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Portland Street Painting

January 30, 2018 By Mark Norseth 2 Comments

This month I had the opportunity to get to the mainland, primarily on a family visit to Portland, Oregon.  While there I spent a gloriously cold morning with my beloved 8 x 10″ pochade box painting a street scene from my old stomping grounds in Portland’s Southwest side.

It’s a special thing to be back in a place that holds so much that is terribly dear to me, but that has also changed tremendously.

While working out the painting, I was happy to meet a number of very nice and very encouraging passers-by. That was a plus, because I didn’t know what working on the streets would be like anymore. And, of course, the more time I spent my considering my surroundings, the more it became an indicator of how much both Portland and I have changed since my leaving in 1985.

Purposeful Painting

Somehow, when you’re painting  something you know and care for, the work just goes better. You don’t have to dig up a rationale for choices, or to dwell on how it might be received. You’re invested…it’s got a built-in purpose, a token of gratitude and affection.  I hope that reads in the final work.

Here it is…not signed yet.

12th ave PDX

“12th Avenue, Portland”      8x 10″ Oil on panel

Filed Under: Equipment, General, How I Paint, On my easel, Plein air, Why we paint

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