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I've been sitting on an image I took a couple years ago of some longhorns out in a meadow. I was waiting for the right time to create a painting from that photo and the time was just the other day.  I knew in my painting that I wanted to have a clear focal point. Sure I could depict more than one beautiful longhorn, but that would be a conflict of interests for the viewer. That's when I decided that the mama longhorn with the white draped over her back would be the most interesting one in the herd. The idea of the contrast of dark against her white back would help lead your eye along her horns to her face.
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This month I had the pleasure to be the second pair of eyes for this wonderful garden wedding. The story goes that Nick stole her heart and she stole his hat - how cute is that?!?!  Most of the time I am the main shooter at weddings, but I also can step into the role of as a second shooter, and that's what I did for Sierra Storm Photography. These are just a couple of my favorites from this wedding near Salem, Oregon at the Oregon Gardens.
Have you ever thought about painting in watercolor, but don't know where to start? I teach Watercolors Made Easy in the Willamette Valley and would love to have you come to a class!  We will be painting "Wildflowers at the Ranch" as I lead everyone step-by-step. And if you're nervous about drawing out the barn, then have no fear because that will be pre-drawn for you! And the area for the flowers ... well, you can make the flowers however you want, because I will be leaving that space blank so that you can show off your creativity.
Jenna and Michael tied the knot in Junction City, Oregon with a farm reception at her parent's property. It was a beautiful July evening for of joy and laughter as family and friends celebrated.  Here are just a couple of my absolute favorites. I loved everything from their cake topper to the cute bartender trailer. Sometimes less is more, so there's less words and more pictures for you!
I’ve been working on a watercolor just for St. Paul Rodeo’s poster contest. All artists in the Wild West Art Show are able to submit two entries for the poster contest and the winner’s piece is the artwork for the next year’s rodeo. For the past four years I’ve entered the poster competition and have been seeing what the panel of judges have been choosing from and the winners. So, this year I thought I had a good idea of what they might like.  Here is a little glimpse of how "Red, White, and Blue" started. You will notice the lack of pencil marks on this piece, because I've been working on "drawing" out my paintings in a light wash of watercolor and one of my liner brushes.
I participated in the Quick Draw at the St. Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame Dinner this year. So, what is a Quick Draw anyways? Well, artists have a set amount of time to create a finished piece of art that is then auctioned off. This particulate Quick Draw, we had 90 minutes and could have a drawing done ahead of time.  I've been working on "drawing" with light washes of watercolor with my liner brush, so I didn't have a drawing done before hand. Instead, I just dove in head first ...
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