'Off to Work' oil painting on canvas 22"h x 24"w Toe Island Ladd Circle

Ladd Circle

Total measurements are 7¼"wide x 7¼" deep x 6" high

She asked how I dealt with the passage of time in the painting

There's a small blossoming tree in front that I didn't make

'Off to Work' oil painting on canvas 22"h x 24"w Toe Island Ladd CircleOff to Work Oil on Canvas 22h x 34w Steel Bridge on the Willamette River Portland, Oregon Working in bad weather is the most difficult thing about plein air painting. There is a gazebo over the rivers edge that worked well for this painting. I spent a few days here with a commercial fisherman who was spending some down time from work to get in some fishing. He was philosophical about his fishing and we enjoyed each others company. His name was Pete