'Pink House' oil painting on canvas 16"h x 36"w SE 13th Power Lunch was painted plein

Power Lunch was painted plein air at The World Trade Center in downtown Portland

Then the elder papa continued the questioning

meant to be appreciated for their uniqueness

archival matte art paper

and I do believe not coincidentally

'Pink House' oil painting on canvas 16"h x 36"w SE 13th Power Lunch was painted pleinPink House Oil on Canvas 16h x 36w In this painting I have integrated invented metaphor into an extended plein air painting. Some of the occurrences and objects seen are fictional. I am using these fictional elements in a real setting as my means of introspection while being true to my direction. I still keep my palette basic and representative, strictly rendering, rather than pushing into the direction I want them, into interpretive expressionism.