The Roadside Artist

It has its own place in history. Although lighthouses are considered old-fashioned and outmoded by todays uber technology, it only takes one good sunspot storm to make them needed again…

Umqua Lighthouse
(original Oregon watercolor painting)
9″ x 12″

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There are more than three rocks but the biggest and closest to shore are known as the three graces. These sentinels have stood guard at the mouth of the bay for thousands of years.

The Three Graces
(Tillamook Bay, Tillamook County, Oregon)
Original Watercolor, 9″ x 12″

The nearby port of Garibaldi still has fishing boats…for now. They pass these rocks everyday and probably wouldn’t give them much thought were it not for the nearby range markers. You can get to the closest rock at a very low tide but mostly you need a boat.

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Running and playing on the rocky-sandy beach of Oceanside, this young dog is full of joy and energy. The wet sand captures the reflection of the sky and water.

Dog On The Beach At Oceanside
original watercolor
9″ x 12″

Oceanside, Oregon has a rocky beach where you can find lots of agates. Like other Oregon beaches it has leash laws but many people ignore them and the cops don’t get there often enough to worry about.

I loved the way this painting turned out. It has been used as an illustration in a medical journal and of course went immediately into a private collection. Get prints while you can!

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Sitting and watching the surf at Oceanside, Oregon, the light plays with her hair as water plays with the the sand…

Couple At Oceanside
original watercolor on paper
9″ x 12″

There’s something magic about the ocean. It is even more magical in out of the way places like this… when you can have a little piece of it all to yourself - or to share with a loved one.

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