This is a painting loosely based on an idea that I borrowed from another artist — a glowing holiday tree in the snow. Medium is acrylic on canvas. I have gifted this one in particular to my parents for their holiday painting collection. I may try painting one with multi-colored lights next and see how it turns out. Please feel
Oregon is a land of many trees, and Christmas trees are no exception! This particular tree was in Silverton, a small idyllic town on the edge of the Willamette Valley, just a little way from the base of the cascade mountains. On a normal year, people flock to the small town during Christmas to tour the massive holiday village at
Someone created a winter wonderland and it looks like somewhere Alice may have been before a time or two! This was one of my favorite places at the Oregon Garden’s holiday wonderland. We enjoyed a stroll down a lighted path filled with glowing mushrooms, flowers and tree trunks while drinking hot apple cider and listening to Christmas music. It may
An illuminated swan swims in the Christmas light water garden at the Village Green Resort holiday bazaar in Cottage Grove, Oregon. The fountain area became a lighted water garden for the holidays the last few years. (It will be going this year too, but like so many other people, we won’t be able to attend, so I’m sharing a bit
This glowing water lily was among the many wonders in the Christmas Village at the Village Green in Cottage Grove one year in the recent past when we visited. The water garden was beautiful to behold and the kids insisted on posing for photos in front of every single display. After stuffing ourselves with treats and hot chocolate, it was
This is a mesmerizing tunnel of Christmas Lights at the Village Green’s holiday village in Cottage Grove. We have visited a couple of times since it began and each year it gets more elaborate and interesting. This year there were two lighted tunnels for the kids to zoom down at full-on warp speed! While we won’t be going this year,
The kids danced out of frame for long enough for me to snap a photo of this giant Christmas tree and some huge presents! We felt like mice on the floor in the living room. (Hope the cats don’t notice us!… 😉 ) This tree was so tall that it could be seen blocks away towering over the rooftops. I
