PAMELA SMITHSTED STUDIO
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      • A Moment of Reflection
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      • Awaiting the Storm
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      • Dappled Light
      • Evening Glory in Fanes
      • Fall On The Sandy River
      • Into the Light
      • Iron Creek
      • Lily Pond
      • Marys Peak from Lumos Winery
      • Mirror Lake in Fog 1
      • Mirror Lake in Fog 2
      • Montana Morning
      • Mt Hood from Salmon Creek
      • Mt Jefferson
      • Mushroom Country
      • Off the Trail
      • Passing Through
      • Reflections on Alaska 1
      • Seal Rock
      • Tenacity
      • Sheepscot, ME
      • Stillness
      • St Jean Pied de Port
      • Takeoff
      • Tres Barcos
      • Winter on the Sandy River
      • Winter Wandering
      • Wildwater
      • Yaquina Bay
      • Zion 2
      • Zion 1
    • Lithia Park
    • Luscher Barn
    • Mushroom Menagerie
    • Merafat Remembered
    • Mushroom Menagerie
    • Red Tree
    • The Jester
    • Witness to Sunset
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About Pamela

I loved drawing, even as a child and have always enjoyed expressing myself creatively in various ways.  I didn't venture into the world of fine art until about about 1997.  Rather than invest in paint, when I did not know if I would be successful, I began with colored pencils.  This also worked best in a small space while still raising children.  It wasn't until 2000 that I discovered how wonderful it felt to have a paint brush in my hand and I dove in with all my heart.  I loved oil painting from the beginning.  I taught myself to paint by reading instructional books and looking at other artist’s work. Most importantly, I let nature teach me.  I began asking myself 'What color is that tree trunk really? How would I mix the color of that water?  How would I make it move? How could I re-create that texture?'  It has been an amazing adventure! Painting has opened the world to me as I have learned to see so much more than I had previously.
I live on the Sandy River between the city of Sandy and Mt Hood.  My environment is full of beauty and inspiration.  
I have shown and sold my work through galleries, community spaces and personal connection.

Psmithsted@gmail.com
​@pamelasmithstedart





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  • Home
  • About
  • Figurative
    • A Rainy Day In Santiago
    • Attuned...mostly
    • Clamming
    • Egret
    • Heron
    • Contemplation
    • Havana
    • Moth
    • Passage
    • Sandhill Cranes
    • Reflections On Alaska 2
    • Bighorn
    • The Watchers
    • Workin' Man
  • Archived Works
    • Aspen
    • At The Refuge
    • Autumn Stream
    • Beyond
    • Creekside Reflection
    • Confluence
    • Dreaming
    • Further In
    • Harbor 1
    • Harbor 1
    • Harbor 2
    • Jose
    • La Boca, Cuba
    • Landscape >
      • A Moment of Reflection
      • Aspen and Cedar
      • Beauty Creek
      • Awaiting the Storm
      • Blue Pool
      • Dappled Light
      • Evening Glory in Fanes
      • Fall On The Sandy River
      • Into the Light
      • Iron Creek
      • Lily Pond
      • Marys Peak from Lumos Winery
      • Mirror Lake in Fog 1
      • Mirror Lake in Fog 2
      • Montana Morning
      • Mt Hood from Salmon Creek
      • Mt Jefferson
      • Mushroom Country
      • Off the Trail
      • Passing Through
      • Reflections on Alaska 1
      • Seal Rock
      • Tenacity
      • Sheepscot, ME
      • Stillness
      • St Jean Pied de Port
      • Takeoff
      • Tres Barcos
      • Winter on the Sandy River
      • Winter Wandering
      • Wildwater
      • Yaquina Bay
      • Zion 2
      • Zion 1
    • Lithia Park
    • Luscher Barn
    • Mushroom Menagerie
    • Merafat Remembered
    • Mushroom Menagerie
    • Red Tree
    • The Jester
    • Witness to Sunset
  • Contact Pamela