June Blooms

Oil on board, 6" x 6"
$125 plus $6 shipping in U.S.
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At last, another post! I have been away for several days, jurying the Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts, in Joseph, Oregon. Today (Sunday) is the last day of the exhibit, but if you can make it to the show, I urge you to go. It's huge--341 artworks by 131 artists! It was a challenge to jury such variety, basically comparing apples and oranges, but great fun too--like being a kid in a candy store. Fortunately, I didn't have to jury artists in or out of the exhibit, just select awards, which is much less stress-inducing.

The festival had a plein air component, so attending artists were scattered all over that beautiful region of green valleys and rugged peaks--painting away while dodging passing thunderstorms. I painted as well and came up with three works, two of which are hanging in the exhibit; I'll post them on the blog soon.

I thought I had missed the lilac season. By the time we returned from California a couple of weeks ago, the blooming was almost over here in our valley. But Wallowa County is higher in elevation and I was delighted to see the lilacs still in bloom. I painted this beautiful bush along a farm road near Joseph. I also took quite a few photos, so hopefully there will be more lilac paintings to follow.