Abandoned Farmhouse

Once again I raided my grandfather's stash of photos and prints. He did a version of this image many years ago and it hangs in my sister's home in Portland. I've admired it for a long time and since my sister probably wasn't going to part with Grandpa's painting soon (or ever), I figured I'd try my hand at the same image. The above is the result...not exactly like Grandpa's version, but it'll have to do.

Balclutha Out of Bristol

I was rummaging through my grandfather's files again, since I had a hankering for another ship painting. I found this one, which I assume Grandpa also did a version of since it paint specks on it - how cool is that? The original painting (by Oswald Brett) is based on an actual incident wherein the cargo ship Balclutha nearly sank off the Bristol coast. I liked the action, color and the fact that my daughter now lives in Bristol! It was fun to do, with all the various textures of sea, sky, canvas and hull. (I used 300 lb Arches, which is sweet paper!)

We Need a Little Christmas

Much as I love the sunlight we've enjoyed for weeks, I just thought it'd be fun to do a little pastel to remember one day last winter - Moscow Mountain at sunset.

Steamship Idaho On St. Joe River

Thanks to my friend Joel King who sent me an old postcard image of the actual steamer "Idaho'! Never knew there was such a ship! He sent some other images I may have to give a shot at, too. This one wasn't too easy since the postcard was a black and white photo that had been hand-tinted, in colors I didn't care for - so I had to change them up.

Downtown Moscow 1951

Downtown Moscow, Idaho, circa 1951. This is a commissioned piece for the coming Moscow Arts Commission auction in September. I was committed to do it by my best daughter-in-law, Naphtali Garfield, but I didn't mind. Old Moscow types will identify places like Washington Water Power (current home of New St Andrews College), the Varsity Cafe, Fonk's Five & Dime, the Moscow Hotel, and the two theaters. (The guy in the foreground is feeding a parking meter - not currently on Main St.)

Cannon Beach Reflections

Yes, this is ANOTHER painting (pastel) of Haystack Rock (& Needles) at Cannon Beach! What can I say? Can you have too many pictures of a place you love and is chock full of memories? The title is my shot at a double meaning for this wonderful spot. Anyway, it was fun to do a complete framing of all the major rocks that make up this scene. Go visit it - you will quickly understand why I keep doing this!

Don't Fence Me In

Part of what makes Idaho so great! These gracefully aging vehicles are out near the Church's property, just under Moscow Mountain. I love the rust, the rough wood, the classy look of days gone by, all sitting in the great outdoors. Hardly a unique site, but so what? It stirs my soul - hope it does yours as well!

Clipper Ship James Raines

The completed version - other than an Andrew Wyeth I copied in college(!), I think this is the first painting I've tried copying in a very long time. It was quite fun, but ships require loads of detail. (My grandfather was more patient with the rigging than I am!) But I love the sea and ships - wind, wood, water, and canvas!

A Work In Progress

I'm taking an emotional risk here - I decided to try to copy from one of my grandpa's sources. I have a file of them (thanks to my Uncle Dag) and this is one of the prints from that file - the American clipper ship, James Raines, built in 1854. Grandpa painted copies of lots of these prints and did a fabulous job each time! So, I'm taking a stab at one, too. I have a fair ways to go - the sails, water and smaller details aren't done yet, but I'm pleased so far. I'll post the finished product - unless it sinks!

Remodeling Magpie Shed

Sometimes I'll have occasion to re-examine a painting and decide it still needs work. Such was the case on this one - I'm submitting a couple paintings for possible inclusion in a local display and this shed was one I wanted to submit. However, upon unearthing it from storage, I thought it looked rather anemic, so I bolstered it up with more contrasting colors and shades (BEFORE above, AFTER below). Anyway, I feel better about it now. Thanks for looking!

Sagging Elevator

It's not every day I see a scene, take a photo, then paint it as soon as possible. This one, however, was just like that! Kathryn and I actually came across it while we were...umm...going the wrong way and heading south from Pullman toward Lewiston. We passed this poor old thing and I nearly drove into the ditch staring at it. Once we turned around, Kathryn shot some photos with my phone (!). Talk about a building with character - I'd never seen anything like it before. The sky and light combined to make a rather idyllic scene. A sweet gift from a kind Father.

Paint & Pastel

After being chastised by my only (but sweet) daughter in law for taking so long to paint an old photo I borrowed from her, I got down to work and did a pastel of the Palouse.  THEN, I did the sailboats from the photo (B/W). If you have been kind enough to view some of my other work, the sheds will look familiar.  They're on the east side of Moscow, so Julie and I see them on every walk we take.  This is from a winter shot a couple months ago - I went a bit wild with the colors but that's what pastels encourage you to do!

Gull, Lantern & Cathedral

I had to do one more Brit shot just because...so this is one from our visit to Bath (the actual Roman bath building wasn't nearly as fascinating as the cathedral, if you ask me!).  I took lots of photos, but something about this lone sea gull cruising by all this amazing architecture intrigued me. Hope you like it...now, back to the Palouse, or the sea, or....?

Arts and Travels Exhibit

PRESS RELEASE: 

February 29, 2012 – Join us for the Arts and Travels exhibit at the Third Street Gallery. The show runs through March 23, 2012.

The exhibit showcases works from travel destinations (both near and far). 

Artists participating are: Dana Aldis, Nancy Attebury, Matthew Brehm, Kathleen Burns, Ron Carver, Nancy Chaney, Yolanda Cheng, Doug Davidson, John Farbo, Betty Jo Fitzgerald, Tom Garfield, Lynne Guillot, Lynne Haagensen, Monica Hulubei, Donald Johnson, Flip Kleffner, Linda Lowry, Rene Mattoon, Greg Meyer, Skip Phillips, Pauline Sameshima, Byron Saneholtz, DJ Scallorn, Tom Scallorn, Andy Sewell, John Snyder, Craig Whitcomb, Jane Winters, and Ryan Zimmer.

Meet the Arts and Travels featured Artist of the Week: Tom Garfield. Tom’s work titled “Haystack At Twilight (Cannon Beach, Oregon)” is a piece that is Tom’s favorite seaside spot, Cannon Beach.

 “Long before planes crossed the world, ships were necessary to travel great distances and to see foreign places. Having spent several years aboard a ship in the US Navy, I was privileged to see some of those lands and going there by ship made it all the more delightful,” says Tom.

Tom’s works  titled: “Bristol Harbor (Bristol, England)”, “Haystack At Twilight (Cannon Beach, Oregon)”, and “Toronto Harbor (Toronto, Ontario)” can be seen at the Third Street Gallery Exhibit Arts and Travels at Moscow City Hall.

Pictured above: Tom Garfield, “Haystack At Twilight (Cannon Beach, Oregon)”, Pastel

Third Street Gallery is located at 206 E. Third Street, Moscow ID hours are M-F 8-5 pm.

 For more information:

dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us

http://www.moscow.id.us/art/gallery.aspx

  

Artwork Featured on Card Front (left to right, top to bottom):

Linda Lowry, “Bellagio”, Photograph

Byron Sanholtz, “Grand Canyon Symphony”, Pastel

Andy Sewell, “Baja Morning Market”, Photograph

Story Contact: DJ Scallorn

Phone: 208.883.7036

Email: dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us

Brit MG

So, since I haven't been able to bring back anything really cool from England yet, I thought I'd at least add a 'new' car to my collection. This one was parked out in front of the Eagle and Child Pub (no, I don't think Lewis left it there - maybe Sayers). Considering how many little black cars were buzzing around London, this lovely machine stuck out like a Wyeth at the Guggenheim (art slam).

Evening Bins

Julie wanted another autumnal picture, I wanted to do another pastel; they came together in selecting a photo from Bill Church's archives. I'm really enjoying doing pastels on a larger scale (this is 14 X 20) now that I have sanded paper. It's a bit hard on the finger tips though, since that's what I like to use for blending and smoothing colors. Ah well, guitarists get calluses on their fingers, right? Another reason watercolor still is my favorite medium.

For Colin and For Fun

Though I didn't know it at the time (30 plus years ago), I began a tradition of giving my family members copies I made of the marvelous works of Beatrix Potter (Peter Rabbit? You remember...) I made one for my mom, then one each for my own children, then, for some reason, when they married and started having their own cuties, I was commissioned to do one for each of the grandkids as they arrived. Colin Robert Wilson, being half Brit, certainly needed one (Potter was a Brit, too, of course) and his mother had me do the one above.
The shed is from a photo I took last winter. It resides in a cow pasture, just south of us. What can I say - I'm a sucker for these pathetic things!