20% OFF Sale in my ETSY store - through December 2

Curb Lane Buses Only, 10 x 20, oil on panel,  20% OFF Sale in my ETSY store through December 2.  A departure from my usual subject matter- a cityscape from 4th Avenue in Seattle.  I like the harmonies of blues and greens and lavenders with a touch of hot pink and orange for contrast. 

Sailboats at the Dock

8 x 10 oil from Seattle at Lake Union at the Center for Wooden Boats.  A spot to rent a small sailboat or take a sailing lesson.  This was painted from photographs I took on location.  On my ETSY store

Coming up this weekend.  I'll be showing paintings of sailboats, paintings of ferries, Vashon scenes and still lifes. 

Red Ferry SOLD

 This painting is from a long distance view from Victor Steinbrueck Park near the Pike Place market in Seattle.  The view is looking across Elliott Bay as the ferries travel from Coleman Dock in Seattle to Bainbridge and Bremerton.  The sky was clear and the sun was setting, turning everything on the horizon yellow and red and then dark red.  I especially like the little bits of light that shine through windows on the top deck of the ferry.   I just took this picture to the Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Gallery in Winslow, WA on Bainbridge Island. 

Pale Ferry Hazy Sun

A ferry on the Vashon Fauntleroy Southworth run.  Haze and late afternoon sun reduce the contrast in this view and make a substantial ferry seem soft and ephemeral. 

Blue Green Smoke Ferry SOLD

Another Vashon ferry painting.  The ferry is such an iconic image of Puget Sound.  I spend a lot of time muddling through what would be both a good painting and a clear representation.  I enjoyed the lost and found edges, the softness of the smoke and the way the ferry is sharply contrasted on one side and softly disappearing on the other. 

Wooden Boats

From the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle.  I think these are both small wooden sailboats, one with a mast, one the mast taken out, used for rentals and lessons at Lake Union.  I like the lines and shapes of boats - the curves are very subtle and fun to draw.
6 x 12 oil on panel
On my Etsy store:

Blueberry Fields

A view of the blueberry fields along the Mercer Slough in Bellevue Washington.  At the intersection of two freeways, but quiet and pretty and sunny in the low land .  One of our favorite summer activities - for dedicated pickers only!

Sailboats in Quartermaster Harbor SOLD

A view east across Quartermaster Harbor towards Portage and the hills of West Seattle.  The sun is behind the viewer, the water hills and sky are a gorgeous blue.  I like the limited color scheme.  I think blue is a cool color but the painting feels sunny and warm to me. 

Sailing Lesson - Still at the Dock SOLD

A painting from photographs I took at the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union in Seattle where sailboats and rowboats are available for rent.  I like the sunlight on the sails and hull. I reduced the brightness of the whites in the background so that the foreground sailboat would stand out. 

Blue Tree

Another painting of 4th Avenue in Seattle also showing at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Gallery in Winslow.

Curb Lane Buses Only

A view of 4th Avenue in Seattle.  This painting will be in the Main Street show in October at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts.

Emerald City

Somehow this view reminds me of the scene from the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy and her friends first see the Emerald city from a distance at the end of the yellow brick road, or in this case I-5.  This painting will be in a show at the Bainbridge Arts Center starting October 6.