If Oregon is known for anything, it’s the towering fir and hemlock trees that cover the mountains and valleys with a shady blanket of forest. If this doesn’t say “state in the Pacific Northwest” then I don’t know what does. 🙂 Free Graphic: shape of Oregon (with trees)
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
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
Everyone needs Christmas presents! Even cats! Last year we wrapped catnip and toys up for our crazy cats to open… of course we couldn’t set the special presents out until after the Humans opened their presents, otherwise EVERY present would have been opened by cats. (Yes, there have been years when the cats have “helped” by opening all of the
This is a painting that I did of an owl in a tree with the moon behind. It’s acrylic on canvas. I have to be honest, here, I got the original painting idea from another artist’s painting that I saw when searching the web for inspiration. I’m taking it a step farther though, as I am doing a series with
I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving, my friends! May you have full plates and bellies and remember all of the things and people that make your life worth living. Much love from me to you! (Also, don’t forget to leave some treats out for the squirrels and birds in your back yard — they deserve a feast, too!)
