Vase and Flowers

Nocturne

This painting will be part of a small works show in Colorado.

Joyful Sky

Tamarack Moon

Sparks Lake

Warm Colors

Painting Demonstration: Eric Jacobsen and Ken Roth

A Family Affair

All's Quiet in the Gorge

Elk Lake

Moon Over Sea

Last Light

Moonrise

Run-Off

Summer Clouds

Pastures Edge

Here's another Hawthorne quote! " The curse of us all is to do what the world calls beauty- not to look with our own eyes frankly on the world."

Promontory

Here's another Hawthorne quote I have found helpful."Don't think of things as objects, think of them as spots of color coming one against another."

Fog and Snow

"...paint for fun and for practice, not for exhibition" - Charles Hawthorne

Smith Rock

"Do the simple thing and do it well.” -Charles Hawthorne

2011 Workshops

Here are the dates for my outdoor workshops.

Oregon City, OR April 30+ May 1

Sauvies Island, OR May 21+22

Cannon Beach, OR June 11+12

Hood River, OR July 23+24

Sauvies Island, OR Aug 20+21

Glenwood, WA Sept 17+18

Cannon Beach, OR Oct 15+16

Cost is $200 per workshop. Please contact me for more information and to sign up.

Here's another still-life. I purchased this teapot at a local antique shop.

I tried to create a tapestry of color with this painting of a scrub oak.

Here's a painting of Aspen in autumn.

I painted these yellow roses during a spell of rainy weather this winter when I couldn't get outside to paint.

This painting was accepted into the 2011 Salon International exhibit and is currently on display at Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio,TX.

Here's a plein air piece I painted in my hometown of Glenwood, WA.

Announcing Summer Workshops

Here are the dates for my outdoor workshops.

Oregon City, OR April 30+ May 1

Sauvies Island, OR May 21+22

Cannon Beach, OR June 11+12

Hood River, OR July 23+24

Sauvies Island, OR Aug 20+21

Glenwood, WA Sept 17+18

Cannon Beach, OR Oct 15+16

Cost is $200 per workshop. Please contact me for more information and to sign up.