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.  

"Telling A Story"

12" x 16" Oil on canvas.  Available

I very much enjoy watching Yupik dancers with their gentle rhythms and fluid movements.  This lovely lady is holding dance fans made of woven grass, beads and polar bear fur.

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 "Winter Alley - Seward, AK"

Oil Painting on canvas 30" x 40"  

Here is one of my newest paintings that I have completed recently.  I enjoyed painting this very much because it is a subject that I love.  I drive around our little seaside town and I am in awe at the beauty of Mt. Alice and Resurrection bay in the background of all the everyday small town buildings, cars, oil tanks etc.  This painting will be in my upcoming show on May 6, 2016 at Resurrect Art Gallery. 

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Oil Painting - "Photo Opportunity"

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8"x10" Oil one panel.  Available.

Right at the end of downtown Seward, AK I saw this man sitting on a rock taking pictures.  The wind was blowing off the ocean and the sun was bright.  I liked the brightness of the scene and the strong sunlight.  Lowell Pt. is the land form in the near distance.

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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 - "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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At the Helm

             11" x 14" Oil on canvas. 

Some of you may not know that I have 3 grown sons.  This painting is of my oldest son as he was captaining a 115 foot sightseeing vessel named the Star of the Northwest.  There are many boat tours that leave form our seaport town to view glaciers and to go whale watching in the Kenai Fjords National Park.    I am really happy with how this painting turned out.  I have never tried anything like this but knew I wanted to paint him in this way.  I took several photos of him and then used information from all of them to create this.  

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.  

Fishing at Orca Island

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8" x 10" Oil on panel.    Hello my friends!  I have been silent for a long time now.  I never thought I would go this long without posting.   I'm finding time to paint again and I'm ready to share.   This painting of a guest fishing off the shore of Orca Island holds a pleasant memory of the lovely warm summer we had this year.  We experienced warm sunny days and crystal clear water sparkling in the sunlight.  It was a summer to remember.   

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Reflections

9" x 12" Oil on Panel, SOLD.    The reflection of the mountain in the water was what really caught my eye when I chose this subject to paint.   Of course I love the little rock with the trees growing on it but the reflections were what drew me in.    This was an unusually hot day and I came away with a sunburn by the time I was done.

Distant Islands

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8"x 10" Oil on panel.   SOLD.      After I check guests into our cabins I am free for the rest of the afternoon to work on various other things that need to get done.... or I paint!  I have completed a few paintings that I plan to share.  This one is of a small portion of the view out to Fox Island.  The small island in front of Fox Island is Hat Island.  It has been clear and breezy and so beautiful.  

Ready When You Are

9" x 12" Oil on panel.     The reflection of white in the water is from the snow on the mountains  that surround us.   I did not paint this on location as it has been just too windy this week.   I took the photo and then painted it in my home studio.  We are working every day at our property in the cove building a new studio/gallery for me!  I am very excited about it!   This boat belongs to one of our builders.  He is also quite the fisherman.

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Offshore Rock

8"x10"  oil on panel.  $275.   Another painting in plain air.  What a lovely day we had.  I was chilled to the bone and had to take a hot shower when I finally got home but I loved painting on site.  It was a around 38 degrees but the wind made it colder.

Frigid Coastline

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8"x 10" Oil on canvas,  $250.00    Again, we see the drive to Anchorage along Turnagain Arm.  This was a cold and grayish day just a few weeks ago.  The paint is not quit dry on this one.