Siobahn, oil on canvas 12" x 16"

It was my first time painting outside of my studio in months, so it took awhile to even find my easel, there are so many important items to bring to a paint out!  The figure painting was held at Joanne Radmilovich Kollman's studio in the Troy Building, SE Portland.  The model was Siobahn:  young, lovely, slim in a slinky scoop neck velvet dress.  At first I painted her with an emphasis on her long neck and shoulders framed in the low cut dress. Back in my studio, I decided that the dress distracted from her face, so I covered her, bit by bit, in an imaginary flowing blue scarf.  Painting from life, painting beautiful people, painting with other artist friends - wonderful!

Crown Point, oil 16" 20"

A re-do of one of my favorite scenes, Crown Point from the Women's Forum along the Old Columbia River Highway.  Originally painted in acrylic several years ago, I painted over this time in oil, with softer edges and the more subtle colors that oil points produce, with more of a glow.

 Fall Day, oil 6" x 6"

 Fall to Winter, oil 8" x 8"

Winter Trees, oil 4" x 7"

Experimenting with palette knife painting, so much fun!  It's very sculptural, pushing and carving shapes into the paint, creating patterns and layers, very like the layers of bare branches seen in the winter landscape.

Jenny, oil on canvas, 14" x 11" SOLD

Some of the artists in Alla Prima Portland meet regularly at Medley Tea in Multnomah Village to sketch after the breakfast meeting at O'Connors.  Lots of colorful teapots, cups and crockery to sketch, as well as each other.  The walls are adorned with art work, one time we had a group show there of our teapot paintings. We sip, sketch in pencil or watercolor, and chat about art and anything else, with lots of noisy laughter.

A few weeks ago I got a quick photo of our waitress, Jenny, and painted it afterward.  The photo errs on the green side, there is a lot of rosy pink.

River Reflection, oil on board 8" x 16"

Back to a summer mood from a photo taken on the banks of the Columbia River when the water level was so low you could walk on the sand.  The reflection seemed to float, everything was still.

Fall Glow, 12" x 12" oil on panel board

This one started with a fall mood, fall colors on my palette and a palette knife, then added brushwork.  The foggy sky reminds me of a day spent painting plein air in Forest Park.  I like the warm glow against the cool gray.

April Nude, oil 14" x 11"

This photo of April was shared on the Alla Prima Portland Facebook site by Khanh N. Huynh for our inspiration, and I was inspired!  If orange is the happiest color, is she happy or blue?  She looks a bit cold to me, maybe I should have given her a shawl?  The next one will be warmer!