Portraiture

About a year ago I created this portrait of my granddaughter based on one of her senior photos taken by James Olson. It was my first portrait and we thought it turned out very well!

November Art Walk

Please join me at the Trails End Art Association Open House November 3, 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.   Gearhart, Oregon.  I have chosen four of my paintings for display and they will also be for sale.

I will be working this Winter on a new collection of barns and old houses for my showing at 3 Cups Coffee
this Summer.

Pictures my daughter took this Summer when her family was vacationing on Whidbey Island, Wa.

On Sale!

Just created a page up above ^ where you can view my paintings of Astoria, Warrenton, and the Willamette Valley in Oregon. There are also prices. Contact me for more information.

Thanks for viewing!

Columbia Press

Thank you to the Columbia Press for the front page article about my artwork!

Judged at the Silver Salmon

Words getting out I did my first judging of an art contest last night at the Silver Salmon Grille.  It was their anniversary and every year they have a coloring contest.  This isn't any old coloring contest, each contestant gets a sheet of paper about 24X24" and has three hours to use a box of 24 crayons to come up with a drawing worthy of gracing the walls of the SSG.  The owners Lori and Jeff then have the first, second and third place winners artwork framed to hang all over the walls of their restaurant.  Let me tell you just looking at all the past winners you can tell there is some very talented people out there.  Next time your in the Silver Salmon go around and look at all of those beautiful drawings, you would never know it came from a box of crayons.

Show is On

Come to 3 Cups Coffee House to see my paintings there up!  I have had good response so far
and I am thankful to Leah and Carly for letting me show them there it is perfect.  My "Meet the Artist," day will be Sunday, February 12th from 1-3 p.m. at 3 Cups please stop by and see me!

Ocean and Boats

These are a couple of the paintings I did for my oldest son.  A painting of a boat he King Crab fished on called the Discovery

Haystack Rock

Crawdad fishing on the Necanicum

Grandchildren crawdad fishing on the Necanicum River near my sister-in-laws
Summer of 2007

It's Done! The oldest barn standing in Warrenton

It was a fun painting because I knew a little about the history of the barn.  I told my daughter I wanted to see if the barn was still standing.  She went and took the pictures and showed me it was still standing.  We then drove by to see it in real life.  It is magnificent! I got very excited about painting this particular barn.  I was glad to paint it because I don't know how long it's going to be standing for people to see.  

This barn was used as a seining barn to house horses at the peak of the salmon runs in the Columbia River

My husband remembers when he was a kid people walking the horses by his house on King Street in the 1940's.

It was used to raise pigs during WWII.  Later on it was used primarily for beef cattle.  

Wrecked Ship makes for a beautiful painting

One of my favorite subjects has always been the Peter Iredale.  I have painted it a few times.  This one won a blue ribbon in the fair.

Work in Progress

Finished painting awaiting a just the right frame

Next painting is of Willener's old seining barn in Warrenton.  I  am very excited about this one it  will  be a "one of a kind."

It has three peaks and is absolutely incredible.  I believe it's probably the oldest barn in town.

Penciled out

Showing coming soon

I am so excited it's almost here!  The day that is that I have my showing at the local "It" spot coffee shop, 3 Cups Coffee House in Astoria.

Here are some examples of what I will be showing

I have been working several years on these painting and now finally have a place to show them off.  The coffee shop in town 3 Cups Coffee House showcases a local artist for a month and February is my month.