Mt. Harris

This is a commission piece titled "Mt. Harris".  Mt. Harris is on the east side of the Grande Rhonde Valley north of La Grande, OR.  SOLD

"The Fog Comes in on Little Cat Feet" - Carl Sandburgh

Finished after a very hot and sticky 3 or 4 days. This was a frustrating, but satisfying, piece to paint. It started out in one direction then ended in another as it took on a life of it’s own. Perhaps that is how art and writing are supposed to happen - they create themselves.
The setting is primarily a fig newton of my imagination with no particular place in mind. I referred to some images from the Central Oregon Coast for color and texture, and that was about it. The rest just happened.

The painting is oil on canvassed board and measures 11" by 14" and is framed (once I get it in the frame - a narrow black one). The price is $345.00 and that includes shipping and the frame. If you are interested, e-mail me at: finelinegallerymail@gmail.com.

The Shaman's Reindeer

The second of my paintings exploring Sami heritage.  This one is titled "The Shaman's Reindeer" and is surrounded by reindeer images from a shaman's drum.  The painting is framed and is oil on textured board.

$180.00  Check or Money order please.  Price does not include shipping.

A Stellar Jay

SOLD





"A Stellar Jay" - Oil on Clay Board.  The image area is 8" x 8" and the piece is framed.  The price is $135.00 plus shipping and handling.  I haven't selected a new credit card payment app. yet so I am taking money orders and personal checks.  Contact me at:  finelinegallerymail@gmail.com if you are interested in either piece.

This is one of the pieces that was in my April Featured Artist show here in Eugene.  It was a fun piece to paint.  I'm still getting caught up on my posting.  Betsy took care of all of this for me so I am now on a learning curve again.

The Shaman's Bear

I have been exploring my Sami heritage in art and have painted two images relating to the Sami and the animal world.  The first is titled "The Shaman's Bear".  It is an oil painting on cradled birch veneer and is painted in the Sami national colors with bear images from a Shaman's drum circling the bear.  The painting measures 8" by 8" and is framed in a floater frame.  The price is $135.00 plus shipping.

I am looking for a new credit card payment system, other than PayPal, and haven't settled on one yet.  So in the interim, personal checks or money orders will work.

THE SHAMAN'S BEAR

 

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Working sketch - Reflecting on Mt. Hood.

Working sketch - Mt. Hood Reflection

I have decided to sell this piece and had it framed.  The framed size is 13.75" by 13.5".  It is single matted with archival, acid free mats and museum mounted.

The price is $155.00 certified check or money order  The price includes packing and shipping in the continental U.S.

Contact me at:  finelinegallerymail@gmail.com if you are interested.

Prayer Tree

Prayer Tree

15" X 20" acrylic on illustration board and is framed.

$495.00 certified check or money order.  Price includes shipping in the continental U.
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When I lived in Missoula, Montana in the 1990's, I used to drive south on U.S. 93 to Lolo Pass to cross-country ski. I always passed an ancient Ponderosa Pine that  had colorful cloth and other items hanging from its branches.  It is called the Medicine Tree and is sacred to the Salish Tribe.  The cloth and other items were offerings from tribal members and others.

A storm blew the tree down in 2001, but the pine cones were retrieved to plant and grow a new tree by the Salish.  Tribal leaders decided to leave the remaining 16 foot snag standing and people continue to leave offerings and pray on the sacred site.  For my painting I placed my iconic tree, decorated with prayer flags, in the Bitterroot Mountains, with Trapper Peak in the background.  

Below is a short history of the original Medicine Tree from the State of Montana web site:

MEDICINE TREE

This Ponderosa Pine has been standing guard here on the bend of the river for nearly 400 years. Somewhere, imbedded in its trunk, a few feet above the ground, is the horn of a Big Horn ram, the basis of a legend which across the centuries has established the historical significance of the pine as a Medicine Tree. Once upon a time, when the tree was small, according to Salish Indian lore, a mountain sheep of giant stature and with massive, curling horns, accepting a challenge from his hereditary enemy Old Man Coyote, attempted to butt it down. The little pine stood firm, but one of the ram's horns caught in the bole, impaling the luckless sheep, causing his death. A Salish war party chased the coyote away from his anticipated feast and then hung offerings of beads, cloth, ribbon and other items on the ram's horns as good medicine tokens to his bravery and to free the scene of evil. Countless succeeding Indian tribes followed the practice until, less than 100 years ago, the horn disappeared within the tree. But the Indians continue to regard it as a shrine an even the white men honor its sacred legend.

U.S. 93, MP 20, south of Darby, Montana

Crater Creek

SOLD

7.75" X 9.75" image area, 13.25" x 15.4" framed size.  Mixed Media on board (Acrylic, Tempera, Gouache)

$230.00 (price includes shipping in the continental United States)
Please pay by certified check or money order. 
 
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This piece is based on a spring 1985 ski trip to Broken Top volcano in the Oregon Cascades. We spent a warm day skiing from rim-to-rim, carving turns in the soft snow, wearing tee shirts and shorts.

At the time I wasn't aware that there is a glacial lake in the crater underneath the spring snow. I recently came across a photo of the lake in summer with it's water a turquoise tint; and I used that color in this painting to paint the creek which flows out of the lake in spring.

1 comment:

Don GrayWednesday, March 27, 2013 at 11:52:00 PM MDT

I like this one a lot, Rick--came out really well. Especially enjoy the stylized design of the stream.

Russell Country

5 1/8" X 9 3/8" Watercolor and Gouache on Arches #140 paper
$150 framed. Certified check or money order please.  Price includes shipping in the continental U.S.
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One year after leaving Montana it feels right to finally be painting one of its iconic landmarks, Square Butte.

Square Butte is featured in numerous Charlie Russell paintings and was central to his Montana cowboy life. Today much of the surrounding prairie remains the same as in Russell's day, with sagebrush and antelope still dotting the Central Montana grassland.

Winter's Coming

SOLD

5" x 8 1/16" wood burning on birch veneer
$85 framed, plus shipping
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The chipmunk is based on a plaster figurine given to me when I was a young boy by my grandfather. He gave it to me to use as learning model for drawing animals. This piece is part of the August-September 2014 Gallery Show at New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. It is one of four wood burnings I have on display. New Zone is located at 164 West Broadway, in downtown Eugene.

June Giant

4.25" X 10"; Gouache on 140# Arches Watercolor Paper
$125 framed- the price includes shipping
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SOLD 

This is the final painting in my series "Seasons of the Giant".  The Helena Valley and its prominent geographical landmark, the Sleeping Giant, are bathed in shades of green as the grasses and crops start growing in early summer.  By summer's end the landscape has shifted to browns and golds as autumn approaches.