to get some grays and work on compliments.

watershed

I decided to try and work less details and work in shapes and colors and I enjoyed it. it lead to more imagination and less confining.

going fishin"

canola field in May

This is a pastel of the Canola field. There was so much yellow so it might of been easy to get carried away. I tired to put a wash underneath.

church road ,pastel

I liked this creek on church road.

around the bend

winter trees

We had a few sunny days so i went to the fields and looked at some winter trees. No leaves so the color was different than in the summer. i tend to put too much color anyway so this was a good thing for me to practice.

gresham art commission art explosion show

gresham art commission art explosion show. i got in 4 pastels.

sketching

I was discouraged today and so I just decided to go out in the sun and scribble in my sketch book. I sat in the field and just relaxed and sketched. it was nice to do that in the winter.

live among trees

I am still interested in these trees. I think this might be my fourth one of this area. I think I might wait till summer to do any more of them. 

subject to interpretations

We are given a picture to interpret. it was a dark gray picture so i wanted to add some brightness to it. I took some information from another beach.

fall trees near West union

Well this time of year I'm really fascinated with the warm fall colors. I thought maybe i put too much grass in it but it was fun to do. Pastels on Kitty wallis

fall grasslands

I loved the red grass this time of year. 

This is my finished piece from Trojan Park. I think I enjoyed the fall colors. I want to make some more I think.

 I wasn't invited to the 

Aurora Gallery in Vancouver. I guess there's some special list or something. Gotta be with the in crowd. 

I thought Mitch Baird piece that sold was good. 

trojan park

Today I met up with the paint out group. They went near a boat ramp . I watched Brenda Boylan , Mary McCoy, and Gretha Linwood work on their pieces. Brenda had such a good system down that she was done in about 90 minutes. I learned quit a bit. Basically they get the shapes down first and few details in the end. I hope i can learn this approach soon. I think it would be good just for even studies when I go out with my sketchbook. I tried it later but got very depressed and discouraged. I left down in the mouth. No fault of them but was sad that I didn't know that approach. They say that's what don bishop does also. I would like to see him paint. I really like his paintings.

  Later I went to Trojan Park and did a sketch of a tree and then started a piece of a autumn tree that is an awesome Yellow. I only hope I can make a decent picture. The colors at the park this time of year are just unbelievable. 

quick sketch for a study

in sketchbook for a piece i did.pastel

This is my last piece at Crabapple Creek. There are so many trees there and fields. However today i discovered Oaks Island on Sauve Island. i was working on a piece and who should drive up but Brenda Boylan, Gretha Linewood , and Bev Drew Kinley on their way out. I said next time ask me to go. I'm just not popular. Oh well. keep on keeping on. The area is soon to be closed for the season anyway. I don't know if I'll get to finish the piece i started there. I guess I'll have to wing it. But next year....... I don't know if there is going to be a paint out day at Sauvie this Saturday or not. I have to go to NW Wine Bar to pick up one of my pieces but maybe i can get some time in the morning to get some work done.