J Wesley Willis

Writer, Artist, Inventor

[J Wesley Willis @jwesleywillis]

This one didn't make this month's shows. It's still not completely done, but the gist is there. Construction Lights on the Boardwalk. 10" x 10", framed. Holler if you love it. #nightscape #nightpainting #artcollector #edwardhopper #oilonpanel #oiloncanvas #cityscape #oregonart

[J Wesley Willis @jwesleywillis]

From Astoria's Second Saturday Art Walk at Paul Paulson's studio gallery, 100 10th Street Astoria. #astoriaartwalk #jwesleywillis #portlandartist #edwardhopper #artcollector #cityscape #urbanlandscape #nightpainting #nauticalpainting #oregonartist

[J Wesley Willis @jwesleywillis]

“Portland-bound, Astoria” Oil on panel. 24” x 15”. #nauticalart #astoriaart #artcollector #oregonartist #cityscape #oilpainter #columbiariver #twilightships

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Night Glow, Astoria. 7" x 8" oil on board. #nightscape #artcollector #oilonpanel #oregonart #nwart #cityscape #nightpainting #nightlights #astoriaartist

[J Wesley Willis @jwesleywillis]

“One Car Coming; One Car Going”. Oil on board. Sold. #artcollector #oregonartist #nightscape #oilpainting #oilonboard #astoriaoregon #portlandartist #paintingatnight

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"From Jeffers Garden." Oil on panel. Collection of Cara Boyd, my wonderful little sister. (Prints available.) #cityscape #oilonpanel #oilpainting #artcollector #astoriaoregon #nwartist #portland artist #edwardhopper

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"The Taproom Glow." 13" x 17". Oil on canvas board. Includes a handmade, thin black frame. Wired and bumpered, ready to hang. (In progress, but the gist is there.) #nightscape #oilpainting #artcollector #francisfordcopolla #barfly #gritart #oregonartist #astoriaoregon

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“In The Wake of George Floyd”. 16” x 12”. Oil on board. Canvas prints available. #Georgefloyd #oiloncanvas #artcollector #protestart #nightscene #narrativepainting #nightscape #protestpainting

[J Wesley Willis @jwesleywillis]

"Left Onto Commercial, Astoria". 10" x 10". Oil on panel. More in the series of rainy streets. #oilpainting #artcollector #oregonartist #astoriaoregon #portlandartist #cityscape #wetstreetspainting #edwardhopper

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"Light Auras on Franklin St." 12.5" x 9.5". Oil on canvas. I love painting lens flares in direct light. #oilpainter #artcollector #cityscape #edwardhopper #oiloncanvas #oregonartist #astoriaartist #portlandartist

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14th Street, alla prima. Astoria, Oregon. Sold. 12.5" x 9.5" #cityscape #nightscape #artcollector #oiloncanvas #edwardhopper #oregonartist #portlandartist

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Eighth Street Hill, Astoria. #artcollector #oregonartist #cityscape #nightscape #edwardhopper #oilonpanel #oilpainting #astoriaoregon #portlandartist

[J Wesley Willis @jwesleywillis]

Trolley Line at Night. 12" x 9", oil on canvas. In Progress. #nightscene #edwardhopper #cityscape #artcollector #oregonartist #portlandartist #oiloncanvas #cityscape

[J Wesley Willis @jwesleywillis]

"Backyard With Crab Floats". Or "We Gonna Need a Bigger Mower." 20 x 16. Oil on canvas. Sold. #astorialandscape #cityscape #artcollector #oldhouses #EdwardHopper #Oregonartist #oilpainting

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Boardwalk Twilight, Astoria. 9" x 12" oil on canvas. #nightscape #cityscape #shippainting #nauticalpainting #oregonartist #artcollector #twilightpainting

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"Stopped for Takeout". 9th Street in Astoria. Something about this intersection--I just can't stop painting it. 12 x 12. Oil on panel. SOLD. #rainystreets #cityscape #artcollector #oilpainting #oregonartist #astoriaartist #portlandartist

[J Wesley Willis @jwesleywillis]

8th Street Twilight. This hill is one of the reason Astoria is sometimes called "little San Francisco". Oil on panel. (Almost done.) Sold. #nightscape #artcollector #oilpainter #oregonartist #astoriaartist #Portlandart #shipart #cityscape #edwardhopper

[J Wesley Willis @jwesleywillis]

Four-way Stop, Ridgefield WA. 12" x 24". (IG made me crop much of it because of its extreme landscape aspect ratio.) #oiloncanvas #artcollector #nightscape #cityscape #edwardhopper #portlandartist #washingtonart #oilpainting

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The Docks, Astoria. #artcollector #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #astoriaartrist #oregonartist #portlandartist #nightscape #cityscape #marinepainting #nauticalart

[J Wesley Willis @jwesleywillis]

Yoga Gypsy, Astoria. 14 x 12 oil on board. Getting close to done. I loved the splash of light on the ground outside the yoga studio. #oiloncanvas #artcollector #portalandartist #oilpainter #cityscape #nightscape #edwardhopper #twilight #sunsetpainting