More of the Breitenbush River!

My husband and I once again went to the Breitenbush River, but this time we camped along it for three whole days! Just like last time, he fished and I painted … plus my parents, their yellow lab, and one of my brothers and his girlfriend joined us for a day or two.

Here are the paintings I created last weekend along the Breitenbush; this river is very clear, thus the "water color" is the "color" of the rocks which line the river bed: browns, tans, reds, and greens. I like where my "voice" of plein air paintings is heading. What do you think of these? They are available on my Etsy Shop!

"Breitenbush Aspens"

8" x 10"

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"Breitenbush V"

8" x 10"

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"Breitenbush VI"

8" x 10"

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"Breitenbush VII"

8" x 10"

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Plus, I did a little painting of Lucky, my parent's yellow lab. He was so proud of the stick/log he pulled out of the river!

"Breitenbush Lab"

5" x 7"

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"Speckled Straggler"

"Speckled Straggler" 

8" x 10" 

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"Barn by the Pond I & II"

I recently bought a painting easel from the earnings a couple of sold paintings and greeting cards have brought to my art account. I had a lovely little tabletop easel given to be last Christmas by some family, but as everything has a purpose, sadly this one does not suit painting outdoors. 

I went down to the barn by the pond which sits between the Sandy River and Troutdale, OR off a little side road; the land the barn occupies is owned by Rip Caswell, and he told me that many people have photographed the barn, but I am the first to paint it. (Note: It's always to have permission to paint on privately owned land!) It's so quiet with a little meadow of wildflowers and the pond has cattails which all kinds of birds call home. Plus it's minutes from my little apartment. I did these two paintings a week apart on separate occasions. The lighting was definitely different, plus I was beginning to develop my "voice" for my plein air paintings. My studio paintings (the ones I create with the visual help of mu computer) are very vibrant, while my plein air paintings have their own vibe going. I plan on heading down there more this summer!

"Barn by the Pond I"

11" x 14"

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"Barn by the Pond II"

8" x 10"

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