Outdoor Sculptures

Origami Wall sculptures: Pull Up a Seat & Weekend Coffee Share

These Origami Wall sculptures are on display at the International District/Chinatown light rail station in Seattle, Washington. The nine 14…

3 weeks ago

Well-loved camels: Monochrome Mondays

These two well-loved camels are at Volunteer Park in Seattle. Numerous children have climbed onto these large sculptures. Though they…

4 months ago

Outdoor art by OMSI: Monday Murals

This outdoor art by OMSI is on Southeast Water Avenue in Portland, Oregon. The mural is right across the street…

4 months ago

Quirky sculptures: Sculpture Saturday

These quirky sculptures are at Lassen RV Park Campground in McArthur, California. Their website describes the artwork as follows: More…

6 months ago

Four lounging lions: SS & WPCC

This sculpture of four lounging lions is at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. The 'Lunch Break' brown bronze sculptures were…

9 months ago

Mountain goat sculpture & photo: Sculpture Saturday

This bronze mountain goat sculpture shows an adult goat with a kid on its back. This piece was created by…

11 months ago

Heron sculpture: Sculpture Saturday

This bronze heron sculpture is in Barclay Park in Sisters Oregon. Artist Danae Bennett Miller uses the lost wax method…

11 months ago

Bear having fun sculpture: Sculpture Saturday

I saw this bear having fun sculpture at the Oregon Zoo in Portland last spring. The artist did a great…

12 months ago

Otter sculpture in snow: Monochrome Madness

Since the temperature reached 102.4 degrees Fahrenheit at my house yesterday, I thought back to the cool day I saw…

2 years ago

Chiwen roof decoration: Monochrome Monday

This chiwen roof decoration is at Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon. These dragons, placed on both ends of…

2 years ago

Sturgeon sculpture: Sculpture Saturday

I recently saw this white sturgeon sculpture at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon. They are the largest freshwater…

2 years ago

Lion at Portland Japanese Garden: Sculpture Saturday

This lion at Portland Japanese Garden was guarding the entrance to the gardens. This statue shows a female with a…

2 years ago

Garden of Surging Waves: LAPC

The Garden of Surging Waves is located in Astoria, Oregon. The city was founded in 1811 and this garden was…

2 years ago

Garden art in Silverton, OR: LAPC

Garden art may be realistic and small Or tall and abstract, casting striking shadows You may hear garden art bark…

2 years ago

Osprey & fish sculpture: Sculpture Saturday

This osprey & fish sculpture is at the north end of the Old Mill District shopping mall in Bend. When…

2 years ago

Elk Sculpture in Snow: Monochrome Monday

Elk sculpture in snow at High Desert Museum, Bend, Oregon with infrared processing. Monochrome Monday

2 years ago

Snowy bear sculpture: Sculpture Saturday

This snowy bear sculpture is located on the east side of Bend, Oregon. It's part of our privately funded roundabout…

2 years ago

Beer bike rack in Bend: Sculpture Saturday

I saw this creative beer bike rack in Bend at On Tap. This is one of seven "pods" where food…

3 years ago

Weeping hemlock sculpture: TTL & SS

This whimsical weeping hemlock sculpture is in the Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon. The weeping growth pattern of this hemlock…

3 years ago

Fiddler crab, La Conner, WA: Sculpture Saturday

Fiddler crab sculpture in La Conner, Washington Sculpture Saturday

3 years ago

Pagoda lantern and pond scene: CFFC

As sweltering temperatures occur here and elsewhere around the world, my mind keeps wandering back to the landscape near the…

4 years ago

Buffalo Bill sculpture in Cody: Saturday Sculpture

This large Buffalo Bill sculpture is on a major street near the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody,…

4 years ago

Crane sculpture, Portland Japanese Garden: Sculpture Saturday

I saw this beautiful crane sculpture at the Portland Japanese Garden last fall. The colors of autumn cast a warm…

4 years ago

Worthy Brewing Hopservatory sculpture: WW & LAPC

Wordless Wednesday Lens-Artists Photo Challenge - Artificial Light

5 years ago

Homeward Bound sculpture: Sculpture Saturday

There's a new sculpture at Tumalo Art Co. in Bend, Oregon. The Homeward Bound sculpture of a deer, by Danae…

5 years ago

Spectacular sights seen in blue & green: LAPC

I've been out and about more recently and photographed several spectacular sights seen in blue and green. I thought the…

5 years ago

Bits & pieces of a whole: LAPC & Sculpture Saturday

I'm always amazed by artists who collect seemingly unrelated bits & pieces of things and combine them into impressive works…

5 years ago

Rainbow Splendor, Troutdale: Sculpture Saturday

Rainbow Splendor is a large statue of trout jumping in downtown Troutdale, Oregon. This work is by local residents and…

5 years ago

Memories of a bison: Sculpture Saturday

This morning I woke up with memories of a bison. This is Wooly Bully by local Central Oregon artist, Greg…

5 years ago

Canada goose sculpture at dawn: Sculpture Saturday

The sun was rising and it was snowing lightly when I walked by this Canada goose sculpture in Bend, Oregon.…

5 years ago

Mother Bear in Madras, Oregon: Saturday Sculpture

This Mother Bear sculpture is in a roundabout located in Madras, Oregon. Christopher Buffalo Folsom created this work of art.…

5 years ago

Fungie the dolphin: Sculpture Saturday

This is a sculpture of Fungie, a bottlenose dolphin who has lived in and around Dingle Bay in County Kerry,…

6 years ago

Outdoor Horse Sculptures: LAPC & Sculpture Saturday

Summer is a great time to go see outdoor horse sculptures in Bend, Oregon. Here are some of my favorites.…

6 years ago

Lighting up winter nights: LAPC

Last February I was happy to see the Central Oregon Light Art exhibition lighting up winter nights in Bend. Oregon…

6 years ago

The Choctaw’s simple act of kindness: LAPC

In 1847, the worst year of Ireland's Great Famine, people of the Choctaw Nation of the southeastern United States sent…

6 years ago

Fire pits alight at WinterFest: LAPC

Last weekend we visited the Oregon WinterFest event in Bend. I always look forward to seeing the fire pits and…

6 years ago

That’s some pig!: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

6 years ago

Dolphins in Flight: Monochrome Monday

This sculpture by Robert Dow Reid is called Rhapsody. It's located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The artist captured their…

6 years ago

Candids of Critters: LAPC

Sometimes you get lucky when you're taking candids of critters. This little burrowing owl gave me a knowing wink right…

7 years ago