Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Iconic Eugene

 "View From Skinner Butte"
10 x 8 inches, oil on canvas
Sold

This view of Eugene is so iconic, it's the Facebook profile picture for the city itself! If you want to get the lay of the land around here, head to the top of Skinner Butte, and take it all in!

I've been exploring all kinds of high places to paint in - from parking garages to beach cliffs to hillsides. I love the challenge of simplifying a busy scene, capturing the feeling of all those buildings and trees with dashes of color.

Here's a work-in-progress:

1 comment:

Taryn Day said...

Beautiful light, Sarah, and my kind of view!!