Oil Painting - "Misty Morning Paddle form Orca Island"

"Misty Morning Paddle from Orca Island" 11" x 14"  

Oil on panel.  SOLD

My Alaskan summer is soon to be over.  We have been busy with guests at our rental cabins in Humpy Cove since early May.  I have managed to paint only a small number of new paintings while out there this year and this is one of them.  We have had many misty mornings with low hanging mist drifting in and out of view around the mountain tops.  The mountains in this painting are also islands that we see in the distance from our property in Humpy Cove, Alaska.  

Oil Painting - "Humpy Cove View"

11" x 14" Oil on Canvas. Available 

This is one of the lovely views that can be seen in Humpy Cove Resurrection Bay.  I painted this piece in August as a study for a commission painting.  We have neighbors in the cove where our rental cabins are and this is a portion of the view they look out to.   Fox Island is the large island in the distance.  

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Oil Painting - "Out of the Water"

8" x10" Oil on panel, available.

I had such a fun day yesterday plein air painting with new friends form a painting group in Anchorage that came to Seward for the weekend.  We met up in the morning then we went all over town to find locations to paint. We had light sprinkling of rain for part of the morning but not too bad to have to stop.  Myself and several others spent the day in an old boat yard with very large boats on dry dock waiting repair.  The breeze was blowing all day with the temperature at 54 which felt like 45!  We met up again for a great dinner at a local restaurant.  It was so good to spend the day with fellow artists.

Oil Painting "Afternoon at Sea - Alaska"

12" x 12" Oil on panel.  Available.

    It's spring and I'm starting my almost daily trips out to Orca Island Cabins once again.  Mountains meeting the sea is the primary view on my way to and from our cabins.  This past weekend I was there with friends cleaning cabins of cobwebs and where possible, giving every inch a shine.  In two weeks time our first guests for the summer will arrive.  This painting was actually painted last fall after the summer.  It will soon be hanging for sale in the little gallery on the island.  

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Oil Painting - "View From South Deck"

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8" x 10" Oil on canvas.  Available here.

This was painted a few weeks ago on a wonderfully misty day.  The big tree in the foreground is very old and weathered.  I have wanted to paint it for a long time now.  Lately we have been having very sunny days but high winds making painting outside impossible.  The winds finally died down today.  

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Rainy with High Tide

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Oil on canvas 9"x12" SOLD

We had a week of rain and heavy clouds and now we are having a fabulous week of clear skies and warm temperatures.  It has been wonderful.  On one of those rainy evenings around 8:00 PM I painted this scene.  Looking out of my studio/gallery located in the cove I can see this scene.  It was so wet that I took several photos and used them as reference too.   

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11" x 14" Oil on canvas. Available

Well we had a week of clear days and sunshine and now it looks like we are having a week of rain and heavy clouds.  At least today I can see the tops of the mountains though it is raining pretty good out there.  I have salmon in the smoker and the smell is coming in the house a little bit.  I love that smell.  I'll be heading out to the cabins in Humpy Cove for the night.  I'm hoping I can get a painting started (and finished) out there if all goes well.  Most likely it will have to be from the inside looking out if it is raining there like it is here.   

I did the above painting form a photo reference I took one morning as we were pulling out of the harbor.  The light was shinning just behind the mountain and everything was still and calm and back lit.  I really liked how the back lighting made the colors soft on Mt. Alice.

Oil Painting 6" x 12"  Available here.

Oh my, I have been away from my Blog for so long... I am finally breaking the silence!   All I can say is I have had a very busy past 3 months and I eager to get back to painting!!  This painting is of a day just like today, rainy and misty but great kayaking in Humpy Cove where our cabins are!  Yes we are up and running again with another wonderful summer coming our way.   Now push that comment button and say hello!!  

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Oil Painting - Lowell Point Shoreline

8" x 10"  Oil on panel. Available here.

At the end of the road, two miles south of Seward, is Lowell Point.   This painting is of a scene along it's shoreline.  Our days have been dark and rainy this past week.  The sun finally came out today and it was so refreshing and breathtaking to finally see the sparkle of light.    Thank you for viewing my paintings.

Oil Painting - "Rainy Afternoon"

6" x 8" Oil on canvas.  Available here.

We are having such a strange winter in Alaska this year.  I have lived in this state since 1969 and I have never seen a winter with this warm of temperatures!  This piece is a plein air painting that I managed to paint in my car back in November.   Before I was done I had to turn on the windshield wipers as it had begun to rain.  I'm very happy with the color harmony in this painting.

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Oil Painting - "Clearing Skies"

36" x 48"  Oil on canvas.  Available here.

I don't think my last two postings went out to the in boxes like they were suppose to.  I'm not sure why that happens but when it does I can't seem to fix it.   This is one of the large paintings I was working on in my studio last month.  This scene is form the very end of downtown looking south out to the bay.  The rain had come and gone and the skies were beginning to clear up.  Sunshine was on the distant islands and blue was breaking through the clouds.  It is a challenge to paint large like this. To keep the paint thick enough and the paint strokes fresh.  

Oil Painting - "Sandspit Point"

11" x 14"  Oil on canvas.  Available here. 

If you have ever been on one of the boat tours that go out to the Kenai Fjord National Park you most likely went by this scene.  This painting is of a point of land on the east side of Fox Island and is a very interesting landmark in Resurrection bay.  This is a closeup view of the very end of the long sand bar that is referred to as the Fox Island Spit.    By the way..... thank you for viewing my blog.. :)  

Oil Painting in Plein Air - "Street View"

8" x10"  Oil on canvas.  Available here.

Here is a small plein air painting I did about three or four weeks ago.  The fall colors were strong and the after noon sun was still pretty high.  Things are much more winter like now and the fall colors have past.   I am pretty happy with how these mountains turned out in this painting.    This week I have been busy painting in doors in my studio.  I have finished one large painting and started another.  

Oil Painting - "End of Season"

6" x 8" Oil on canvas.   Available here.

This is a little plein air painting that I am happy with.  I think it came together quite well.  I painted it just a few weeks ago on a sunny fall afternoon.  These leaves are all gone now and the snow is well down the mountain.  The little sailboat in the distance happens to belong to a friend of mine who was out sailing that day.  

Right now I am on a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona to take a portraiture class at Scottsdale Artists School.  I am really looking forward to it.  It starts this Monday!  I will let you know how it goes! 

Oil Painting - "Front Row View"

6" x 12" Oil on canvas.  Available here.

We are having beautiful fall weather right now and I have been doing some plein air paintings whenever possible.  I have also been working on larger paintings in my studio.  This painting is a plein air piece that I did in August of this year.  The coastline of our small town is called  "Waterfront Park" and it is set up for campers to come and park here along the water's edge.  A coastal trail runs along in front of these campers for people to walk or ride bikes.  The view is phenomenal with mountains and glaciers right across the way.  Boats come and go and wildlife is frequently scene swimming by.  

Oil Painting - "Vacation View"

8" x 10"  Oil on canvas.  Available here.

This oil painting was painted in plein air during the later part of September.  Campers from all over the United States come to camp along the water front in the sea port town of Seward, Alaska, where I live.  Mt. Alice is the majestic mountain in the background and the body of water is called Resurrection Bay.   By late September most of the campers have headed home.  It was a beautiful fall afternoon when I painted this.  

Rocky Shoreline

9" x 12"  Oil on panel.  Available here.

My busy summer has prevented me from posting but now that the season is over I plan on posting regularly once again.  The time off was much longer than I expected it would be but I do have some new paintings ready to share.  This first one I painted plein air the first week of September.  I was on one of our decks out at our cabins.  Fall was in the air and it was a lovely bright day.  I hope those of your who enjoy these posts will give me some feed back now and then.  It is such a help to know you are there.  I am painting every day now (most everyday) so I am eager to share what I'm working on.  When the weather is good I am trying to paint outside.  I am also working in my home studio on larger or more complicated pieces.   Thank you for viewing my art!     

Peaks

6" x 8"  Oil on panel.  SOLD

This is a plein air painting I did about 4 weeks ago.   It found a new home before it was even dry! 

Adam Street

 6" x8" Oil on panel.  SOLD

  This is a plein air painting I made less than two weeks ago here in my home town of Seward, Alaska.  

Let's Take a Look Around

8" x 10" Oil on canvas panel. SOLD

     I never expected to be away form this blog for so long.    I have been painting a quite a lot so I have several new paintings to share.    Here is the one of them.