Dani Zack Artworks Gallery

Wetlands
Oil, Linen Panel, 24 in x 18 in. This was a bit of a experiment for me, inspired by the beautiful work of David Dunlop and his technique of using a squeegee to create grass textures. The method takes practice.
Fractured
Oil, Linen Panel, 20 in x 16 in. The power of nature to create space for itself and it's progeny always fills me with awe.
Morning Light at Holiday Farm
Oil, Linen, 30 x 40 in. We went camping earlier this summer at a site called Holiday Farm, along the McKenzie River where this pond was so enchanting. Within two months of our visit we lost much of entire Mckenzie River…
River Snag
Oil, Linen Panel, 24 x 36 in. Our area of Oregon is a land of many rivers. Snags like this from tree roots of long fallen trees make up many hazards for summer boaters and floaters. I love to paint ancient wood after ti…
Summer Reflections
Oil, Linen Panel, 18 in x 24 in. The middle fork of the Willamette river here in Oregon has several great plein air painting spots along it's course. I was out painting with friends on a hot summer day when I saw these…
Solitary Dawn Color Study
Oil, Linen Panel, 8 in x 10 in. Color Study for a larger painting.
Foggy Morning
Oil, Linen Panel, 8 in x 16 in
Solitary Sunset
Oil, Linen Panel, 24 in x 36 in. Working during the coronavirus shutdown has somehow prompted me to include figures in the landscape. The reference photos for this were taken years ago in Lincoln City Oregon.
Sedona Memories
Oil, Linen Panel, 12" x 16". Having lived in Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek, it was sheer delight to re-visit my old haunts. Thanks to my dear friends and collectors Ann and Kurt Truel for your invitation to share…
Riverbank
Oil, Panel, 8" x 8". This little palette knife painting captures the feel of the forest and river on a late summer day.
Blackberry Spring
Oil, Linen, 20 in. x 16 in. I love trees! In late winter it is easy to see the entire colony of life that coexist on and around the bare trees. Even before the sap rises and spring leaves begin to appear, the variety of…
Millrace
Oil, Linen, 24 in x 20 in. This studio painting was done from reference gathered last autumn on a plein air excursion with dear painting friends. We had a perfect afternoon--one of our last before the rains came. Fun an…
Molten Flow
Oil, Canvas, 20 in x 24 in x .75 in. An early experiment in abstraction with some of my favorite colors.
Evening Splendor
Oil, Linen, 30 in x 40 in. This studio painting is from a recent trip to California and a beach party at Portuguese Bend Beach Club. A great time and an awesome sunset!
Under the Pier
Oil, Linen, 9 in x 12 in. I find water and it's reflections endlessly interesting, especially on our cloudy days.
Oregon Rip-Rap
Oil, 8 in x 8 in. My daily walk takes me by this hillside. The slope is stabilized by assorted large rocks of volcanic basalt. The black stone hosts fascinating variety of mosses and tiny plants. The changing seasons tr…
Mt. Zion in the Fall
Pastel, Pastelbord, 6 x 6 in. This small painting was done while sitting behind my car in the shade along Lost Creek Rd. near Dexter, OR. I keep my pastels in the back of my car during most of the warmer months of the y…
Skagit Valley
Oil, Linen, 9 in x 12 in. I had the chance to visit the Skagit Valley north of Seattle. I was excited by the sight of this defiant little tree shading the edge of a water channel and the view of the distant hills and fa…
McKenzie River Placeholders
Oil, Linen, 8 in x 10 in. On a recent painting trip up the McKenzie River I found a lot of inspiration. In summer the river is serene and amazingly clear. When I saw the tangle of roots along the bank I realized how the…
Crystal Lake Afternoon
Oil, Linen, 16 x 20 in. This painting was inspired by our visit to wonderful Crystal Basin in the Bohemia mining district above Cottage Grove, OR. The colors of light and the reflections in the water are magnified by al…
Life at the Edge
Oil, Linen, 14in x 11in. Another piece inspired by the divide between land and sea. I find so much beauty there.
Life at the Edge-II
Oil, Linen, 12" x 16". In my "Life at the Edge" series I explore the interfaces between environments and the amazing adaptations that occur there.
Left Behind
Oil, Linen, 16" x 12". This is from the same viewpoint as "Sands of Time". Winter near the sea and the melancholy of ancient travelers come to rest , perhaps, for the last time.
Sands-of-Time
Oil, Panel, 10 x 8. Long solitary walks on the Oregon coast in winter lead to chance meetings with fellow ancient travelers.
Above San Elijo
Pastel, 6 in x 8 in. I did this small landscape from sketches made during a trip to San Diego. We visited our son and his wife in Encinitas and this hillside, visible from the highway overlooks the San Elijo wetlands. I…
Phoenix Rising
Oil, Panel, 12 in x 16 in. I painted this at the Smith Rock Paint Out hosted by the High Desert Art League. The painting was juried into a show at the Redmond Airport.
Lori's Barn Late Afternoon
Oil, Panel, 9 in x 12 in. I sat in the shade of some poplars outside my barn one recent evening. Lori is a neighbor with 5 or 6 horses and a beautiful orange red barn. The ripening grasses and the wind-shaped oak seemed…
Safe Harbor
Oil, Panel, 9" x 12". A plein air painting of a golden summer afternoon and evening spent overlooking a small cove off Deception Pass, looking toward Whidbey Island, WA. Several sailboats came briefly and went as I work…
Return to the Sea
Oil, Panel, 9" x 12"
River Blues
Oil, 12" x 12"
Life on the Edge-Study
Oil, Linen, 6 x 12
Morning Low Tide
Oil, 12" x 16"
Farewell Right View
Farewell
Bronze, 20" x 20" x 24"
Predators
Bronze, 13" x 13" x 6"
BestFriends
Bronze, 11" x 21" x 11"
First Adoption Leftside
Bronze, 35" x 20" x 16"
First Adoption
Bronze, 35" x 20" x 16"
Fall Colors
Oil, Canvas, 12 in x 16 in
Alpha Pair
Bronze, 10" x 15" x 10"
Reciprocity
Watercolor, Paper, 9 in x 12 in
Evening Sky
Watercolor, Paper, 7 in x 5 in