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The Oregonian Coast

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22 x 28" Oil There is nothing like sitting at the water's edge, listening to the ocean rush in and crash upon the rocks... the feel of the cool crisp air, the smell of the sea.  My hope is that you experience that atmosphere in this 22 x 28" oil painting on stretched canvas. The great Pacific Ocean on the central coast of Oregon, ever changing the rocks that it hews with time, yet ever remaining the same in its immense beauty. I adore the new Holbein Duo Aqua Oil paints I got from my son-in-law Greg for Christmas!  I can again paint in oils, but without the smell and toxic mess.  The paints melt like butter and are high in pigments so I barely had to use any.  They also can mix with my acrylics.  I am in heaven!  Not to mention the beautiful coastline! People often ask me how long it takes me to paint a painting.  I usually answer a day or two, not really paying attention to time, but getting lost in the process.  The truth is, the time I pai...