Nature

"The Promise" is an original, small, square landscape painting that captures a fleeting moment in Oregon's Willamette Valley. An ephemeral rainbow graces the sky above a vibrant green pasture dotted with sheep. The artist skillfully used acrylic on linen...

Whenever the artist gets a compliment on a painting, she probably gets it from this one the most. Something about this painting just strikes people. It strikes Samara Doumande as well with all of it's vibrant colors. If only it were a real place...

Watercolor of just after a late winter snow storm in Yosemite National Park, with still lots of dark shadows from the clearing clouds. Painted in the studio using one of my (thousands) of reference photos. Matted and backed by foamcore, but not framed...

Archival print of the oil painting on fine art paper ready to be framed or stretched canvas on 1.5" canvas ready to hang. The Inn at Furnace Creek, a member of Historic Hotels of America since 2012, was built by the Pacific Coast Borax Company of Twenty...

Spring has Arrived. Spring has arrived, and in this painting I centered my brush on the trees as they come into bloom. Branches once bare now carry clusters of flowers, light and generous, softening the sky behind them. Petals catch the daylight,...

This painting was completed in Sonoma last year during the Sonoma Plein Air Festival. My process begins with painting on location in smaller sized on canvas or linen, then returning to the studion to recreate the scene on a larger canvas, allowing for...

Artchival print of the oil painting on fine art paper ready to be framed or stretched canvas on 1.5" canvas ready to hang. Most people are surprised to know that Joshua Tree National Park DOES get a bit of snow every year!   It is a beautiful...

    I'm so thankful my husband and I decided on a whim to make an unplanned stop at Garrapata State Park along Pacific Coast Highway 1. The views became more stunning with every step we took until we reached Soberanes Point, which was a...

16 x 20 and framed on black 1.5 inches deep

Inspired by a hike to Taggart Lake at Grand Teton National Park. 18x24 inch original pastel painting is sold framed in a brush gold metal frame, ready to hang. Taggart Lake Serenity by Bob Palmerton Immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of Grand...

Archival print of the oil painting on fine art paper ready to be framed or stretched canvas on 1.5" canvas ready to hang.   At certain times of the day, the big stone cliffs on Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park take on a beautiful violet...

Original Oil Painting, 36x24.  Palmyra is a tiny hamlet not far from where I live.  It's an area dominated by farms, crops and livestock.  It is most beautiful in the Autumn season when the foilage is changing colors and the horses' coats...