Fine Art
When I feel detached from myself and what I love to do, I paint. This is definitely the sort of thing I’ll work on through my whole life and probably never be finished with, and that’s okay. Plein air painting for me is definitely 90% about the process, 10% about the result. Every time I do it, it alters how I think about art, and what I’m trying to do with it in a personal and commercial sense. Those studies and realizations then feed into my more refined fine art and how I approach things like the tree ladies from my Arbor Gala line. Those are a celebration of nature, too. How the leaves grow and fall. Scroll to see my original poem that inspired the series! Mostly, I think that impressionistic painting is one of the most pure forms of art; trying to capture not just the existing shapes of what is seen, but what is felt and perceived beyond the eyes. I look forward to continuing to develop that particular muscle.
Arbor Gala prints are available in my shop as well as other paintings.
Evergreen. She represents the spirit of summer, thriving despite the heat. Painted in watercolor
Haystack Rock After the Rain. It was a dreary, lovely day... Painted in oil
Blossom. She represents spring and the great awakening that comes with, as all the saplings stretch their limbs and explode with new growth. Painted in watercolor
Jan's Books. A small downtown shop that sells used books and art by local creators. Painted in oils
Wisteria. She represents the impending fall (unusual to not have red, right?) and the trees readying to rest for the cold season. Painted in watercolor
Winter. She bids the final leaf goodbye before the long dark sets in. Painted in watercolor
Red Sun Rising. This was painted during the worst of the 2021 Oregon fires. The sun was a violent hue that I've yet to capture, but the smoke is pretty on point. Painted in oil
Mount Saint Helens as seen from Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. When the skies are clear, viewers can see Helens, Hood, Adams, and rumor has it, even Rainier. Though on hazy, smoky days like the one on which this was painted, only the top of St Helens is visible. Painted in oil
Anatomy of Whimsy. A collection of all the things that spin my creative gears. Read more about it on my blog! Painted in tempera.
Fuel. Looked at my workspace one day and realized how many empty coffee and tea cups I had... painted in watercolor
Viewpoint Above Rockaway Beach. A plein air study of the Oregon Coast, painted in oil
Summer Dayz. An acrylic paint pour experiment
Summer Nites. An acrylic paint pour experiment
