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paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#umatillarock
#oilpainting#art
#blueskyart
#sunlakes

Battleship Rock study
oil on board
9” x 12”
2019
Oil painting of a large rock form surrounded by sagebrush.
April 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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100/100!
paintings of the Shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe#Umatillarock
#basalt#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art#Sunlakes

100th post of shrub-steppe! Wasn’t sure I had 100 to post. Actually there is more. Watch this space…

Umatilla Rock, North End
oil on canvas
18” x 24”
2013
February 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
onehikeaweek.com
Umatilla Rock in Dry Falls State Park remains a favorite on rainy off-season days. From the coastal west to the mountainous center and the desert east, Washington State's diverse topography offers something for everyone!
#umatillarock #monumentcoulee #dryfallsstatepark #hikingwithdogs #onehikeaweek
Yellow and black dogs frolic by Green Lake across from the massive Umatilla Rock while a hiker looks on.
December 9, 2024 at 3:29 AM
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58/100
paintings of the Shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe#coulee
#basalt#oilpainting#art
#blueskyart#Sunlakes
#UmatillaRock

Jumbleyard Rocks,
Looking East

oil on yupo
23 1/2” x 35”
2018
February 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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1/100
paintings of the Shrub-steppe
basalt, sagebrush, water, light

#shrub-steppe#coulee#basalt
#oilpainting#art#blueskyart
#jumbleyard#Umatillarock
#Sunlakes#northcentralwa

Phasmata- the Jumbleyard
oil on yupo
18 1/2” x 24”
February 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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#art#blueskyart
#oilpainting#landscape
#LowerGrandCoulee
#DeepLake#rock
#umatillarock
#Sunlakes#coulee
#spring#Dryfalls

South End of
Umatilla Rock
With Parking Lot
oil on canvas
20” x 32”
May 2025
An oil painting of a landscape showing sagebrush, a road, and a large basalt rock form with talus slopes. Large boulders to the right.
October 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
dogsonhikes.com
The old bosses in Dry Falls State Park (2014-2017).
#umatillarock #monumentcoulee #dryfallsstatepark #dogsofbluesky #dogsonhikes
A yellow labrador and a black labrador stand behind the rocks and stare ahead with sunrays beaming overhead in Monument Coulee.—Dry Falls State Park in Eastern Washington State A yellow Labrador and a black Labrador rest atop Umatilla Rock, with Rainbow Lake in the distance and Perch Lake below in Monument Coulee.—Dry Falls State Park in Eastern Washington State A yellow Labrador stands and looks back at Umatilla Rock, while a black Labrador gazes ahead. Both dogs are perched atop a rock by Green Lake in Monument Coulee.—Dry Falls State Park in Eastern Washington State A yellow Labrador sits and stares at the camera, while a black Labrador chews on frozen grass by the frozen Dry Falls Lake.—Dry Falls State Park in Eastern Washington State
December 9, 2024 at 12:38 AM
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#morning#aurora#pre-dawn
#birds##sunlakes
#umatillarock#battleshiprock
#dryfalls#statepark
#paintingtrip

Best time of the day?

That’s easy.
~AURORA~
Pre-dawn.
Birth and
origin of light.🌅

June 2,
2024
4:18AM
Umatilla Rock
with waning
crescent moon.
🌘 🌘🌘🌘🌘
and birdsong.
🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦

(sound on)
May 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM