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Saturday, July 13, 2019

Yaquina Bay Kayaking

Yaquina Bay in Newport on the Oregon Coast is home to Oregon's largest fishing fleet.

The Bay is cool! The Yaquina Bay Bridge, in the background is cool! The fishing boats are cool!

However, what is so unique in this capture is the kayakers! There is a lot of bay to explore and they are on their way to do it!

This image has been converted to High Dynamic Range by combining three different exposures, and then incorporating the results into a digital painting.

Yaquina Bay Kayaking (LINK)

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

Yaquina Head Lighthouse

The Yaquina Head Lighthouse is one of the most popular lighthouses on the Oregon Coast. It is located at the north end of Newport and jets out about a mile from the main shoreline.

It can easily be seen from out at sea. It actually replaced a lighthouse that is only three miles away. Recently, it received a well deserved paint job.

Yaquina Head Light was first lit August 20, 1873, and automated in 1966. It is ninety three feet tall and is the tallest lighthouse in Oregon.

The lighthouse has even been in the movies: A setting for the "Moesko Island Lighthouse" in the 2002 film "The Ring"! It appeared in a 1983 movie "Hysterical" and, in "The Nancy Drew Mysteries"...the episode "The Mystery of Pirate's Cove".

The lighthouse sits on some 100 acres and, includes The Yaquina Head Interpretive Center which opened in 1997. Exhibits include the history and preservation of the lighthouse, and the marine life found in tide pools. The Center includes an excellent gift shop operated by "Friends Of Yaquina Lighthouses".

Yaquina Head Lighthouse (LINK)

Though The Foliage (LINK) This is a capture from the right side of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. It is somewhat hard to get to. However, since I live only a short ways away...no problem!

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Sunday, October 29, 2017

Restaurant Art

Newport on the Central Oregon Coast has some very cool restaurants. Not just for just great eating but, for being architecturally pleasing and having quaint decor.

Two of these fine restaurants are "Ocean Bleu At Gino's" and "Nana's Irish Pub". I thought it would be interesting to convert them to Digital Impressionist paintings.

Gino's was captured way after everyone had gone home on a busy Sunday night. People were sitting at these outside tables only hours earlier.

Nana's was captured early on a dark Sunday morning.

Restaurant Art (LINK)"Ocean Bleu At Gino's" is a restaurant located on the Historic Bay Front in Newport on the Oregon Coast. It is a combo restaurant and seafood market. It is a colorful place to say the least with all the buoys, signs and flags. In short, it's a beachy place! And, features great seafood. The place is what the beach is all about! Gino's was captured just at the end of "Blue Hour".

Restaurant Art (LINK) Nana's Irish Pub is one of the most popular restaurants in the quaint Nye Beach District in Newport! They have corned beef to die for...especially when they put it on a Reuben! They don't do fat! It's a cool place to eat and drink. They have an outside area that is very popular in nice weather that you can people watch from!

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Port Art

"Buy Your Crab Here!" Chances are the fishing/crab boats are just returning after a night's fishing and crabbing off the Oregon Coast.

The scene is Dock 5 in Yaquina Bay, located in Newport on the Oregon Coast. Newport has the largest fishing fleet in Oregon.

Plenty of room to moor and, a rather safe bar to cross into the Pacific Ocean makes fishing and crabbing more feasible than many other locations on the Oregon Coast.

This capture has been converted to digital paintography!

Port Art (LINK)

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Sunday, August 20, 2017

Jaguar Automotive Art

This mint green 1972 Jaguar E-Type was captured at the NOAA 100th Anniversary Celebration in Newport, on the Oregon Coast. Behind the Jag is a huge NOAA research ship, moored in Yaquina Bay.

What caught my eye was the gorgeous mint green paint on the Jag! The auto is absolutely flawless, inside and out!

This capture has been converted to a paintography image.


Jaguar Automotive Art (LINK)

Below is a 1955 Jaquar XK140 MC. It's one cool customer! The XK140 was introduced in late 1954 and sold as a 1955 model.

Exterior changes that distinguished it from the XK120 included larger front and rear bumpers. The Jaguar badge was incorporated into the grill with an emblem on the boot lid containing the words "Winner Le Mans 1951 - 3".

Right off the production line, a XK-140 could achieve a top speed of 120 and even 125 mph. Roadsters like this one, had a canvas top that folded out of sight behind the seats.

Moreover, the interior was trimmed in leather and leatherette, including the dash. Not too sure, that even today, that these models, that were produced way back when, could be reproduced and be one of the most popular and best selling sports cars among its contemporaries!

Too, this capture has been converted to a paintography image.

1955 Jaguar XK140 MC (LINK)

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Monday, May 29, 2017

Wild Rose Art

The bank along the Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon is lined with gorgeous wild roses in the springtime. In the background, there is a combination of pleasure boats and fishing boats and, the beautiful Yaquina Bay Bridge.

Off to the right, are some fishermen headed for the Pacific Ocean to try and catch a halibut. The day is overcast and it is about ready to pour.

I converted the capture to High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR) and then applied a special texture called "Image Luminance". It really added a "pop" to the rose bushes.

What is so special is the combination of a nautical scene with a floral scene!

Wild Rose Art (LINK)

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Bayfront Restaurant Art

This Mo's Seafood Restaurant is a staple on the Historic Bayfront in Newport on the Oregon Coast. Mo's goes back to 1946.

It started out as "Freddie & Mo's"! Later, it was renamed after the original owner Mohava "Mo" Niemi.

She is known as being the "Clam Chowder Queen" in Oregon. Not far away on the Bayfront, and across the street, is the original Mo's! The Mo's pictured here sits on a dock. The other one does not.

Paul Newman, Robert Kennedy and Henry Fonda ate at the original!

Bayfront Restaurant Art (LINK)

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Seafood Restaurant Art

"Ocean Bleu At Gino's" is located on the Historic Bayfront in Newport on the Oregon Coast. It is a combo restaurant and seafood market.

It is a colorful place to say the least with all the buoys, signs and flags. In short, it's a beachy place!

And, features great seafood. The place is what the beach is all about!

Gino's was captured just at the end of "Blue Hour". The image was converted into a digital Impressionist painting.

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Seafood Restaurant Art (LINK)

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Sternwheeler Art

This is the Newport (Oregon) Belle, a floating Bed and Breakfast moored in South Beach on Yaquina Bay on the Oregon Coast! It is a sternwheeler riverboat specifically designed as a Bed & Breakfast Inn.

It was constructed in 1993 and is Coast Guard Certified although, they do not move the the riverboat from its mooring. It is usually closed during the winter months but, a very cool place to stay during the spring, summer and fall tourist season. Very unique!

Newport and Yaquina Bay has the largest fishing fleet in Oregon. This image has been converted to a digital painting!

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Sternwheeler Art (LINK)

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Friday, February 10, 2017

Oregon Coast Wall Art

Newport, Oregon on the Central Coast boosts the largest fishing fleet in Oregon.

Easy access, a fairly tame bar to cross to the Pacific Ocean, good fishing and crabbing makes for an excellent port for the fisherman. Yaquina Bay and the Yaquina Bay Bridge are in the background.

You can tell by the static crab rings on the boats that crabbing is at a standstill and many boats are in port.

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Oregon Coast Wall Art (LINK)

Saturday, February 4, 2017

Bay Front Wall Art

Newport on the the Oregon Coast is home to the Bay Street Pier on the Historic Bayfront! An area of cool shops, restaurants and bunches of noisy Sea Lions.

It is located right on Yaquina Bay with the Yaquina Bay Bridge in the background. During the summer months Newport's population triples because of the tourist attractions along the Historic Bayfront.

This image has been converted to a digital painting!

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Bay Front Wall Art (LINK)

Monday, January 30, 2017

Yaquina Bay Wall Art!

Yaquina Bay is on the Oregon Coast in Newport,Oregon. The setting in the harbor is just after the sun has set. The orange color is striking!

Rather than have the setting sun as a focal point, the Yaquina Bay Bridge and, the boats add phenomenal reflections in the water. The Bay is calm and this just adds a dimension to the image.

The Yaquina Bay Bridge is Oregon's most recognizable bridges! The capture has been converted to a digital painting.

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Yaquina Bay Wall Art - Just After Sunset (LINK)

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Going Out To Sea!

Yaquina Bay and Newport on the Oregon Coast is the home of Oregon's largest fishing fleet.

On this particular day, a lone fishing boat has rounded one of the breakwaters and is headed to the bar and, to the open Pacific.

The Newport Coast Guard Station is off to the right. The famous Yaquina Bay Bridge is in the background!

This image has been converted to a digital painting.

You can purchase this image in a variety of ways, wall art, life style, apparel, greeting cards, home decor, phone cases, beach. please see the link below this image and /or the slide shows below and, on the left side bar!

Going Out To Sea! (LINK)

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Bridges Of The World

The Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport on the Oregon Coast is one of the most recognizable bridges in Oregon. It was designed by Conde McCullough and built in the art deco style in 1936.

Mr. McCullough was an American bridge engineer who is famous for designing many of Oregon's coastal bridges on U.S. Route 101. This capture was made early in the morning during the winter where the sun rises in the southeast. There is a orange tinge around parts of the bridge from the sunrise.

In the background is Yaquina Bay and South Beach. You can also make out a pier that juts half way across the Bay...look under the main arch of the bridge. Folks fish and crab from this pier with excellent results.

In the background is the Coast Range. The flat top mountain is Mary's Peak and is some 45 miles away. This magnificent bridge surely qualifies as one of the "Bridges of the World"!

If you would like to explore this image, or others, please see links below!

Bridges Of The World (LINK)

Saturday, November 12, 2016

Popular Classic Sports Car

Of all the classic sport cars, the Shelby Cobra is one of the most popular. Carroll Shelby, in the early sixties, created the most sought-after American muscle car in history.

The very first Cobra ever produced sold in August 2016 for $13.75 million. Wow! The one pictured here is a kit car but, still impressive!

The image has been converted to a digital painting that I hope you enjoy. If you would like to explore this image, or others, please see links below!

Popular Classic Sports Car (LINK)

Friday, November 11, 2016

Little Red Boat!

Newport, Oregon is home to the largest fishing fleet on the Oregon Coast. A fairly easy bar to cross, plus, crabbing and the fishing are among the most plentiful on the coast.

The "Little Red Boat" stood out at the Pier because of its bright red paint. And, it was one of the smallest boats at the dock.

I added texture to give it a painting-like effect.

If you would like to explore this image, or others, please see links below!

Little Red Boat (LINK)

Friday, August 26, 2016

Evolution

Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon is home to Oregon's largest fishing fleet. It is also home to some cool looking fishing vessels.

And, most commercial fisherman take very good care of their boats. They have too to survive out at sea.

The scene is a drizzly, foggy morning at Dock 5 on the Historic Bayfront. Most boats are in, conditions at sea aren't real great and it is probably to dangerous to go out and fish due to sea conditions.

The image has been converted to a digital painting that I hope you enjoy. If you would like to explore this image, or others, please see links below!

Evolution (LINK)

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

Neon Seascape Art

Yaquina Bay in Newport on the Oregon Coast is home to Oregon's largest fishing fleet. The view is from South Beach looking toward the bridge and the Historic Bayfront.

This image was converted to a neon presentation giving it a different perspective, an abstract look rather than the normal everyday capture.

It has a "midnight" feel to it...like everything is calm. Take in the reflections in the water. It is very calm and there is very little distortion of the boats in the reflections.

If you would like to explore this image, or others, please see links below!

Neon Seascape Art (LINK)

Sunday, August 7, 2016

Port Of Newport Dock No 7

You can visit many docksides, here and there but, you will find that the ones in Newport on the Oregon Coast are working docks. This means that the fishing boats are not just for show, they go out to sea and catch fish and crab and bring them back to the dockside canneries. Lots of hard work!

Usually, during fishing and crabbing seasons these docks are a beehive of activity. When this scene was captured the bar and seas were rough and everyone was in port. Don't let the blue sky fool you!

It was a peaceful scene...nobody was out fishing however, some were working on their boats to get them prepared for the next good fishing day!

The image has been converted to a digital painting that I hope you enjoy. If you would like to explore this image, or others, please see links below!

Port Of Newport Dock No. 7 (LINK)

Friday, July 22, 2016

1940 Pontiac Coupe

This very nice 1940 Pontiac Coupe was sitting out in the rain at a car show in Newport, Oregon. Of course, if you know anything about Oregon it rains ever so often.

The Pontiac automobile was established in 1926. Within General Motors, the folks that built the Pontiac had special pride in the way they turned out.

Unfortunately, in 2009, due to financial hassles GM discontinued manufacturing the car. That is a shame! Many good Pontiac factory workers lost their jobs. It seems like they were scapegoats.

This image was processed in High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR). Five different exposures were combined into one to give the image more depth.

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1940 Pontiac Coupe (LINK)