Playing with Fire – the whole story
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Playing with Fire – the whole story
I was probably eight or nine years old, living in Indiana, and I was trying to start a charcoal fire in a cooker in our backyard. The fire was not going well. I remember being dissatisfied with it. I wanted to help it along. At that age, I already had the instinct to solve a […]
Overboard
Overboard – the whole story
Overboard – the whole story
Overboard — the whole story I was about twelve years old when my grandfather decided I was finally old enough to go fishing by myself in his boat. To a twelve-year-old boy, that was a pretty big promotion. It was a very hot day, and at some point I stood up in the boat just […]
Bear Encounter – the whole story
The Bear Chauncey and I had hiked this canyon many times. It wasn’t far from our house, and on this particular day we made the familiar short drive to the trailhead. I remember something strange about that drive. As I looked at the surrounding hills, I seemed to be seeing images in them—lines and shapes […]
Deluge in the Canyon – the whole story
The Deluge Chauncey and I had hiked this particular route many times. It was really a combination of two canyons. We would hike down a broad canyon for about a mile until we reached a normally dry streambed. Then we’d follow the streambed back up through a much narrower canyon, eventually returning to where we’d […]
Chauncey and the Cliff – the whole story
Chauncey and the Cliff I had walked the trail around Vallecito Lake many times. Chauncey usually went ahead of me, as he always did, exploring the trail while I followed behind. I rounded a turn and noticed something odd. The path seemed to lead directly over the bank—and Chauncey was nowhere in sight. I knew […]
Bear Encounter
Bear Encounter – the whole story
Deluge in the Canyon
Deluge in the Canyon – the whole story
Chauncey and the Cliff
Chauncey and the Cliff – the whole story
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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 […]
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 […]
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.