Horse Barn in The Canyon by Marie

Here is my latest oil painting of a horse barn next door to my friend's house in the canyon at Crooked River Ranch where I live in Oregon.  The orange-leaved tree in the scene inspired me to paint what I was seeing as I left the friend's house one day in early October.  Joining in with Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday.

The Ospreys oil by Marie

Drumroll....here it is, the oil painting of the ospreys!  I had planned to take it to sell when I go to the Farmer's and Artisan's Market tomorrow, but have decided I can't part with it. :-) Joining in with Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday:
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A Sale! And 2 more postcards

The day at the Farmer's and Artisan's Market had lots of "lookers" and no buyers until an hour before closing when a woman suddenly declared she had to have my largest oil painting for her husband.  I was thrilled to make this first sale:

Though I didn't sell any of the postcards, I was encouraged to make two more this week, and plan to work on both watercolors and an oil in the coming weeks ahead.  Sharing with Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday.  The two newest cards:

Three Sisters mountains with local barns and red-tailed hawk

Smith Rock with Mt. Jefferson in the distance

I'm Back!

I don't think this is a new share...I did this painting many years ago and I think I posted it early in my participation with Paint Party Friday, but in case you missed it, here is an oil of a great blue heron at sunset on the James River (Virginia).....I haven't been painting in almost two months but plan to get at it again this week, so I will have a post of new work next Friday!

The Mountain Lion Painting by Marie

Here is the finished oil painting of the mountain lion and babies. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out....Joining in with Paint Party Friday hosted by Eva and Kristin:

My Process for Oils by Marie

For Palette and Paint and also Paint Party Friday today I want to show what I am working on (the finished painting will be shown next Friday) and I have taken photos of my process as I went through each sitting to paint.  I find it interesting to see other artists' methods and thought this might be fun to do!  This painting is a combination of several different photos (some mine and some not, as I have not ever had a sighting of a mountain lion myself...though they do live here in Central Oregon, and my husband heard some screams one night outside our house)....

First I do a rough outline of what I wish to paint

I then start on the background...the leaves were painted largely individually, using different shades of green, but then with some blending.

More work on the background and I begin to also work on the middle ground....mainly because I got REALLY tired of painting leaves! :-)

Finishing the background and most of the middle ground, I started on my two lion cubs and then mama cat!  Next week you will see the finished painting!

The Country Buck by Marie

This wonderful mule deer buck on the side of the road had a strand of grass hanging from his mouth like a country farmer chewing a straw! :-)   I wanted to do an oil painting of him, and will show you the photo I had for the painting inspiration:  (Joining in with Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday)

The photo:

Smith Rock by the Canal--oil by Marie

Last Fall we went for a drive and passed this wonderful scene, so we stopped and I took several photos.  I'm not sure what the purpose is for the little canal, but it fed into a stream one cannot see from my viewpoint, and of course had majestic Smith Rock as a backdrop.  This oil painting took me about three weeks, with stopping to let areas dry before going on.  It is somewhat large at 16 X 20, and I plan to put it up for sale after it's framed. Joining in with Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday:

The Pretty Grey by Marie

We visited a nearby farm a few months back and one of the horses we took photos of was a favorite when the shots were posted on my main blog.  Mom asked for a painting of him, and so for her birthday I gave her this portrait in oil.    Joining in with Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday:

A view of the work-in-progress:

Dark Eyed Juncos by Marie

My daughter asked me to do a bird painting for her in shades of teal, turquoise and grey.  I did this one in oils for her for Christmas of these Dark-eyed Juncos in the snow.  Sharing with Eva and Kristin's  Paint Party Friday...