by Brian Mahieu | Aug 24, 2026 | Available, Catalogue Raisonné, Collections, Olympic Coast Series, Pacific Northwest Paintings
Cape Flattery is an otherworldly place to visit and an incredible motif for paintings. These large sea caves are at the tip of the Penninsula that is the westernmost point in the continental United States. On this late spring day they created moody, deep emerald...
by Brian Mahieu | Aug 24, 2026 | Catalogue Raisonné, Featured, Garden Paintings, Nocturne, Pacific Northwest Paintings
I began creating twilight paintings while still in art school forty years ago. For three decades that was my focus. In the early 90s I created a body of work for a solo exhibit called Twilight Opalescence. These were paintings of paper lanterns, lit with candles,...
by Brian Mahieu | Aug 24, 2026 | Catalogue Raisonné, Garden Paintings, Pacific Northwest Paintings
I have been making ornamental gardens since the mid 1980s after seeing Monet’s garden at Giverny. That was a life-altering experience on many levels—opening my eyes to what ornamental horticulture could be. Over the years I have painted many floral landscapes of my...
by Brian Mahieu | Nov 18, 2025 | Available, Catalogue Raisonné, Olympic Coast Series, Pacific Northwest Paintings, Snow Scenes
I’m very happy to post my latest painting, and I’m particuarly thrilled with this one. Snow scenes have always been my favorite things to paint and we have a deficit of snow here in the lowlands of the Pacific Northwest. On this cold February day, Lars and...
by Brian Mahieu | Oct 28, 2025 | Catalogue Raisonné, Collections, Daylight, Featured, Olympic Coast Series, Pacific Northwest Paintings
This large painting evokes the sparkling sunlight of a late spring day at Cape Flattery. On this day it was low tide but just beginning to turn. Many rocks were revealed with a view into the crystalline water in the foreground revealing submerged boulders, seaweed...
by Brian Mahieu | Oct 28, 2025 | Catalogue Raisonné, Collections, Olympic Coast Series, Pacific Northwest Paintings
Cape Flattery is one of my favorite spots in Washington, and the western most point in the continental United States. When approaching this view, the sound of the ocean’s breathing reaches me first, then the vista opens up. I always gasp and shed a few tears of awe...
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