Painted on location in the 2016 Lake Oswego Plein Air Paint Out on September 24, 2016, fine artist George Porter has captured the beautiful fields of Luscher Farm in Lake Oswego Oregon on one of the prettiest early autumn days of the year. This bucolic scene is painted in lovely light colors with a delicate hand creating a watercolor-like effect with layers of washes in acrylic. One of three landscape paintings by George Porter that will be on exhibit and available for purchase at the Arts Council of Lake Oswego, 510 Museum & ARTSpace, 510 First Street, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034 from October 7-28, 2016. Regular gallery hours: Monday to Friday 11:00AM to 4:00PM. Opening Reception on October 7, 2016 from 5PM to 7PM.
Originally painted in oil by Hudson River School artist Joseph Antonio Hekking in 1868, George Porter has created his version of mountain stream in a higher key palette of brilliant warm glowing Chroma Atelier Interactive Artists Acrylics. This stunning landscape captures the glory of autumn along a mountain stream high in the Adirondack mountains, where the viewer embarks on a private walk in an Adirondack forest ablaze in brilliant fall colors. mountain stream, acrylic on canvas, study by George Porter after J. Antonio Hekking first debuted in the artist's solo exhibit "After the Masters: Light in the Landscape". It will be available for purchase in the artist's upcoming solo exhibit at Cascade Sotheby's in Lake Oswego. For more information please contact George Porter.