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Power of the Wind

Marie's three-year journey to paint the wind.
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Category Archives: plein air
Lupines
Allan loves the lupines and we both love walking at the Port of Kalama. The trails stretch for more than a mile right alongside the Columbia River, and today was the most beautiful day we’ve had this year. I admire … Continue reading
Remembering Maui
Have you ever wanted to go back to a time when you were younger, thinner, warmer, or maybe in a prettier place? That’s what being in Maui is like, especially the part about being younger. Warmth and light are things … Continue reading
Making a Painting Together
“Painting together is all about trust. Trust that the other person will make what you’ve done better, not mess it up.” View from Ecola State Park by Allan Marie 12 x 16, oil on canvas done en plein air at … Continue reading
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Painting in Maui
Maui ~ the Garden Isle Our days were filled with tropical hues, the kiss of sunshine and warm winds. Scents of gardenia, ginger and tuberose filled the air and brilliant blue skies matched the Pacific far below. Waves crashed upon … Continue reading
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Just a Little Blackbird
Long road trip, what to paint? Shall I read my Kindle instead, since I have about a dozen novels in progress? Painting won out, mainly because I’d just popped several new half pan Winsor & Newton watercolors into my travel … Continue reading
Art by the River at Camp Kalama
“So there we were, a bunch of artists, not very much unlike that unruly group of Impressionists who back in the 1870′s set out to revolutionize the art world by breaking away from tradition and painting outside from life.” Here … Continue reading
Plein Air Painting at Moulton Falls
Ah Summer. The joy of doing something just for the joy of it. That’s what we decided to do on a Saturday afternoon in July. Chores aside and to-do list ignored, we packed up our painting stuff and set off … Continue reading
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