bchrist0923: Painting I did in Palm Springs of the nature preserve in front of my brother’s condo. Gave this to his neighbor who is an 83 year old German woman who is also an artist but unfortunately has dementia. Arches 140 lb. Cold press, 12 x 17.
bchrist0923: Paris painting of Paris from a sketch done during my trip to stay with my daughter. Arches cold press, 300 lbs. 18 x 24. Gave to the daughter-in- law of a friend.
bchrist0923: Oregon coast. Arches 300 lbs cold press, 24 x 13
bchrist0923: Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. Pentallic Aquabook.
bchrist0923: Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. First full day of sketching. Pentallic Aquabook,
bchrist0923: Sketched at my good friend Wayne’s home near Brussels, from the back of the house. House doesn’t begin to describe this mansion, with numerous rooms, out buildings, horse stables and grounds. Pentallic Aquabook 5 x 7 double page.
bchrist0923: Sketched from a cafe in the St. Germain des Pres district in Paris. Pentallic Aquabook 5 x 7
bchrist0923: Quick sketch of the Hotel d’Ville in Paris. Doesn’t do it justice of how ornate the real building is. 5 x 7 double page.
bchrist0923: Looking the Louvre from the Tuileries Gardens in Paris. It started to rain half way through so I finished under a concession tent. The clouds changed from warm on ugly but I stayed with the original look. Arches 9 x 12 cold press.
bchrist0923: Fountain of the Medicis in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. Arches cold press, 9 x 12.
bchrist0923: First sketch at My daughter Sarah’s apartment in Paris, 8/29/22. Done from the balcony and looking across the street from her apartment in the Marais district. Moleskins 9 x 7 sketchbook.
bchrist0923: Painting done during college reunion trip to Napa Valley. Arches cold press, 9 x 12.
bchrist0923: Wave study. Arches 300 lbs cold press. 7 x 16
bchrist0923: Second sketch while hanging at the pool at my brother’s condo in Palm Springs, CA. Pentallic Aquabook 7 x 9. As with the other sketch, a got the date wrong. It was 4/28, not 5/28. Too many gin and tonics?
bchrist0923: First sketch at my brother Dan’s condo in Palm Springs, CA. Pentallic Aquabook 7 x 9. Did this while hanging at the pool on the first night, drinking gin and tonics. I must have had too many because because I wrote the date wrong. It was 4/25 not 5/2
bchrist0923: Rocks at Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, CA. Arches cold press rough, 12 x 16. 4/29/22
bchrist0923: Joshua Tree at the aptly named Joshua Tree National Park near Palm Springs, CA. Pentallic Aquabook, 7 x 9. Came here with Maureen on a trip with my brothers. This park is exceptionally beautiful, with incredible rock formations. 4/29/22
bchrist0923: Smith Rock, near Redmond, OR. arches 300lbs cold press, 16 x 24.
bchrist0923: Smith Rock, near Redmond, OR. While the sky looks summer like, it was 41 degrees and gusty winds in mid April. Tough to keep the easel and board from tipping over. Arches 300 lbs. cold press, 16 x 24.
bchrist0923: Second version of the old dead pine across from Hug Point on the Oregon Coast. Arches cold press 140 lbs. 16 x 20. I used this a model for a more finished painting.
bchrist0923: First version of a landmark old dead pine trip across from Hug Point on the Oregon coast. Arches cold press, 140 lbs. 16 x 20
bchrist0923: Arches, 16 x 20 cold press 300 lbs
bchrist0923: Oregon coastline. 9 x 17 Arches cold press, 300 lbs.
bchrist0923: Forest walk. 18 x 24 Arxhes cold press, 300 lbs.
bchrist0923: Italian hill top town. 18x 24 Arches cold press, 300lbs.
bchrist0923: Cape Disappointment lighthouse, north side of Columbia River, Washington. 18 x 24 Arches cold press 300 lbs. I glued to a wood panel and varnished with acrylic UV coating so that it can be displayed without glass.
bchrist0923: North Fork of the Snoqualmie River. Started painting this scene and then the mosquitos ate me alive, and I had to bail. Need to remember to bring spray.
bchrist0923: Cape Disappointment, WA. This is the state park on the north bank of the Columbia River. The beach here is called Waikiki Beach because the ocean water mixes with warmer river water, so it’s a little warmer than the coast beaches.
bchrist0923: Coastal scene. 18 x 24 x 1.5 framed canvas
bchrist0923: Winter orchard scene. Inspiration for this came while driving back from seeing a client in Cashmere, WA, which is Washington’s prime apple country. Framed 17 x 21 Fabriano Artistico soft press, 140 lbs.