Evening Cast — soft pastel
This painting is from a photo I took on a drift trip down the
Lower Deschutes in Oregon. It sold to a person who completely
related to that place and time...the last few moments of daylight
when everything glows and the fish are biting.
Requiem —soft pastel
I love the mood of this painting. Sometimes the name for a
painting
comes before the art as was the case with
Requiem.
For a true flyfisherman like my husband, taking a fish is a spiritual
thing. Native fish are always catch and release. The painting
is in his office and is a keeper.
The Unknown— soft pastel
Driving through the pastures west of Terrebonne one day
I saw this beckoning road. The shadows were long and the
sage brush was golden. It now lives in the home of a poet...
what a compliment!
Through the Pool —acrylic on canvas
I had the idea to paint this after viewing a video short by
Wahoo Films/Michelle Alvarado called "Steelhead Yawning".
It was filmed in Steamboat Creek, a tributary of the North Umpqua
river that is famous for it's steelhead run. The sense of fish moving
through this underwater world of subtle colors captivated me
and
so I tried to capture the feeling. A friend who owns a fly shop and
guides has this in his home.
Tanglewood —acrylic
This was another experiment...an intimate landscape of the tangle
of vegetation in the woods. It was a challenge, but became one
of my
favorite paintings. A man chose the piece as a wedding
gift to his bride...
very wonderful!
Life in the Stream —soft pastel
Also on the upper Deschutes, this scene of the water and snags is
one I've painted several times. I put mysterious fish in the shallows.
Showing the transparency of the water in light and shadow is the
draw here, and the yummy colors.
Storm in the West —soft pastel
I've painted our beautiful Three Sisters and Cascade mountains
many times. This scene is from a spot between Bend and Sisters
where
the field of hay, with it's soft golden hue sets off the
blues
of the mountains. Add a storm building up in the west tumbling
our way and there's electricity in the air. There is a house in the
pasture now and the unbroken line of shine is gone.
Spawning Bed —acrylic
A fairly small painting, it is the most abstract of fish underwater
that I have done...also the most satisfying. The photo was taken at
Sheep's Bridge on the upper Deschutes and was disappointing to
me
as there was so little detail of the spawning fish below the
surface. I had looked at the photo dozens of times, when suddenly
I felt I could paint it. Patterns of water have always utterly
fascinated
me and to feel like I was able to capture a bit of
the
feeling was exciting.
The painting sold on opening night.
I'd like to paint it really large one day.
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