Author: Mike Schick
Oil and acrylic painter based in the Pacific Northwest
We will pump you up??
Red alert!
Be careful what you wish for…
Who is the real crook?
Congress? What is that?
A legend in his own mind..
Forever in granite?
So that is where he has been…
A different perspective
A different kind of terror
Sleepy Don?
Melania gets around…
Maybe the test was too hard this time?
Lincoln step aside!
MAGA Culture?
A good deal?
How many tests is it now?
Trump coins a new word….oops…
Melania is busy this weekend
Poor guy – it’s tough to be the Prez
Defcon Donnie
The crowd is already assembling at Andrews to give him a sendoff….
Boy’s night out
Double talk on energy
Uncle Tom lives!
Another Melania documentary coming?
Sorry NASA!
Tired of winning yet?
That ARC you were wondering about?
Someone has been lying low..
Oval Office strategy…
Another day in the Oval Office
They are working on a new translator at the UN
It looks like Hegseth is feeling his oats
It never seems to end…
Melania is getting more assertive…
For a Few Dollars More.. Tough as nails, and they both want the same thing…
It’s payback time!
Support the UN!
It is always simple…
Oh those Brits!
The Epstein trap…
Cruising for a pardon?
It is the world’s 4th largest economy, after all!
The awards just keep rolling in…
In like Flynn?
Escape plan?
Melania to the rescue
So much for Colin Powell
He brags about this!
Narcistic bliss in the Oval
Tilting at Tylenol
National Zoo will be closed this weekend…
No worries, he aced the test!
How low can he get?
Art of the Deal?
Flower Box by the Patio
This painting focuses on a flower box that lights up the edge of the patio, set against the backdrop of the side yard fence. It’s a modest feature, but it carries a surprising amount of visual energy through layered color and structure. My wife has an intuitive sense for garden building and display, knowing exactly […]
Yellow Flowers by the Fence
This painting comes from another corner of my wife’s backyard garden, where a mass of yellow flowers rises against the weathered fence. She is an expert gardener, and scenes like this are the result of years of knowledge, patience, and careful attention. What caught my eye here was the natural composition: tall yellow blooms lifting […]
Garden at Back Fence
This painting is based on my wife’s backyard garden — a space she has shaped and tended for years with patience, knowledge, and a great deal of quiet labor. She is an expert gardener, and only recently did it occur to me that her work deserved to be documented, not just enjoyed in passing. What […]
Garden with Roses
This garden study comes from the flowers my wife has tended with such care over the years. I’ve always admired her gardens, but only recently did it strike me that they offer endless painting subjects right outside our door. These roses were glowing in the afternoon light, rising above their bed of deep greens […]
Shallow Stream
This shallow stream runs along the road on the drive out to the coast. What drew me in were the scattered stones — some catching the light above the water, others glowing softly beneath the surface. The water is clear enough to show the warm, earthy colors of the submerged stones, while the exposed rocks […]
Lowland Stream — Tice Woods Series
Lowland Stream — Tice Woods Series. Oil on canvas, 16×20. $290.
Crisp Point Lighthouse, Lake Superior
Crisp Point Lighthouse, Lake Superior — oil on canvas, 16×20. Gifted.
Lagoon at Ona Beach
This mural, painted for our bedroom, is a large work measuring 40×55 inches. It depicts a hidden lagoon I discovered on Beaver Creek, close to where it empties into the ocean at Ona Beach. That first visit felt magical—light, water, and stillness combining in a way I’ve not seen since, despite returning many times. The […]
Miller Woods Pond – Reflections and Cattails
This painting captures another perspective on Miller Woods Pond, a place that continues to inspire me with its shifting moods and hidden complexities. What drew me here was the intricate tangle of tree limbs, some arching boldly across the water, others dissolving gently into their reflections on the pond’s still surface. In the foreground, I […]
Above Astoria looking South
From the top of Astoria, most visitors turn their gaze north toward the iconic bridge spanning the Columbia River. But looking south reveals a quieter beauty: another river winding its way through the hills, just visible as it peeks through the trees. On the day I painted this, the sky pressed low with soft gray […]
Shadyside Rooftops
Painted during my grad school years, this view from my Shadyside apartment window carries with it the weight of a difficult time. I was feeling low and decided to let the mood pour into the canvas. It’s one of the few paintings I painted alla prima — thick, direct strokes of oil laid down in […]
Epitaph
I created *Epitaph* in the 1970s while in graduate school, in my little Shadyside apartment in Pittsburgh. On the day it was born, I had played hooky and wandered into the Carnegie Museum. The Egyptian exhibit stopped me in my tracks—those ancient walls, carved with memory, seemed to breathe permanence. I left the museum determined […]
Wall Creek
A quiet ribbon of water winds its way toward Haag Lake, glimpsed faintly in the distance. The creek slips through dense foliage, carrying with it reflections of the sky, flashes of blue caught between greens and shadows. In this painting, the moment feels both intimate and expansive—an ordinary stream transformed into a luminous pathway of […]
Lowland Mist
This is an oil sketch of a misty morning down in the Tice Woods lowland. I had someone say it reminded them of Wuthering Heights! I took that as a compliment, as it was intended.
Little Nestucca River
In Oregon, you can drive along the Little Nestucca River most of the way to the coast.The narrow road winds around like the river, and there are numerous places to pull over and enjoy the scenery.I captured this look in the Spring when the flow was strong.
Fogarty Creek in Bloom
Fogarty Creek in full bloom is a sight that never fails to stop me in my tracks. I’ve walked this creek countless times, but on that first morning, the place seemed touched by something rare and fleeting—light, color, and vitality all joining together in a single moment. I knew I had to try to capture […]
Autumn in Tice Woods
Autumn in Tice Woods captures the fiery glow of a fall morning in the lowlands. On a sunny walk with my grandson, I came upon this scene where the light ignited the grasses and trees in bursts of orange, red, and gold. I knew I had to translate it into oil paint, letting the textures […]
Swamp Tree
Lowland Autumn
Oil on canvas, 16×20, Sold Captured during a fall visit to Tice Woods, this painting evokes the dazzling brilliance of Oregon’s lowland autumn colors. Sunlight filters through the trees, igniting the golden foliage in a radiant glow that spills into the field below. The composition invites the viewer to step into this quiet space and […]
Miller Woods Pond
Oil on canvas on hardboard, 16×20, Sold This was the first in a series of paintings of the pond near the entrance to Miller Woods, a favorite hiking spot for locals. The stillness of the scene is punctuated by the soft reflections of the sky and a solitary dock, barely visible except in the water. […]
Stream Shadows in Rock Creek
This painting captures the long, crisp shadows cast across Rock Creek on a clear day. The trunks lean and stretch toward the water, while their reflections break the stream into abstract forms. The contrast between cool blue water and glowing gold foliage creates a rich balance of light and dark. Personal Note: Rock Creek is […]
Dreaming Along the Creek
This painting captures a quiet Oregon stream on a cloudy summer day. I was drawn to the way the fallen logs stretched into the water, creating a natural point of focus. The soft greens and blues reflect the filtered light and stillness of the moment. The whole scene has a diffuse, dreamy quality — like […]
Wall Creek Toward the Lake
This view of Wall Creek looks downstream toward Haag Reservoir, which is hidden just beyond the tree line. The creek emerges from beneath the road where I was standing and winds through a thicket of dense Oregon greenery. In this piece, the focus is on the overwhelming presence of the vegetation — layers of green […]
Fogarty Creek: Upstream Abstraction
This abstracted view of Fogarty Creek looks upstream from the bridge, where the forest leans close to the water and light skips between the trees. This work explores the rhythm and texture of the creek without trying to capture every detail. I’ve painted this location many times, but in this version I focused on gesture […]
Entanglement
Oil on canvas mounted to hardboard, 13 x 21, $350 This view of Baker Creek at Ed Renfrew Park first drew me in because of the way the trees seemed to tangle together, framing the quiet water below. At first, I painted it larger on canvas, but the composition felt adrift, with too much open […]
Three Rivers
The river known as Three Rivers winds its way through a town of the same name, carrying the forest’s reflections toward the Oregon coast. On this day, the scene seemed already composed — the tumbling water, mossy rocks, and fresh greens came together like a symphony waiting to be painted. The cool shimmer of the […]
Fallen Tree
I found a certain sadness and yet nobility in this tree that had fallen across the meadow. The sketchy trees and houses in the distance frame this event, and yet probably have no sense of this tragedy that has unfolded.
Winter Meadow Overflow
Oil on hardboard, 16×20 inches, $250 On my daily walks I go past this meadow which in the winter can get quite flooded. There is a small stream that flows through it that gets quite broad with the rain we have here in Oregon. This painting describes that seasonal transformation. Interested in purchasing this painting? […]
Welcome
I am primarily a landscape artist, and I focus on painting the Oregon outdoors. I paint in both oil and acrylic on either canvas or hardboard. If you are interested in acquiring one of my paintings, please email me at mkschck@gmail.com.