Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Pastels of Smith Bybee

This is one of my most favorite places to paint. Here are a couple of pieces done of the wetlands.
Both of these were done on Colorfix paper with no under-painting; just straight pastel.

At nearly 2,000 acres, Metro’s Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area is the largest protected wetlands within an American city. This beautiful natural area is one of the region’s best-kept secrets, hiding in a part of Portland surrounded by port terminals, warehouses and other commercial developments. Most visitors to the natural area are surprised to find beaver, river otter, black-tailed deer, osprey, bald eagles and Western painted turtles living only minutes from downtown Portland. Visit www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=153.


* UPCOMING WORKSHOPS *
Aug 7-12, '11, Corbett, OR –Creative Arts Community - FULL w/ wait list
Sept 18-22, '11, Halsey, NE- Autumn Art Workshops – email jshansen15@msn.com
Sept 25&26, '11, Halsey, NE- Autumn Art Workshops – email jshansen15@msn.com
Oct 7-9, '11, Dundee, OR email - wjdehart@comcast.net- A few spots
Oct 10, '11, Dundee, OR, Critique Day - email - wjdehart@comcast.net
Nov 4-6, '11, Austin, TX – email-mbaggetta@comcast.net
Nov 12-13, '11, West Linn, OR – email-mbaggetta@comcast.net
Jan 20-22, '12, West Linn, OR – email-mbaggetta@comcast.net
May 21-25, '12, Bucks County PA, Bucks County Art Workshops – email www.buckscountyartworkshops.com
Sept 17-20, ’12, Fish Creek, WI, Peninsula School of Art -  email www.peninsulaartschool.com
Sept , 25-28,’12, Cape Cod, MA
Oct 7-13, ’12, Telluride, CO,– email wjdehart@comcast.net
Oct 19-21, ’12 Bend, OR,– Cascade Fine Art Workshops email www.cascadefineartworkshops.com



1 comment:

Debora L Stewart said...

Both beautiful paintings. Looks like you have a busy schedule.