Early Morning Moon

Watercolor - Late September 2011 - View Ct, Oakridge, OR

Wolves are Wild...

...unless you dress them up in a business suit and place a fragile tea cup in their hands, I mean paws, I mean dangling from their claws...

Ah yes, it is time to say "Aloha to Oakridge," as I depart from the forest so full of life and head toward the warm winter waters of Maui!  Take off is set for December 6th!  Here I am, a picture from a year or so ago, hovering above the Willamette River on the gorgeous rusty bridge that guides you out of Greenwaters Park and out toward some great trails, road riding, and bird watching in the depths of the forest... It is a perfect spot to scope out Dippers bouncing from rock to rock, Mergansers cruising low above the turbulent waters, and Osprey soaring high and perching in nearby trees that line the waters edge.  I have done a few paintings while on the bridge, some dancing and balancing on beams, and plenty of zooming across on mi bicicleta!
  
 I will miss this place and look forward to future visits: can't wait for the time where I can reunite my bike with the trails I have come to know...
Aloha to Oakridge, and Aloha from Justine...

Evening Comes, Clouds Roll In

Melting With

Moon Under Fawn & Drops of Life

 

"Moon Under Fawn"

Going to Salmon Creek in the early Spring brings bountiful, beautiful life in many forms.  This watercolor and ink is all about the breath of life coming from strong waters, gentle moon, vitality and renewal of life every Spring.  Fawn lilies are one of the first signs of life after winter and just the most delicate, tender blooms.

"Drops of Life"
Water comes from the sky, from beneath the Earth's surface, and covers 71% of the Earth's Surface.  It is a source of life and a source of inspiration for many of my paintings.  Here I am trying to capture the rare event of water giving life to the desert.  It is reminiscent of my travels to Moab, where I have been lucky enough to see and bike amongst gorgeous red rocks both Spring 2010 and 2011.


PLEASE LOOK UNDER "PORTFOLIO 2011" FOR MORE PAINTINGS!

Riding the Umpqua

Eugene and I are just finishing a phenomenal ride on the Umpqua...my first introduction to the trail - only covered less than a third of the singletrack, but had a super fun detour doing a bit of the hike-a-bike style climbing up Dread and Terror Ridge...then some epic super steep, duffy, rocky riding downhill - oh yeah!  Right after we rode across this bridge we found a bit of our dinner: Coprinus cotatus, also known as Shaggy Mane mushrooms...it was a day or two after my Mom's 5oth, so be on the lookout for yummy mushies in mid October!

Portfolio 2011

 "SUN SPIRAL"

 "SALMON CREEK WITH BRIGHT CLOUDS"

 "HEAVY FEATHER"

 "DEAD LAKE"

 "HUMPBACK WHALE"

 "GOLDEN HILLS AND VALLEY"

 "THE GENERAL" 

"MOUNTAIN BIKER"