Topic: Painting
Last fall I started a mini-class with Art-Classes.com on using watercolor markers (I used Tombow) and ink to create travel sketches. In the class the projects were all National Parks but I didn't want to do the same.
I did a lot of research to come up with views of my favorite places locally and titled the project "Postcards From Oregon".
All of the pieces of Arches Cold-Pressed Watercolor paper were cut to the size of a postcard before I began.
I started this project in October 2022 and completed the last of 16 paintings today - 4 months later.
Here they are in order of completion.
Columbia River Gorge
Crater Lake National Park
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Portland Japanese Garden
Yaquina Bay Lighthouse
Mt Hood
Multnomah Falls
Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach
Painted Hills
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
International Rose Test Garden
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm
Vinyards of the Willamette Valley
Silver Falls State Park
Hood River Valley Fruit Loop
Wallowa Lake
Whew! What a ride.
I used 12 of these images to create custom calendars for family members before the series was complete.
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