The Roadside Artist

A line of clouds, a red sunset, and Oregons bigger Haystack Rock. What more could you ask for?

Sunset At Cape Kiwanda, Oregon
24″ x 30″
acrylic on hardboard

Part of the collection I’ve put together for an upcoming show. It will be nicely framed by then.

Originally, I had planned to put more into the painting, but sometimes less is more….

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A summer storm sunset, only at this time of year does the sun line up along the edges of Haystack Rock like the monolith in 2001 A Space Odyssey.

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Haystack Beach Sunset
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 36

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I love the way the fading light of sunset plays with the reflections in the wet sand as it peaks between the rocks. The clouds, too, show the fading of the day yet hold the promise of tomorrow. The print should be collectible.

Cannon Beach Rocks
original Oregon watercolor
9″ x 12″

One of Oregon’s most popular beach spots. Although Cannon Beach’s Haystack Rock is about 1/3 the size of Pacific City’s Haystack Rock, it is MUCH closer to shore and of course Cannon Beach is much closer to Portland, making it more popular.

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It was a summer night, with the sun going down the colors were amazing. They were even more amazing when I got done painting them…

Red Kiwanda & Haystack Rock
oil pastels on bristol vellum
11″ x 15″

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