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Haystack Rock

July 22, 2023 by Raven

Cannon Beach, Oregon is home to this marvelous mountain of a rock.

Haystack Rock is taller than a 23 story building.

Beach House
Foggy Morning
Haystack Rock and the Needles
Haystack Rock
Misty Day
The Rocks and the Lighthouse
Haystack Rock Sunrise
Tide in at Cannon Beach
View from the Inn

Watercolor is a perfect medium to use for painting at Cannon Beach. Every day the rock looks a little different depending on the weather and the light. I had to work fast because it is always changing.

Some of these images are available as prints on page 3 of this link.

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Moose

May 31, 2021 by Raven

I never get tired of watching a moose. It’s always exciting.
Even more memorable when there is a calf. Moose make the air electric.

Moose Electricity
24″ x 36″
Kroma acrylic on canvas by Raven

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Suddenly, Bear!

May 1, 2021 by Raven

Suddenly, Bear
20″ x 20″ Kroma acrylic on canvas
painting by Raven

You never know when a bear might show up. You imagine one behind every bush. But then, suddenly there is a bear. A large grizzly. My stomach turned. My husband yelled and waved his arms. I was surprised to see a look of fear in the bears face mirroring my own feelings. And then he disappeared into the brush.

This painting is now available as a print. Click here for more information.

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Feathers

January 21, 2021 by Raven

 “Sterling, do you like the present I brought you?”

“Oh. Felix. It’s you again. What present?”

“Come on Sterling, are you blind? It’s right at your feet.”

“Oh no! No, No, No! That’s Robinson’s and Rosie’s egg, you dirty crumb-snatcher! Take it back. Take it back to their nest right now.”

“Why? Ravens eat eggs. Especially bite-size blue ones.”

“Not this raven. That is Robinson’s and Rosie’s egg. You take it back right now. Robinson’s song is the only thing that kept me alive during the dark time.”

“Dark time? Sterling, what are you talking about? You are a crazy old bird. Tuck your feathers back in. I’ll do what I want to do.”

“Take it back, Felix. Take it back right now.”

“Okay Okay. Forget it. Sheez.”

“Wait… Gently… Real gently. I’ll help you. You crack it and I’ll pluck your feathers.”

“Okay old bird.”

…………the next day………………..

“Sterling, what is the dark time you mentioned yesterday? You know—when I brought you the egg. You said, ‘dark time’.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Yes, you do. You said Robinson’s song kept you alive.”

“Take a flight, Felix.”

“I want to know. I’m not all caw and boing.”

“You have no idea what is important in life. You’re a flimsy excuse for a feather.”

“Sterling, what’s that scar on your back?”

“None of your business.”

“I want to know. It looks like it hurt real bad.”

“You have no idea, Felix. That eagle almost killed me. Like it did Sapphire. She was gone in a flutter …I try to stop him. His claws puncture me. I wake  up on the ground. Can’t move. Can’t see. Dark and grayness suffocates me. My wings ache. My head aches. I want to die. Dead silence surrounds me. But what’s that sound? I hear a pure golden melody. It dances in my head for days. I can’t move. I listen. Robinson’s song keeps me alive.”

“Sterling, who was Sapphire?”

“Scram Felix. You have a lot to learn. And I’m not going to teach you. Go away.”

“Sterling, you never go anywhere. You hide in these grizzled trees. You’re practically a fossil.”

“Get lost.”

…………later that month……………..

“I haven’t seen you for a while, Sterling. You look terrible. Have you been eating anything?”

“I’m not hungry.”

“What? Raven’s always eat. A raven not hungry—that’s not good.”

“My head hurts, I feel awful. It’s getting dark again.”

“You gotta eat, old bird! You can’t go dying on me. You can’t do that. Eat something. Anything. Here’s some crusty bread.”

“I’m too hot to eat. Just go.”

…………later………………………

“Hey Sterling—your head isn’t swollen anymore. Your feathers are bright and shimmery again!”

“It was that wing-full of snow you brought me, Felix. Where did you find icy crystals in June?”

“You need to get out of here, Sterling. This place is old and rotten.”

“You are right. Very right this time. I just realized what we are going to do.”

“We? What do you mean WE? You’ve never used that word with me before.” 

“C’mon, Felix. Let’s go. You and me. Right now. I’m ready. I’m really ready. I should have figured this out a long time ago. But it wasn’t time. Now it is. Unless we chase down our fears and charge forward, our fears will chase us down. Come on. Let’s go.”

“Wait, wait. What are you talking about?”

“Felix, you and me. WE are going to chase eagles. We will chase them until their wings are too tired to fly. They won’t push us around anymore. These feathers are made for flying.”

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feathers & brushstrokes

January 21, 2021 by Raven

Feathers & Brushstrokes was an exhibit of paintings
at Well Street Art Co. Fairbanks, Alaska in February, 2021

Click on the small gallery images below to see the entire painting with their titles and prices.

Do you see a painting you want but it is already sold?
Check to see if it’s available as a PRINT.
Or contact me and we can discuss commission options.

“Sharing Reflections” 12″ x 16″ $450. (sold) prints are available
“Who’s Watching Who?” 20″ x 20″ $1200. (sold) prints are available
“Breakthrough” 12″ x 16″ $450.
“Chasing the Dawn” 12″ x 16″ $450.
“Coral” 8″ x 8″
“Crazy Ivan” 8″ x 8″ $250. (sold) prints are available
“Legend of the Orange Raven” 16″ x 12″ (sold)
“Raucous” 10″ x 8″ $300. (sold)
“What Cha Do-ing?” 8″ x 8″ $250. (sold)
“Sterling” 12″ x 16″ $450.
“The Boyz” 8″ x 8″ #250. (sold) prints are available
“Determination” 8″ x 8″ $250.
“Agate” 8″ x 8″ $250.
“Cold Morning Crowd” 12″ x 16″ $450. (sold)
“Waiting” 16″ x 12″ $450. (sold) prints are available
“Sentinel” 8″ x 8″ $250.
“Hope” 24″ x 36″ $2400.
“Summer in Their Wings” 24″ x 18″ $1400. sold
“Summer Jazz” 20″ x 20″ $1200.

Filed Under: Paintings, Uncategorized Tagged With: avians, birds, brushstrokes, Cranes, exhibit, feathers, gallery, paintings, ravens

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Shipment arrives

“Sterling, look at that!” “Look at what, Felix?” “That huge box. From Canada.” “Looks like the artist received another shipment of Kroma paint. Watch, she’ll spend the rest of the day arranging it in her studio. All those tubes of paint go in some sort of order.” “Paint? What is that?” “Paint is color. She […]

Edges are important

“Sterling, What is the artist doing now?” “What do you mean, Felix?” “She spends lots of time brushing paint on the sides of her painting. The edges. You know what I mean?” “She makes changes on it when she changes the front of the painting. The sides appear to be important to her.” “But why?” […]

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Alaskan Raven Studio
PO Box 80231
Fairbanks, Alaska 99708
USA
alaskanblackbird@yahoo.com

 

Represented by:
Well Street Art Co.
1302 Well Street
Fairbanks, Alaska
907 452-6169

Stephan Fine Arts
939 West 5th Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
USA
(907) 274-5009
http://www.stephanfinearts.com/

more about Raven

I ventured to Alaska before there was an oil pipeline and fell in love with the gnarly spruce trees, intense weather and mountains I could touch. Very different from the landscape in St. Louis. I was looking for different. The spruce trees: those scraggy, wizened, lanky conifers danced onto the first page of my sketch […]

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