2021: CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY

The works below were on display July, August, and September, 2021, in the second floor Gallery area of the Curry Public Library located in Gold Beach, Oregon.

I am grateful to the staff at Curry Public Library for the opportunity to exhibit my artworks and for the support provided. Thank you!

SURFING AT BATTLE ROCK

A surfer rides the waves near Battle Rock, on the beach below the Visitor Center in Port Orford, Oregon.

Mixed media on canvas
24 inches wide, 24 inches tall

KISSING ROCK BEACH WALK #2

The sun peeks though the clouds to light up the beach while walking towards Kissing Rock, just south of the town of Gold Beach, Oregon.

A storm the day before produced waves up to 30 feet that washed over the beach, creating some very dramatic patterns and exposing rocks that had been buried under the sand. Mixed media on canvas
24 inches wide, 24 inches tall

Additional paintings of the beach walk toward Kissing Rock can be viewed in the Exhibit titled KISSING ROCK BEACH WALK.

ASTORIA-MEGLER BRIDGE - SUNSET

Looking up at the Astoria-Megler Bridge. This painting shows the bridge at sunset with high tide partially obscuring the old pilings sticking up from the water on the Astoria, Oregon, side of the Columbia River.

Mixed media on canvas

24 inches wide, 36 inches tall
Additional paintings of the Astoria-Megler Bridge can be viewed in the Exhibit titled ASTORIA-MEGLER BRIDGE.

PORT ORFORD BEACH

A painting based on an afternoon with dramatic clouds while walking on the beach at Port Orford, Oregon, with Redfish Rocks just visible on the horizon.

Mixed media on canvas
24 inches wide, 24 inches tall

Additional paintings of the spectacular Southern Oregon Coast can be viewed in the EXHIBIT titled SOUTHERN OREGON COAST.

BLUE PAPER UMBRELLA (top)

A painting of the top of a blue paper umbrella. Based on a photograph taken at an antique shop in Morgan Hill, California.

Mixed media on canvas
24 inches wide, 32 inches tall

Additional paintings of the umbrellas in that shop can be viewed in the Exhibit titled UMBRELLAS.

LONG TREE SHADOWS

Trees casting long shadows at daybreak, based on a sketch from my imagination. This painting was created using traditional media (acrylic on canvas).

Mixed media on canvas
24 inches wide, 24 inches tall

Additional paintings created using traditional media can be viewed in the Exhibit titled KEYS TO MY ART - PAINTINGS.

SHORE BIRD

A stylized drawing of a Black-Necked Stilt feeding at the shore. This is based on a photograph in a nature book augmented by a healthy dose of imagination.

Mixed media on canvas
19 inches wide, 24 incges tall

Additional drawings created using traditional media can be viewed in the Exhibit titled KEYS TO MY ART - DRAWINGS.

EMBYONIC JOURNEY

A highly stylized drawing of an embryo, based on a sketch from my imagination.

Mixed media on canvas
24 inches wide, 24 inches tall

Additional drawings created using traditional media can be viewed in the Exhibit titled KEYS TO MY ART - DRAWINGS.

THISTLES AT NOON

A stand of dry thistles baking in the sun on a hot autumn day.

Mixed media on canvas
24 inches, 36 inches tall

Additional paintings based on the theme of thistles can be viewed in the Exhibit titled THISTLES.

THISTLES AT SUNRISE

A painting of a stand of blooming thistles lit by the rising sun.

Mixed media on canvas
24 inches wide, 24 inches tall

Additional paintings based on the theme of thistles can be viewed in the Exhibit titled THISTLES.

SUNLIT GOLDFISH

A painting of a group of goldfish lit by sunshine from above. This painting is based on a photo, taken at a friends house, of exotic goldfish in an outdoor tank.

Mixed media on canvas
28 inches wide, 24 inches tall

Additional paintings based on the theme of fish can be viewed in the Exhibit titled SOMETHING FISHY.