Gresham Visual Arts Gallery - The Red Show

February 6 - May 4, 2017

Happy that my painting "Natures Candy" was accepted into this show and even made the poster!

October Glory is going to Canada

This painting was featured in a tree nursery magazine that circulates across the United States and Canada to tree growers. One of the Canadian tree growers purchased it!. I take that as a high compliment from a large tree growing company.  

The scene is from my home looking south.  The October Glory trees were grown originally here in the northwest by a local tree nursery and planted in our yard several years ago.  The colors used in this painting are the actual colors of those trees at sunset one evening in October.  It is wondrous to me how colorful our lives are when we take the time to look up and see what is right in our own backyards.  Lucky me.  

"October Glory"  40" x 30" acrylic on gallery wrap canvas

Two paintings go to new homes

Serenity Rose Garden - 40x30 Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Kitchen Bouquet - 12x12 Acrylic on gallery wrap canvas

Thank you to the buyers of these two paintings.  Sales are always appreciated :)

More paintings can currently be viewed at:

 Gorge Capital

1510 NE Village Street

Fairview Oregon 97024

Two new paintings juried into the the Gresham Visual Arts Gallery 2016 show

Tail Feathers

Columbia River Gorge - Corbett Hill Road

Corbett Hill Road - Through the Seasons

I have a favorite road in Corbett that I consider "my spot".  I live high on the bluff of the Columbia River Gorge.  Mornings, as I descend from the bluffs, the road makes twists and turns to navigate from the forested bluffs to the base of the Gorge where the Columbia river flows towards the sea.  As I turn the last curve in the descent I see "my spot".  Every morning I look forward to the shadows, the colors, the foliage, the sunlight.  Every morning it is different and BEAUTIFUL.  No matter the season, no matter the time of day the beauty makes me pause.

I've painted this view many times.  These are my latest paintings.  Let me tell you about them.

 The painting above was my first plen aire painting of this curve in the road.  It is a morning light painting with the sun shining from the right (east).  Two roads merge here.  One country lane merges high on the right and swoops down to connect with the road curving up from the river and continuing west up the bluff to the next switchback.  I feel good about this painting.  It is a lovely painting yet I wanted to try again and capture more of the feeling of this spot.  So I painted it again.

This version captures the moody feel.  I like both paintings.  Hope you do too.


Just for fun here are some other versions of Corbett Hill Road paintings in acrylic at different seasons of the year.

 Corbett Hill in Autumn

 Corbett Hill in Autumn

Corbett Hill in Winter

Cherries and a Plum

 The northwest fruit season is only 5 months away. I'm already dreaming of the delicious bounty. Companion paintings. 5x7 mixed media.

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A Fragrance Rare

Copyright Glennda Short Field

 Garden Girl - acrylic on Canvas                              SOLD

Summer days, big hats, beautiful flowers are all things that make little girls hearts happy.  Bringing a freshly picked flower to your mom so she can enjoy this beautiful creation with you is part of the need.  Beauty so often needs to be shared.  My mom wrote a poem once upon a time.  Is goes like this-

I've seen through the eyes of my daughter
The beauties she wanted to share
So I held a rose from my garden
And enjoyed a fragrance rare.
I've beheld the majestic beauty
Of lofty mountains high
I've felt the sudden cooling spray of
Mountain streams rushing by.
I've felt the sudden nearness of God
When I kneel to pray.   

                           Martha June Short

Merry Christmas

One of my favorite painting

Watercolor on Arches 140 Cold Press Paper
Prints available
 

Gresham Visual Art Gallery

I delivered four paintings to the Gresham Visual Art Gallery in Gresham today.    They will be part of the show:

 "Oregon Through My Eyes" 

Exhibit Dates: December 8th, 2015 - February 4th, 2016                Exhibit Hours: Mon – Fri, 8:00 am – 5:00pm, Closed Holidays            Reception: Tuesday, December 8th 2015,   5:30 – 7:00 pm Mt. Hood from Bluff Road Cannon Beach Historic Columbia River Highway October Glory

Paint it Bold - With Glennda Field

Paint it Bold – With Glennda Field

September 12 – September 13, 2015               

 10 am – 4pm

 

Learn to paint boldly with vivid luscious color.  Develop good composition and strong values.  

Glennda will demonstrate both days.  There will be time to paint your passion or you can follow along with Glennda to practice all the tips and techniques she will show you as she develops her painting. Learn basic color mixing including luscious greens, glowing whites and rich blacks.  There will be time to ask questions so you can take your art to the next level. 

Location:        Valley Art Association –Art Gallery

                          2022 Main Street, Forest Grove, OR  97116

Cost:                $130 for both days/ $65 deposit to reserve a place and to receive the supply list

                          

 To register mail check to:    Glennda Field 

                                                     PO Box 244

                                                     Corbett, OR 97019

Please include your name and email address with your registration fee.  A confirmation and supply list will be sent to you by email. 

Questions?  Contact Glennda at  Glenndafieldart@gmail.com

This workshop is designed to help students at every skill level, to master techniques, work on design and color. Learn to paint boldly in a fun and casual setting. 

Go to Glenndafield.blogspot.com to see more of Glennda’s paintings.