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Bygone Fields on the
South Slopes of
Chelan Butte

oil on canvas
16” x 20”
2/16/26
Oil painting of old fields flowing down to a river with steep breaks leading to a plateau above.
February 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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#ChelanFalls#ChelanStation
#ColumbiaRiver
#oilpainting#art
#blueskyart

Just Upriver from Chelan Station on the Columbia River
oil on canvas
28” x 48”
1993
February 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Stunning reflections of Beebe Bridge and the mountains behind it in the Columbia River near Chelan.

#pnw #sonorthwest #bridges #chelan #columbiariver
March 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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#oilpainting#chelandam
#chelangorge#power
#columbiariver
#confluence

98 year old powerhouse and switching yard to the Chelan Dam. The dam is a few miles away near the beginning of the Chelan River.

Chelan Gorge meets
Columbia River, with
Switching Yard
oil on canvas
20” x 28”
1998
An oil painting of a coral colored roof of a power house and switching yard of a dam next to a rock gorge as it moves towards a river in the background. The sky is overcast. You can see power poles on the horizon to the right . There is a concrete bridge in the lower, right hand corner.
April 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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paintings of the Shrub-steppe
basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrub-steppe#coulee#basalt
#oilpainting#art#blueskyart
#erratic#Columbiariver

Erratic across
from Chelan Falls
oil on panel
8” x 11”
February 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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#oilpainting#landscape
#ColumbiaRiver#Chelan
#ChelanButte#breaks
#ColumbiaPlateau

Line, plane, tones
and color gradients,
seeing fades from dark to light,
or from one color to another,
both & neither

Plateau, Breaks, and Butte
oil on canvas
12” x 39 1/2”
Thanksgiving weekend
2025
Oil painting of a view from Lake Chelan Butte, looking east, towards the Columbia River and the Columbia Plateau. A bench can be seen halfway up on the breaks .
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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#landscape#columbiariver
#lupin#basalmroot#spring#may

May wildflowers on Chelan Butte

Backside of butte
with Lupin in foreground
Rim Road in mid ground
and Columbia River
in background.
June 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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204
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#columbiariver

Columbia River
from Chelan Butte
oil on canvas
30” x 20”
1992
Vertical format oil painting of a river going by. There are mountains on both sides. The view is from a height, looking down a canyon that is winding towards the river. Shadows are on the right hand side of the canyon and the left side is in light. On the other side of the river a highway can be seen with the mountain rising above and trees can be seen.
March 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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#lakechelan#fields
#oilpainting#ChelanButte
#breaks#Columbiariver
#Watervilleplateau
#Chelan

See Beauty,
See the Butte
oil on arches
23” x 28 3/4”
3/15/26
Oil painting of a butte, a lake, and two rivers. Clouds in the sky.
March 29, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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203
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#columbiariver

Columbia River
from Chelan Butte
with Apples and Wheat
oil on canvas
24“ x 28“
1993
Oil painting of a teal colored river seen from high up. There are breaks coming down to the river and an orchard can be seen on a bench on the other side. In the foreground an abandoned wheat field can be seen.
March 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

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#oilpainting#art#landscape
#blueskyart#chelanfalls
#confluence

Chelan Falls,
Beebe Bridge
oil on canvas
22” x 28”
1996
Oil painting of a river confluence and bridge crossing seen from at a far distance. Orchards are seen growing on benches above the river. Highway and rail can be seen . There are morning shadows on the landscape to the right.
April 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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#lakechelanbutte#daybreakcanyon
#balsamroot#morning#columbiariver
#sun#spring#sunrise

Daybreak Canyon
on Lake Chelan Butte
at daybreak with
Balsamroot and
Columbia River
Photo of Balsamroot flowers on Lake Chelan Butte with Columbia River and sunrise
June 5, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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52/100
paintings of the shrub-steppe
basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrub-steppe#basalt
#watercolor#art#coulee
#Chelanbutte
#ColumbiaRiver

Limited palette. Painted with three primaries.

Downriver, Chelan Butte
39” x 48”
watercolor on arches
1989
February 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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181
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#columbiariver

Downriver
From Chelan Butte
12”x 16”
oil on board
An oil painting of a river cutting through and winding around mountains .In the foreground light colored mountains can be seen and in the mid ground, purpleish, shadowed mountains, and in the background bluish mountains with a light yellowish colored sky behind.
March 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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131
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#Chelanbutte
#Columbiariver

Overnighter on
The Backside of
Chelan Butte
oil on board
8“ x 10“
1994
A small oil painting of : sky on the top, then a plateau, then mountains with blue violet shadows breaking to a river. In the foreground is another mountain, this one in shadow. A car can be seen parked on a corner, most likely a hang glider pilot sleeping in his/her car.
March 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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#chestnutfire#chelanbutte
#columbiariver#wildfire

Chestnut Fire 6/6/26
East slope of Chelan Butte.
Seen from Columbia River.
Plume of smoke seen from a wildfire on Chelan Butte with Columbia River in forefround
June 7, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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204
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#columbiariver

Columbia River
from Chelan Butte
with Orchard Bench
oil on board
12 x 16
1995
An oil painting of hills rising to a plateau. You can see a sliver of sky at the top. There is a road cutting diagonally at the bottom of the painting that heads to a bench that has orchards on it. The main form in the center of the painting is in shadow and it has a bell curve shape to it.
March 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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207
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#chelanfalls
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#chelanriver
#columbiariver
# gorgeroad

Chelan Gorge Road
and Columbia River
oil on board
12“ x 24“
2020
A horizontal format of an oil painting that you can see a river in the distance and hill coming down to meet it. There’s an orchard on the other side of the river and an orchard on this side of the river. You can see a blue-purple road in shadow coming into light going around the corner and in the foreground there is ochre colored grass. No sky is visible.
March 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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#lakechelan#fields
#oilpainting#ChelanButte
#breaks#Columbiariver
#Watervilleplateau

East Slopes Chelan Butte,
with Columbia and
Breaks
oil on canvas
20” x 36”
3/29/26
Oil painting of sloping hills descending to a dark blue river. Across the river is a bench and distant plateau.
March 29, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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📸: Washington State Parks Reservation website. Scenic lakeside campsite with a white metal picnic table on a concrete pad, a wooden privacy fence, and a fire pit, set against rolling green hills, trees, and a clear blue sky—ideal outdoor spot for camping. #LakeEntiat #ColumbiaRiver #CentralWA #WashingtonStateParks #Protectourparks #camplife #savepublicland #DarogaStatePark #offthegrid
August 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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#chestnutfire#chelanbutte#wildfire
#columbiariver

Chestnut Fire on the east slope
of Chelan Butte seen
from the Columbia River.
Wildfire on Chelan Butte seen from The Columbia River.
June 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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#columbiariver

Watching the Chestnut Fire on the east slope of Chelan Butte 6/6/26. Seen from the Columbia River.
June 7, 2026 at 4:45 AM