FINAL POST, March 2013s

Thanks to all who have viewed my blogs in the past, but this will be the final posting.  I have learned that trying to keep up with the many avenues of social media has been a real time thief.  My goal is to be in front of a canvas, not a PC.

In the future, I will publish a once per month newsletter showing new paintings and updating events.  My website will be the primary go-to location of all my paintings.  I will post new work to it on a weekly basis.  Please check out the new, streamlined website, and go to the Newsletter tab to sign up.

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Thanksgiving Day Update

Below are a few new pieces, some plein air and others in the studio with some new tools.  I have started using linen and also added a 23" monitor for in-studio work.

Have a nice holiday season.

 

 BERRY PICKING FESTIVAL, 24 x 30 oil on canvas panel
Late afternoon on Sauvie Island at Kruger's Farm Festival. The colors were very warm so I couldn't resist trying to get the feel of the event on canvas.

 

BIG SUR MEMORIES, 11 x 14 oil on linen using my photo reference (with the new monitor) from a trip that Char and I took last year.

 

COZY, 14 x 11 oil on linen using my photo reference (with the new monitor) from a Mount Hood day trip last year.

 

 

HOYT STEPS, plein air 11 x 14 oil on canvas panel.  Pretty chilly day, but the rain held off as I was finishing.

You're Invited

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend our fine art show at the end of October.  I am honored to be associated with the three other artists (Anton Pavlenko, Celeste Bergin, Kat Sowa) that make up our group called "Inspirations in Paint".  The evite below gives the time/place/etc.  Also check out our web site at www.inspirationsinpaint.com.

 

We are pleased to contribute a share of the revenues generated at the event to CASA (see press release below). 
Contact:

Patti Clark
Clark Media Group
\(503) 774-3787
patticlarkmediagroup@gmail.com

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate release Monday, October 8, 2012

 

Local artists team up to support CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children

 

 

Portland, OR – Local artists David McBride, Kat Sowa, Anton Pavlenko and Celeste Bergin will host Inspirations in Paint, an Art Exhibit and Event at the Eastmoreland Golf Course Clubhouse on Friday October 26 and Saturday October 27, 2012.

One-of-a-kind original Art will be available for purchase from the four award-winning artists, with donations going to CASA benefiting children in the foster care system of Multnomah and Washington Counties.

“Art is the most personal part of your environment”, CASA Development Associate Kathy Finney says, “It influences the mood of your room and the image of its inhabitants more than any other single element. An added bonus is that each purchase will result in a direct Donation to CASA and it is a great way to give back to our community. It provides real help for the over 1,100 children currently in our foster care system”.

 

When: Friday, October 26, 5-8pm and Saturday October 27, 2-8pm

Where: Eastmoreland Golf Course Clubhouse, 2425 SE Bybee Blvd Portland, OR 97202

503-775-2900

Cost: Free

 

Please visit inspirationsinpaint.com or phone 503-774-3787 for more information at Clark Media Group.

 

Below are a few of my latest paintings.



   "A" GAME REQUIRED, 20 X 24 OIL, plein air




        
        HOGAN AT CARNOUSTIE, 11 x 14 oil





         TOM MORRIS, 14 x 11 oil





      ALMOST DUSK, 8 x 10 oil (mostly plein air)





        CB MACDONALD, 14 x 11 oil





         HURRICANE RIDGE, 8 x 10 oil plein air

Update as of 8/17/12

EVENING TIDE, 16 x 20 oil on canvas panel

UP COMING EVENT BELOW

The Portland Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery has invited me (and a dozen other artists they represent) to paint in the Park Blocks this Sunday.  Below is the information that was sent to me.   

Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery Artist Plein Air Paint Out

12-5pm This Sunday August 19th in the outdoor sculpture court and in the SW Park Blocks adjacent to the Museum.

Artwork by participating artists will be available for sale via RSG representatives. 

This is also Family Day and a Free day!  There will be a table set up in the court yard for children to paint outdoors too!

 Koi Fusion and Salt & Straw food carts will be on site selling snacks and ice cream

 Here is the list of participating artists:  Charlotte Abernathy, Sarkis Antikajian, Janet Bland, Yvonne Branchflower, Sidonie Caron, Margaret Coe, Lin Haak, Jani Hoberg, Ken Klos, David McBride, Peggie Moje, Robert Schlegel, Susan Trueblood Stuart

CURRENT VENUES FOR PAINTINGS

Below are the current venues and one sample painting from each.  Most of my paintings (50+) are 'hanging out' at one of these locations.  Our 'Flying Birds Studio' and home gallery are nearly empty.  I hope that you will have a chance to stop by one (or more).  Note the opening night reception at Lane Gallery below....wine, etc.

US BANK at the corner of SE Milwaukie and Bybee
'SELLWOOD FACELIFT'

PITTOCK MANSION in Portland
'COURAGE'
This juried show opens July 13th and runs through Nov 11th
http://pittockmansion.org/events/contemporaryartviews/

BLUE KANGAROO COFFEE ROASTERS
'CRASH'
Exibit from 7/4 through end of August
bluekangaroocoffee.com/

TRUE BREW COFFEEHOUSE
'LADIES IN WAITING'
On going
truebrewcoffeehouse.com 

PORTLAND ART MUSEUM RENTAL GALLERY
'FOREST MELLOW'
On going
portlandartmuseum.org/page.aspx?pid=382

LANE GALLERY
'BRANDING TIME'
For the month of July
gilalane.com/

Please join us for opening night reception.  First Friday 7/6 from 6:00 - 10:00 PM

Update 6/1/2012

I'm happy to report two new venues for some of my paintings.  True Brew Coffee House at 3370 SE Milwaukie Ave just a few blocks south of Powell has three of my larger paintings on their wall as of Wednesday.  Also, the US Bank on SE Bybee and Milwaukie is hanging my work this coming Monday.
Finally, I received word that my painting for the Pittock Mansion show has been juried in. 

Below is a painting that was just completed today. 

FEEL THE BURN
20 x 24 oil on canvas panel

Some Revisions and Updates May 27, 2012

I have been fairly busy making revisions to earlier plein air and studio paintings that I was either going to scrape or touch up. 

The 17 Mile Drive painting was from a photo taken while we were on vacation in Carmel, CA.

17 MILE DRIVE

ALMOST WINE reivsed

GRAZING revised

LADIES IN WAITING revised

LATE IN THE DAY revised

Plein Air color sketches from Sauvie Island

I have been encouraged to share my plein air paintings that have presented quite a challenge.  I'm giving it the ole 'college try', and will hopefully improve over time. 

GRAZING
14 x 11 oil on canvas panel
Plein Air on Sauvie Island, May 2012

HERE COMES THE RAIN
8 x 10 oil on canvas panel
Plein Air on Sauvie Island, May 2012
lots of light changes followed by wind and rain....perfect

LATE IN THE DAY
11 x 14 oil on canvas panel
Plein Air on Sauvie Island, May 2012

UPDATE as of May 13, 2012

The first three paintings were done in the studio.  At the suggestion of my friend Anton, the studio now has a name.  Our one-time garage, is now THE FLYING BIRD STUDIO (named for the bird sculpture above the entry...in memory of Char's mom, Betty). 

Our good friend Mocha posed for this iPhone photo.

TABLE FOR THREE
16 x 20 oil on canvas panel

  

COURAGE...Oregon women's right to vote and first women as governor

30 x 60 oil on canvas

BLUE KANGAROO COFFEE HOUSE
18 x 16 oil on canvas panel




PLEIN AIR or LIVE MODEL Work is below



Live model at Kat's studio
11 x 14, 2 1/2 hour oil on cotton panel study





PENNIE LANE'S BACKYARD
11 x 14 oil on canvas panel

 

WEST FROM THE LITTLE STORE ON SAUVIE ISLAND
8 x 10 oil on canvas panel
3 hour color sketch

UPDATE April 17, 2012

CURRENT EVENTS
Char and I have paintings at the US Bank through the month of April.  The bank is near the Lloyd Center in Portland located at NE 16 and Weidler. 

The Portland Art Museum Rental Gallery is having a showing this Friday, April 20 from 5:00 - 8:00. It's their Spring show for existing artists new work. The gallery is located at 1237 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR.

I hope that you will have a chance to come by.

                                            LADIES IN WAITING, 48 x 36 oil on canvas

                  SPLASH OF COLOR, 14 x 11 oil on canvas panel

NEW PAINTINGS March 19, 2012

                                              GARDEN FRESH, 14 x 11 oil on cotton panel

                                              UPHILL BOTH WAYS, 14 x 11 oil on panel

 

                                                     BREAKERS, 11 x 14 oil on panel

                                                FOREST MELLOW, 11 x 14 oil on panel

February 15, 2012, new paintings

                                      "SELLWOOD BRIDGE RENOVATION - February 2012"
                                                            11 x 14, oil on linen panel
                                  A plein air painting on a cool day last week...finished in the studio

                                                       "HEADIN FOR THE HILLS"
                                                         8 x 10 oil on cotton panel

End of January paintings...in the rodeo mood

                                                CALF ROPIN, 11 x 14 oil on canvas panel

LOOKIN FOR 8, 24 x 30 oil on canvas

In the rodeo game, 8 seconds in the required time for a cowboy to 'stay aboard' to qualify for prize money.

A few new paintings from over the holidays.

                                                         
                                       CHRISTMAS DAY AT SILVER FALLS, 14 x 11 oil

                                                     
                                                         ALMOST WINE, 16 x 20 Oil

UPDATE December 19, 2011

The new TV series, Grimm, is being filmed in Portland.  If you haven't watched, they usually have beautiful scenes of the Portland area.  I mention this show because we are happy to have three paintings rented by the production company (from Portland Art Museum Rental Gallery) that are to be used in the filming.   The paintings are on the slide directly below.

                                                 RECENT PAINTINGS ARE BELOW

                                    PAUSE FOR A COOL ONE, 11 X 14 oil on canvas panel

                                           OCTOBER HARVEST, 10 x 8 oil on canvas panel

                                                              

                                                ALL SMILES, 14 x 11 oil on canvas panel
                              (Mocha at Canon Beach, perfect dog day, warm and absent of people)

                                                                    

                                                CHEMISTRY, 16 x 20 oil on canvas panel

                                                                    
                  
                                               COME ON IN, 14 x 11 oil on canvas panel

                                           DARK TO LIGHT, 20 x 16 oil on canvas panel
                  

                                              CITY BELOW, 11 x 14 oil on canvas panel

                                              FIRST DANCE, 11 X 14 oil on canvas panel