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Saturday, December 21, 2019

Austin-Healey

During the 1950s-60s Austin Healeys were extremely popular among sport car enthusiasts.
They are still popular!

However, they are a lot more pricier than they were when brand new.

This particular Healey was captured in Newport, Oregon. And, I have no idea what year or model.

Guessing, it is a series 100-6, circa 56-59.

I personally had a 1954 which I restored. It had a small engine compared to the newer models but, it was still a ball to drive.

This image has been converted to High Dynamic Range (HDR) by combining three different exposures to give the image more detail and color. Texture was added for a unique final image!

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Austin-Healey (LINK)

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Last Straw

This cool fishing vessel (F/V Last Straw) is moored at Dock 5 in Newport on the Oregon Coast. What was interesting, other than the boat, was the light.

Conditions were just right for a remarkable capture! Check out the cloud formation. There is just enough sun to accent the clouds.

Newport has the largest fishing fleet on the Oregon, if not the entire West Coast. The fishing and crab boats enjoy a quick trip to the Pacific with a (usually) tame Bar to cross!

This image has been converted to High Dynamic Range (HDR) by combining three different exposures to give the image more detail and color.

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Last Straw (LINK)

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Horse Drawn Carriage

Sort of a unique scene! This horse drawn carriage (buggy) was found in Jacksonville, Oregon. Which is a very cool place, located in the southern part of the State!

And, the carriage was not found in a museum! It was just displayed like "yard art". In fact, another and similar horse drawn carriage was found just blocks away!

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

Horse Drawn Carriage (LINK)

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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)

Sunday, February 18, 2018

The Showboat

The "Showboat" is really a house boat moored in Toledo, Oregon which is seven miles east of Newport on the Oregon Coast. She sits on the Yaquina River and is colorful to say the least.

Up close, it looks ship shape and ready to sail. Toledo...yes, named after Toledo, Ohio is a cool little mill town and major boat repair place. This image has been converted to a digital painting.

The Showboat (LINK)

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Train Depot Art

This is a cool little railroad station in Garibaldi, Oregon on the Northern Oregon Coast.

The railroad station is one of the stops for the "Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad". Other stops include: Tillamook, Rockaway Beach, Wheeler, Nehalem Bay, and Salmonberry, Oregon.

During the late spring and summer months you can ride the rail behind a historic, nostalgic, old-fashioned Steam Locomotive. This scenic trip chugs along Tillamook Bay and gives you a nice view of the Bay and the ocean.

This image has been converted to a digital painting.

Train Depot Art (LINK)

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Crab Trap Art

This nostalgic fishing boat is getting ready to go out into the Pacific and catch some Dungeness Crab! The crab rings (traps) are sitting out on the deck.

They are ready to be thrown overboard, once they are out in the ocean and, have found the right place to catch crab...usually close to shore.

The Crabbers use fish carcasses to lure crabs into the traps. Dungeness Crab is one of the best eating in the world.

The setting is in Newport on the Central Oregon Coast. This image has been converted to a digital painting.

Crap Trap Art (Link) You can purchase this image or, any other of my images 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!

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Cool Automotive Art

This classic roadster, aptly named the "Red Bell" was featured at a car show in Newport, Oregon. It is an absolutely gorgeous car.

Automobiles like this are from another time, that sadly we will never see again! So, dream a little and motor on down the road in the "Red Bell"!

This image was converted into an Impressionist painting!

Cool Automotive Art (LINK)

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, October 22, 2017

Floral Art

The English Rose is one of the most vibrant flowers in the world...full of life...full of color! And, they flourish beautifully where I live in the Pacific Northwest!

Another name for the English Rose is the Austin rose or, David Austin. They were introduced by him in 1969. His goal was to create rose bushes that would combine the best properties of the old roses, introduced before 1867, and modern roses, such as Grandifloras.

To accomplish this, Austin crossed the old roses with some of the modern roses to gain a repeat flowering rose bush that also retained the wonderful strong fragrances of the old roses.

Floral Art (LINK) 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!

Sunday, October 1, 2017

Tractor Art

This old tractor sits abandoned on a tulip farm in Oregon. It used to be the main work horse on the farm but, not anymore!

It's been replaced by a younger fancier tractor to work the soil and plant the tulips. And then, there is this other cool "pink" tractor, out in the middle of the field that gets more attention photo wise whereas, this one gets neglected.

However, there is a nostalgic look to this old tractor that just had to be captured. This image has been converted to a digital painting!

Tractor Art (LINK)

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Barnacle Art

The scene is Seal Rock Beach is on the Central Oregon Coast...10 miles south of Newport. It is one of the most beautiful beaches in Oregon with numerous tide pools to investigate!

Seal Rock Beach has large off-shore rock formations where you can observe seal, sea lion, sea birds,and other marine life. It also provides excellent ocean views and a sandy beach.

This particular rock in the foreground is chuck full of barnacles. This image has been converted to digital paintography.

Barnacle Art (LINK)

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Depoe Bay Art

This beautiful scene is of Arch Rock in Depoe Bay, Oregon. It is an extreme high tide!

Arch Rock is an outcropping on the left. Depoe Bay is a landmark on the Oregon Coast. It boosts the smallest port of anywhere in Oregon.

Yes, movies have been shot in Depoe Bay...the fishing trip sequence in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed in Depoe Bay. In 2008, restaurant scenes from "The Burning Plain" was filmed, actually on the same balcony of the restaurant where this photo was taken.

Depoe Bay Art (LINK)

These images has been converted to digital paintography.

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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 27, 2017

Harbor Art

These are scenes from Yaquina Bay in Newport, on the Oregon Coast. Newport boasts the largest fishing fleet in Oregon.

However, it's not all fishing boats, e.g.; the Tall Ship below.

Chelsea Rose And The Tall Ship (LINK) The Chelsea Rose, a permanently docked old fishing boat is over 100 years old. It is moored on Dock 3 on Newport, Oregon's Historic Bayfront. For years, folks from all over have been buying freshly caught fish and crabs right off the Chelsea Rose. The boat needs extensive repairs, to the point that they are probably going to send her to the boat graveyard. When the time comes it will sadden many because it has been a landmark on the Bayfront for so many years. Next to the Chelsea is a visiting Tall Ship...the "Hawaiian Chieftain".

The Fishing Fleet In Yaquina Bay (LINK) 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.

Sylvia (LINK) In February of 2014, the F/V (Fishing Vessel) Sylvia was at sea and reported taking on water, that her pumps could not stay ahead of the leak. Bad news! The Coast Guard went to the rescue. However, the crew of the Sylvia were able to fire up a third pump which helped immensely. The Coast Guard installed another pump yet, got the water level down and patched the leak. This capture has been converted to a paintography image.

Thunder (LINK) She is an old fishing vessel. Fishing is her pleasure...rain or shine! She is rough and tough but, that's what the fishing business is all about.

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Sunday, August 13, 2017

Bathtub Art

This is an interpretation of the many clawfoot bathtubs that are stacked up high in an architectural salvage yard in Oregon. Maybe there are more claw tubs elsewhere but, I don't know where.

Also, there is electrical conduit in the foreground sitting in a garbage can. And, let's not forget barrels and, whatever else there is in the yard. There is something nostalgic about the old tubs. They are from a bygone era!

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Bathtub Art (LINK)

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Nautical Art

This is Depoe Bay on the Oregon Coast. And, they boast the smallest harbor in the world.

Go under the bridge and you are in the Pacific Ocean...a very short trip! Depoe Bay was named for Siletz Indian Charles "Charley" Depot in 1894.

Part of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and part of the movie "Burning Plain" was filmed in Depoe Bay. Also, it is a hotbed of tourism...a very popular place for folks to visit! This image has been converted to Digital Paintography.

Nautical Art Depoe Bay (LINK)

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Electric Art

This is an English Rose that is about bloomed out. It really shows off the colorful petal. ..which is a beautiful orange/red. This was an early morning capture...with some indirect sunlight. The image has been converted to digital paintography.

Electric Art (LINK)

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Boardwalk Art

The scene is Bandon, Oregon...very early morning and, it is dark out! The Coquille River is at low tide and the boat ramp, off to the right, unusable.

The cool boardwalk is an outdoor art gallery with a unique, beautiful collection of marine life wooden sculptures, a mosaic outdoor amphitheater and, cool artisan benches along the way.

Also, on the boardwalk, is Tony's Crab Shack. It is the blue and reddish colored building with some of the best seafood on the Oregon Coast...think Dungeness Crab!

Almost in the center of this image, is a glass-sided picnic shelter allowing picnicking and river viewing during downpours. Beyond is the Pacific Ocean. It's not too far away!

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Boardwalk Art (LINK)

Boardwalk Art (LINK) This is a continuation of the boardwalk along the waterfront in Bandon.This capture was also made at first dawn. You can't see the Pacific Ocean in the background but, you can see the light on the horizon. Also, off to the right you can see the Coquille River Lighthouse. There is no breeze, so Old Glory is not flying. Take a look at the wonderful curves in the walkway along the marina. Bandon has a small marina and there are not too many fishing boats moored there. However, Bandon is an excellent place to go out of to fish in the ocean. The two near buildings are a restaurant to your left and the smaller building is a fishing charter service.

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.

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!

Seafood Restaurant Art (LINK)

Who Am I?

Thom Zehrfeld is an artist and photographer based in Newport, Oregon, specializing in coastal wall art, nautical scenes, lighthouses, commercial fishing boats, vintage automobiles, and nostalgic Americana. His work blends photography, digital painting, texture, color, and imagination to create artwork with a strong sense of place and character. Inspired by the Oregon Coast, historic harbors, classic cars, old service stations, and seaside communities, Thom creates art that feels both familiar and timeless. His collections include Oregon Coast landscapes, retro car art, fishing boat scenes, lighthouse wall art, surreal coastal fantasy, and vintage-inspired decor. Thom’s artwork is available as fine art prints, canvas prints, metal prints, acrylic prints, and home decor through his online galleries.