LANDSCAPE

Landscape painting connects me to the earth. When I was a child, I would spend hours alone roaming the local woods and fields. I could sit under a tree for longIM periods engrossed in examining the life around me. I always took off my shoes and sometimes would just comb my fingers through the soil. Today landscape painting brings me back to those times. I try to bring a sense of place to a piece. Often the light or color takes a romantic turn as I strive to bring a memory or feeling to the work. Landscape tends to be painted a little looser as far as my style is concerned. I don't know why this is. My handwriting changes according to the mood I suppose. Each painting tells me what it needs.

All paintings are framed unless otherwise specified and prices reflect this. If you would like to see a picture of the painting framed, simply email me and I will send you the image. If you would prefer a painting unframed, please email me to get a price quote. To purchase a painting or see a larger image of it, click on its photo.

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Bella Italia

$420.00

Bella Italia
Oil on Oil Paper
Image Size 10” x 14”
Canvas Size 12” x 16”

Port Angeles sits at the foot of the Olympic Mountains and on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It’s seaport area is under renovation but my favorite street is First street where its oldest shops and buildings sit. Bella Italia Restaurant was made famous by the Twilight movies. This piece was painted in an impressionist style using romantic color and light.

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Palace Hotel

$490.00

Palace Hotel
Oil on Paper on Canvas
14” x 18” Canvas Size
12” x 16” Painting Size

Port Townsend, WA is a picturesque port town dating back to the 1800’s. Its colorful buildings and inviting shops draw tourists and artists alike. The Palace Hotel sits on Water Street next to Gallery 9 where I show my work. This piece was done in oils on paper and adhered togallery wrap canvas and is a recent addition to my newer body of work. It has a one inch white border around the image. To see a photo of the canvas with image, please email me.

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Tree of Life

$875.00

Oil on Canvas
22” x 28” Framed (can be purchased unframed $775)

Situated on Clayloch Beach on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, this tree is a tourist attraction. It sits between two cliff sides, the roots hanging on the sides and the rest falling beneath in empty space. When the sun is behind the tree, it is quite spectacular. This is a contemporary rendition but the tree remains realistic as nothing can quite describe it as well as reality. To see an image of the framed piece, email me.

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Distant Storm

$924.00

Oil on Panel
16" x 26" x 3/4"

Clouds. Who doesn't like clouds? This summer, we had an amazing display of clouds here in the northwest. I had to grab my camera and run out to capture as many as I could. It's funny too - I still find myself looking for shapes in them even after I've painted them.

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Evening Blush

$792.00

Oil on Panel
12" 24" x 1/4"

Sunsets are the time of day when the creator pulls out a paintbrush and runs it across the sky. It's the time when the world takes a deep breath for a sigh of completion. "The day is sufficient unto itself." We all need to end the day no matter how good or how bad. It's our sign to put the day away and rest for the morrow.

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One Last Cast

$1,100.00

Oil on Canvas
30" x 40" x 3/4"

Do you fish? I used to before the schedule of being a working artist took over my life. Mostly I remember thinking as the day wore on and I knew I had to pack up, that if I just did one more cast, it might be the magic moment in which I would make my best catch. When I painted this piece, I knew I had to add something to the painting. It's difficult to see in the picture here but there's a couple of figures fishing with seagulls swooping around them. The storm is approaching. But all that fisherman wants is one more cast.

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Afternoon Clouds

$685.00

Oil on Panel
16 1/2" x 24" x 3/4

This painting is purely from imagination. I don't usually paint without a reference but this image was with me upon awakening one day and I came to realize after several days that it was asking to be painted. It must be a real place - but where? Do you recognize it? The image didn't leave my head until the painting was finished.

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