Online Gallery Notes July 23, 2020

Mike Porter: First ever pastel painting. Mikey likes it! Thanks to Susan Kuznitsky for helping me along. / Out at Luscher Farm with Brenda Boylan and Jim Syfert on a lovely day to be painting. Good for the soul. Two in my sketchbook. May do another larger piece after lunch.

Regina Atwood: From Peninsula Park Rose Garden with Brooks Hickerson and the group a couple Thursday’s ago! Sometimes detail is so fun to do! I love the climbing roses on the far right back. The clusters kinda’ look like a small bouquet!

Jeanie Bates: painting4thursday It's one of Tim Young's backyard visitors.

Celeste Bergin: 'On My Mind' has to be the easiest prompt we've ever had, because...of course, whatever we are doing is 'on our mind'..right? Ok, I'm painting my fellow painting friend Michael Lindstrom from a photo reference (in-progress) and it's on my mind that painting with him and all my painting friends was/is always the best! During the week I experimented with an outdoor "makeshift" still life station and I revisited Powell Butte.

Kathy D Allegri: 21 July 2020. The fog always lifts. Cape Kiwanda. Watercolor / I painted this quick watercolor toward dusk this evening. The flowers are native Sonoran Desert blossoms across the road from my home. / 16July 2020 Jean’s Garden, Watercolor /  22 July 2020 Alla prima, Watercolor “Bahay Kubo” (Nipa hut). Honoring my family of origin and the land where I was born.

Tom Daniels: At Sunset falls on the East Fork of the Lewis River this morning / local sought

Lisa Gilbert: I started painting my local hikes. This is a scene from the Lower Macleay Trail at Forest Park last week. / The Stone House/Witch’s Castle at Forest Park

Geri Graley: “On My Mind”, reminiscing back to 2015...and a leisurely stroll through the tiny, charming town of Port Costa, Calif. Stopped to browse at an antique shop called “The Compulsive Peddler”, and I did this sketch. Pen & ink & watercolor, 6x6”.

Sandy Hanis: Staying home...thinking of family. My two son-in-laws...first time to paint them. They are great pals!

Cynthia Jeffrey: Plein Aire Fun

Blaine Johnson: #painting4thursday

Tara Kemp: I'm heading to Brownsville to paint for a couple of days. Here's one that I did at last years' paintout. "Brownsville September Day", 12 x 16", oil on canvas. / Painted today at the Brownsville Paintout. Did this one of Carlson's Hardware. Brownsville, Oregon is where the film 'Stand By Me' was made.

Joanne Kollman: ‘On my Mind’ =  still life studies and figure studies

Bhavani Krishnan:  Daisies have been on my mind lately They have popped dup all over and they make me so happy

Susan Kuznitsky: 'Conversation on the Beach' - from the archives of my work.

Lisa Marshall: Fresh berries and cherries have been on my mind. So I painted a scene from Hood River.

Ken Mazzochi:  Getting away, surrounding myself in beauty is on my mind.      This oil on canvas is 24x30.

Mary McNeil: really the coast is “on my mind” but since I’m going over the mountain here is a 5x7 watercolor.

Peggie Moje: "Sweetpeas & Dahlias" - watercolor & pastel - 20" x 16" The community garden at Luscher Farm is a source of wonder and beauty.

Cathleen Rehfeld: "Columbia River Clouds" 2x4 in The Columbia River is different every day. / “Sunset Solitude” 2x4in gouache painted on illustration board. Last night we went exploring a trail along the river for beautiful sunset views.

Eunice Sause:  A painting from my archives

George Schweser: This is a drawingI did with Urban Sketchers last Saturday . It’s a large tree across the street from my apartment in Hillsboro. Pastel pencil on Canson Mixed Media paper, 7 x 10. It was done mid morning with the sun behind it .

Karen Shawcross: Here's my offering fo this week. It's called "Bluebell meadow" and is a soft pastel painting.  I was hiking this spring at Reed Canyon on the Reed College Campus when I suddenly came upon this beautiful meadow and couldn't wait to paint it. 

Dianna Shyne: A little 8" x 8 " palette knife study from my garden this week.

Donna Sires: “2020” 6” x 6” pastel painting I think I’m going to have some cotton fabric made of this so I can make some masks.

Nancy Smith-Klos: Eastern Oregon 9 x 12" oil on canvas / Sacramento Rose Garden 9 x 12" oil on canvas / Hayfield 9 x 12" oil on canvas / Sumi.e Silk Painting!

Jim Syfert: A still life in the studio to avoid the heat outside. I know it could be a lot hotter but the 90’s is too hot for me unless I am in the shade standing in a cool mountain stream painting. 😀. 8x16 oil / Nice painting day, comfortably warm but not too warm. Enjoyed the day with Mike Porter and Brenda Boylan. Thanks to Brenda for some pointers, always helpful!

Joanne Thorpe:  Finished another yesterday with flowers and the Lavender Festival in mind. Look Familiar? 8 x 8 / Flowers are on my mind right now. This was quite a challenge to give the flowers some form.

Kathy Towne:
I’ve been painting in Grand Teton National Forest. Here are the three I painted.

Loretta Unger: 21.5"x18" oil on linen canvas, "The Desert in Bloom"

Mary Weil: Every morning I have been sketching from my garden.

Elo Wobig: Here are a couple plein air pieces I did at Luscher farm this month. As far as color mixing, I’d say I think about the areas I want to have the cleanest purest color and that is where I have to keep a clean palette. The rest is a less saturated color and can use a palette of colors already there to create more harmony.

Tim Young: 8x10 acrylic ‘Blue’ / 12x16 oil on panel Columbia River

Nancy Zhang: “Summer Escape” at the Columbia Gorge. Recent plein air.

Yong Hong Zhong:  Afternoon shadow. / Portrait study with vine charcoal.

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 Our next Thursday Online Gallery is Thursday, July 30 The optional prompt is  “EXPERIMENTAL” The prompts remain optional, we continue to be interested in your current projects, whatever they might be  :)

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Next Zoom meeting is Thursday August 6 10am

The TOPIC is Color Mixing (Tell us something about your color mixing “philosophy”)
This is a meeting that you have to plan and prepare for.
We’re asking you to email your image in advance.
Send your photo to allaprimaportland@gmail.com with “ZOOM AUGUST 6” in the subject line.
If you want to share a photo of your palette layout—that would be cool too!
Structured Zoom meetings* are now once a month (the first Thursday of every month at 10am).
The new format requires that you email images that best fit the Topic.
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