$64 © Pam Van Londen 2010, Johnson Creek 6 Reflections, 8×8 oil on gessoboard

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Molla River Shore 3, 8×8×1 on oil on clayboard

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Canyon Dreams 2 Sunset, 8×8×1 on oil on clayboard

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Columbia Gorge Slough 2, 8×8×1 on oil on clayboard

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2009,
Johnson Creek 4,
8×8×1 on acrylic on clayboard

$50 SALE © Pam Van Londen 2007
Otter Rock Marine Garden 2 acrylic on canvas on 12 x 12 x 1 canvas

Donated © Pam Van Londen
Mary’s River 2 oil on canvasboard on 16 x 12 x 1 canvas

© Pam Van Londen 2009, Random 1, 2, 3, 8×8×1 on oil on gessobord. Available at Mod Pod Decor in Corvallis, Oregon

$100 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Calla Liliess 1, 12×12×1.5 on acrylic
This is an attempt to paint Art Deco style. I didn’t fully achieve the modeled look nor did I adhere to the color scheme I recommended. But I like the result.

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Sky Hill Weeds, 8×8×1 on oil on canvasboard
I’ve got less time these days to spend hours painting, and lots of time waiting around (I have a kid; sound familiar?), so I paint with my oil sticks wherever I have landed for the hour.
This abstract landscape shimmers when you [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Hood River Downtown 1, 8×8×1 on oil on claybord

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Coast Drama 6, 8×8×1 on oil on claybord
This is the first of three paintings started en plein air this week at Taft, Oregon, south of Lincoln City. I forgot to bring more white with me, so the other two are waiting for a chance to be finished up.
The waves [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Lavender in Full Bloom, 8×8×1 on oil on claybord
One of my favorite types of composition is homogenous; an all-over arrangement of the elements; almost without a central focus.
I combined that idea with my favorite flower of the week—lavender— and favorite style—Van Gogh/Post Impressionist.
It was so much fun I’m sure [...]

SOLD!  © Pam Van Londen 2009, Rainy Haystack Rock 2, 8×8×1 on oil on clayboard
At least two art lovers wanted my oil painting of Haystack Rock in the rain, so I painted it again. This one is more dramatic; less subtle and uses iridescent paint. The shape of the rock looks different depending on the angle of [...]

This week’s challenge is to paint with these specifications:

Mode of Expression: Fauve
Proportion: Square
Subject: landscape
Color scheme: invented color
Media: oil, acrylic, or watercolor

Example
André Derain’s Paysage à l’Estaque from 1906

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Mt Tabor Contemplation, oil on 8×8×1 claybord
The peaceful expanse of Mt Tabor’s summit allows one to sit and contemplate, read, play music, or paint without too much bother.
This weekend, however, it will be swarming with people painting, performing, and eating cool deserts.
I’ll be painting there, but it won’t [...]

$64 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Mt Tabor View, 8×8×1 on oil on claybord
In preparation for painting en plain air at the Mt Tabor Centennial Celebration in Portland, Oregon, I am painting scenes of Portland.
This image is of a view from the top of the mountain. I will find out what major street we [...]

$130 © Pam Van Londen 2009, Songwriter 2,
oil on 12×12×2 gallery-edged.
Purchase via PayPal.
This new challenge painting isn’t quite monochromatic or Cubist, but shows a loosening up of style and subject, making it more interesting than realism.

“Woman in Hat – Cubist Style”
by Carolee Clark
12″ x 9″
acrylic on wrapped canvas
Sold
Click here to go to my blog.

Mode of Expression: Cubist
Proportion: Vertical
Subject: Figure
Color scheme: monochromatic
Media: mixed

Example

Here is my first challenge piece for this new group. I attempted to make this a mixed media piece, but need to wait until it dries and think about it more. The Cubist style is definitely a challenge, so I will be asking for that again in the future. I have not painted in monochrome [...]