tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75377747171719032422024-03-13T10:01:30.133-07:00Donna Van Tuyl Fine ArtDonna Van Tuylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341612740396001971noreply@blogger.comBlogger331125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537774717171903242.post-40561011615949603862015-07-29T13:17:00.000-07:002015-07-29T13:17:58.123-07:00The Rest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Meet JJ!!<br /></div>
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It has been a whole year since I had a series of calamities that caused me to take a needed rest. During my rest period we decided to get another Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. This is not a dog to sit quietly in a chair while I paint. This guy likes to move and play. He is fun and he makes us laugh. He is not the reason I needed a rest, however, he is a bit of a distraction.<br />
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Today we loaded up JJ and painting gear and went down to the river. Here is what I decided to paint while JJ and the Windsurfer went out paddling.<br />
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As you can see JJ is not particularly happy about this sport, but it is better than sitting in a chair.<br />
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JJ did like the geese.</div>
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This was way cool! </div>
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The windsurfer took me out along the Oregon Coast for a month long painting expedition. Our home base was a little cottage along the rocky shores near Yachats Oregon. I was looking for some interesting birds, and saw a few, but mostly Seagulls. I had decided at some point in my life that Seagulls were not that interesting, and then we met Jack.<br />
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Jack lives in front of our cottage and rain or shine, night or day, we could see him perched on this rock looking for interesting things to eat. He was tenacious, and interesting to watch. The other Seagulls flocked together and fought for food in large groups, while Jack stood his lonely vigil. We grew to love Jack and appreciated his fortitude. <br />
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Yes, I painted. The ocean flora and fauna is a big change from my usual dry world on the East side of the mountains. This challenged me. <br />
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Below are some photo's of our trip and the last lonely photo of jack.<br />
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I have so man different paintings started that there is no time to become blocked or frustrated. I found this new way of working. When the ideas are flowing, then I start a painting and move on. So far it works, but not many finished painting yet. Finished paintings will be coming along quickly.Donna Van Tuylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341612740396001971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537774717171903242.post-48579873689428365142014-01-18T16:19:00.000-08:002014-01-18T16:19:21.813-08:00Our Very Best Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A friend of mine recently told me about the loss of her cat Sky. In comparing stories about our loss, we realized the similarities of our experience. In both cases, we had to make the determination to have our pets put down. In both cases, the Veterinarian had a difficult time finding a vein and so it took longer, and was agonizing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we made the call, it seemed clear what needed to be done. After the fact I felt such guilt and pain. Did we do enough? Should we have waited another day? These are the questions that would enter my mind over and over again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, almost six months since our loss, I can still feel Buckley. I can still feel his rough paws, the brush of his whiskers, the warm lick. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He still follows me outside whenever I take the trash out and then I have to herd him back inside. I can still hear his bell ring several times a day when he wants to go outside. We hung the bell his very first months with us. He seemed confused when he arrived as to what the procedure was for potty breaks. He would look at me with a very urgent look on his face and I would send him outside. He would run down the hall with his tail flying high. We installed the bell for those times when he could not get my attention. I put the bell up and then when he gave me the urgent look, I would go over and ring the bell and tell him to go outside. Pretty soon he would ring the bell on his own, he had a procedure! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At night everyone had to go to bed at the same time. I can still hear that little snuffle he gave when everyone was all settled in for the night. You did not get the snuffle until everyone was in bed, then he would know all was well and it was time to sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the morning, everyone had to get up. If we had company staying the night, he would make every attempt to get our guests up. I would need to guard the door from our frantic little dog. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So many memories and I never want to forget. It is getting easier and instead of so much pain, I am experiencing more and more of the wonderful entertaining memories that makes having a pet so very rewarding. They bring their own ideas of how things should be done, and instead of me training our dog, Buckley trained us. We became what he expected of us.</span></div>
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I feel like I have been on an intermission in life. With Buckley gone and my everyday routine so changed, painting was difficult and I was not inspired.<br />
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Here I am getting back into painting. Little birds always make me feel good and so I am painting little birds. Each one is getting a little better than the last. This is my current inspiration and we will see far it goes.<br />
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Here are the paintings that I will be showing at the Pacific Northwest Plein Air Show at Columbia Art Gallery in Hood River, Oregon. </div>
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As you can see I was taken with the golden grasses of late summer and the tall pine trees that dominate all landscapes of our area. I love the combination of late summer golds and the dark greens of pine trees. Before and during the plain air event, I spend several days at Mayer State park painting. The Rowena, or dry side is my favorite location for painting. The windsurfer is able to find plenty of sailing, or paddling as I paint and so we both enjoy this spot</div>
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Today was the first day of the Pacific Northwest Plein Air Event. All of the Artists gathered for a meeting and day of painting at The Gorge White House. I live in the desert and was dazzled by all of the various greens. I decided to get back to the golds of summer and out of the greens in the Hood River Valley. <br />
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I found this nice pine tree and the wonderful gold grasses. I love this drier and warm scenery. <br />
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That is Mt. Rainier off in the distance. We were under cloud cover, while Mt. Rainier was enjoying full sun. What wonderful lighting with the deep blues and layers of mountains off in the distance. Another wonderful day at Indian Heaven Wilderness. Donna Van Tuylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341612740396001971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537774717171903242.post-12441720487772900972013-08-11T09:20:00.001-07:002013-08-11T09:20:56.136-07:00R.I.P Buckley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found out yesterday that this painting got "Best in Show". What a wonderful and rewarding surprise this was for me. I slaved over this painting.Donna Van Tuylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341612740396001971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537774717171903242.post-33951603021255843182013-07-07T17:38:00.000-07:002013-07-11T09:36:42.799-07:00The Wilderness Experience<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We spent the morning hiking into Indian Heaven Wilderness. Todays sojourn into the wilderness felt different with a drier, rougher, and older feeling forest. I am searching for something in the forest that will inspire a painting and hopefully share the sights, sounds, and smell of this forest. What is my deliberate artistic intention so as to produce an emotional, aesthetic response to the viewer? How can my experience here in the forest, beyond the beauty, be expressed in a painting?</div>
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There is always a bit of fear when out in nature where there are no roads or people. What animals lurk back in the trees. We know that there are bears and cougars. We work at not getting lost or injured. It is wonderfully exciting.</div>
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We hiked slow as I am still recovering from a knee injury. This suited Buckley, our elder dog, just fine. In the past I have been a driven hiker, going fast down the trail. This injury is forcing me to travel in a more leisurely manner, which allows for more careful observations, and perhaps a more deliberate artistic intention. </div>
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In the Wilderness, we carefully sidestepped this spider.</div>
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This is Panther Creek Falls. Along the road to Indian Heaven Wilderness. It added to the essence of the day! <br />
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See the below post for more on Indian Heaven Wilderness.Donna Van Tuylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341612740396001971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537774717171903242.post-34782566596518782652013-06-30T15:37:00.000-07:002013-06-30T15:37:17.255-07:00The Wilderness<br />
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Beargrass from Indian Heaven Wilderness</div>
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These are photo's we took today on our first foray into Indian Heaven Wilderness. The purpose today was getting to know Indian Heaven and finding inspiration for painting. Then there is an art show next August 2014.</div>
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The Wilderness I chose is not right on the road. Our first challenge was finding a spot that would be easy in and out on my injured knee (another story). We chose to hike into a place called Thomas Lakes. Of course it was lovely and smelled wonderful. </div>
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Beargrass is what is etched in my mind now that we are home. It was beautiful and abundant. </div>
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I have been out painting daily. Here is one of my efforts where I was pleased with the results.<br />
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I will be participating in a show called Art in The Wild Exhibition. The plan is for 22 artist to be divided up into a designated wilderness areas. My wilderness is Indian Heaven. Here is a link with a map.<br />
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There are two main dirt roads that take you up to the trailheads, then it is foot traffic only. Since I have dinged my knee, it may be a month or two before we try any of the hikes. For now we may drive up and check out the road conditions and length of the drives. Up until now we believe the roads were impassible due to snow. <br />
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More on this throughout the summer.Donna Van Tuylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341612740396001971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537774717171903242.post-30258295958356446402013-06-06T14:52:00.001-07:002013-06-06T14:52:13.575-07:00Back from the Back of Beyond<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The group that I paint with during the warmer summer months met up near Mt Adams. For me the trip involves driving the back roads. In Klickitat County the back roads are truly back of beyond. The roads take me from the desert east end of the county to the mountains and alpine regions of the western end. The road is uninhabited for a large section of the trip. Traffic includes the occasional ranch truck and a few logging vehicles careening down the narrow two lane county road. Wild rivers and pristine forests are in abundance. Going through the back of beyond is always an adventure. <br />
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<br />Donna Van Tuylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341612740396001971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537774717171903242.post-39335731846347098982013-05-23T09:39:00.004-07:002013-05-23T09:39:58.109-07:00New BlogI am trying out a new blog on my website. It will be an all in one click. Here is the link:<br />
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The above notice was written by our friend Kathy. She did a wonderful job and I thank her.<br />
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We delivered 20 paintings for the Nook Show. It is bigger than you think. By we, I mean the Windsurfer and I. While I hung paintings the Windsurfer got to go shopping in his favorite windsurfing shops. The perfect day!<br />
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Buckley also got to go shopping at his favorite shop, Gorge Dogs. <br />
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The Nook turned out wonderful. I intermingled paintings of every season in the gorge and surrounding scenic views. <br />
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Donna Van Tuylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341612740396001971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537774717171903242.post-22538164263098077802013-04-23T06:59:00.000-07:002013-04-23T06:59:10.577-07:00Meadowlark Meadows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is at a place called Catherine Creek. I have painted here numerous times. I was on the way to Hood River and stopped only to take a few photo's. After getting out of the car there was a cacophony of musical meadowlarks singing. They were everywhere. This view of the Columbia Gorge was pulling me in and with all of the Meadowlarks singing away, I decided to paint the view. This is the studio piece that I painted from the study done on site.</div>
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Below is a meadowlark photo that I took last spring. They sing so beautifully!</div>
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<br />Donna Van Tuylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341612740396001971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537774717171903242.post-77580598240677931622013-04-10T16:22:00.001-07:002013-04-10T16:22:57.082-07:00Meadowlark Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the paintings I will be taking to the Oak Street Hotel on Saturday, April 13, 2013.</div>
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Donna Van Tuylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341612740396001971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537774717171903242.post-21090238819259955562013-04-05T08:25:00.000-07:002013-04-23T07:03:58.296-07:00Show Planning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was painted in the studio from a photo I took last spring about this time. It is a view that pulls me in every time we walk out to this viewpoint. In the past I have included the sky in a painting, but this time I was compelled by the layers upon layers of blue in the Gorge and so made the horizon higher and I think it gave a better feeling of how high we are above the river.<br />
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Here is a link to upcoming Shows\Events. <a href="http://dvantuyl.fineartstudioonline.com/events" target="_blank">Shows and Events 2013 (updated as needed)</a><br />
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Today, the end of March was the most spectacular day of the year. The painting season is just getting started and here we are with over 70 degrees and no wind. The Windsurfer took his paddle board out and paddled across the reflections of Mt. Hood in the distance. I may need to change his title to "The Paddle Boarder," but somehow I like the alliteration of The Windsurfer, and then of course there is the place where we live which is noted for Wind. Today was a rare wonderful calm.Donna Van Tuylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341612740396001971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537774717171903242.post-4551038941022044392013-03-20T16:17:00.001-07:002013-03-20T16:17:39.240-07:00Spring Splendor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So far the month of March has proven to be extreme and unbearable with cold winds, snow, rain and a little of everything else. Today is the Spring Equinox. This is a big deal and so I was inspired to finish this pastel painting and move on to another of spring color and warmth.<br />
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Below is something I read this morning, I admit that it took awhile for me to realize it was the first day of spring.<br />
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Springtime brings new birth—a beautiful reminder of the activity of God! Whether it is a sprout emerging from the soil, bursting into the light; a bird chipping out of the egg it once called home; or a baby taking its first breath, life is always unfolding. A newborn baby or a seedling for a mighty oak may seem weak and fragile, yet each is filled with immense potential.</blockquote>
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Likewise, I am filled with promise and potential, and I let this day be a fresh start. As I release self-limiting thoughts and behaviors, I am reborn. Divine ideas seem to come to me from out of the blue. I am filled with hope as I breathe in the fresh air of this new day and feel fully alive.</blockquote>
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