About the Studio

Windy days,foggy mornings,peaceful afternoons.

In Richard’s own words — what he paints, and why.

Richard Kuensting painting at his studio bench — brushes, palettes and the window light around him

Fig. 01 — Richard Kuensting, in the studio

Richard has been making art since childhood — painting, sculpting and drawing. A stone sculpture from his high-school years and portraits in ceramic and watercolor from college still grace his home in Oregon; the making never stopped.

His studio sits in the Willamette Valley, surrounded by fields and hills. His paintings begin with places he has visited — gathered as sketches, memory, and reference photographs — but what arrives on the paper is the remembered feeling of them: windy days, foggy mornings, and peaceful afternoons.

And one belief shapes everything on this site: original art should be reasonably available to anyone. His notecards are small, signed originals — works of art meant to be gifted, suitable for framing, made to hold a timeless beauty.

Richard's real working table — brush jars, well-used palettes, paint-stained rag and blue test strips

Fig. 02 — The working table, photographed in the studio

From the Field Book

First marks, then paint

The working table — field sketch with numbered divisions, finished watercolor card, and envelopes

Fig. 03 — Sketch, working notes, finished card, and its envelope

The finished watercolor, framed with a wide mat and wood frame

Fig. 04 — The finished piece, framed

Richard taking field notes on the Oregon coast, sketchbook in hand

Fig. 05 — Field notes on the coast, sketchbook in hand

The morning's subject — tide flats, the headland, and first light

Fig. 06 — The morning's subject, first light on the tide flats

The beginning — paper taped down, first washes laid on location

The same painting, finished that day — signed and dated Sept 2026

The day finished, location to studio — sketch, first wash, final result

In the Studio

The work, up close

Richard painting at his bench by the studio window, the yard and fence beyond

Fig. 07 — The studio window, fields and hills beyond the yard

Richard's hands mixing a wash and painting a small landscape card

Fig. 08 — Every wash mixed by hand, one card at a time

The September grey-sea watercolor, framed with a wide mat and slate inner border

Fig. 09 — September's grey sea, framed

A September hillside watercolor with passing rain, framed with a wide mat and sage inner border

Fig. 10 — September rain on the hill, framed

Pigment & water on cotton rag✳Original watercolor notecards✳Plein air atmosphere✳Willamette Valley & coastal views✳Worldwide careful packaging✳Small artwork, big impact✳Pigment & water on cotton rag✳Original watercolor notecards✳Plein air atmosphere✳Willamette Valley & coastal views✳Worldwide careful packaging✳Small artwork, big impact✳

The Road So Far

A maker’s journey

Childhood
Painting, sculpting and drawing — the love of making art was fostered early, and it never let go.
High school
A first stone sculpture. It still sits in Richard's Oregon home today.
College years
A cherished stoneware sculpture and a watercolor portrait both remain in his home for family and guests to enjoy.
Today
His studio in the Willamette Valley is surrounded by fields and hills. The perfect environment for painting the feelings and memories of places visited.
The card table
Small original watercolors, painted one at a time — because original art should be within everyone's reach.

The Water

Rich color washes, one treasure at a time.

Burnt Umber
The shadow beneath everything — warm, deep, honest.
Yellow Ochre
Late light on pasture and stubble fields.
Ultramarine Blue
Big sky blue — the whole height of a clear afternoon.
Olive Green
Fields and hedgerows after a rain.
Lemon Yellow
Sunbreaks and seed heads — the first touch of light.

In His Own Words

“My paintings are about remembered feelings of places I have visited. I paint to capture windy days, foggy mornings and peaceful afternoons.”

— Richard Kuensting

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