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Ron McGaughey

@ronjons.bsky.social
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Picture maker. Imagineimaginationimaginingimaginalimages. Fountain pen/notebook enthusiast. Landscape painter. Bricoleur. Jump or fall. Paint first, draw later. See more ptgs here: www.flickr.com/gp/93776615@N05/b611…

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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#glacialerratics#bouderpark #terminalmoraine#basalt #haystackrocks#fullmoon #watervilleplateau#DouglasCo. #CordilleranIceSheet #northcentralwashington Boulder Park at dawn Haystack basaltic rocks deposited by ancient ice
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
#Bird #Swallow#SunLakesStatePark #deeplake#greatflood#basalt #sagebrush#shrubsteppe Swallow in flight, criss-crossing above amazing day in the coulee
Bird in flight over lake with cliffs and overcast sky
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
#Art #BlueskyArt #DeepLake #LandscapePainting #OilPainting #SunLakes #DeepLake Best painting day in the coulee ever! At lakes cliff edge, recording high speed swallows in flight. Then painting. Then 2 great friends show up totally unexpected We LAUGH and hike! Amaze oil on Yupo 12”x 9” 6/26/26
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
#art#blueskyart#color#pattern #notebook#background#ink Ink experiments brushed into an A-5 Kanso Noto notebook My favorite of the 10 I did
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The Handsome Hobo🇨🇦 @thehobo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
#horses#art#blueskyart#oilpainting #vonhartbakery#manson#lakechelan Strange to come upon paintings of mine in public and not immediately recognize them as ones that I did. Especially doesn’t help when they’re not signed or dated like this one. Glenn’s Horses oil in board 8” x 10” date unknown
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
#Our#Beautifulbutte#artshow #voguecoffeebar#lakechelan #chelanbasinconservancy Thank you to Chelan Basin Conservancy for caring about the butte Thank you to the Vogue for hosting “Our Beautiful Butte”, 30 oils of or from the butte, which runs till Aug 1 wip, Chelan Valley from McNeil Canyon
Unfinished panoramic oil painting of Chelan Butte, Lake Chelan, and Columbia River
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
#Our#Beautifulbutte#artshow #voguecoffeebar#lakechelan #chelanbasinconservancy I’ve donated 30 ptgs to the Chelan Basin Conservancy for their efforts in protecting the Chelan Butte The art show opened a few days ago at the Vogue in Chelan and ptgs began selling right away! Beauty is a value too.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
#art#blueskyart#artopening #voguecoffeebar #chelanbasinconservancy “Our Beautiful Butte” opened at the Vogue Coffee Bar in Chelan on Thursday night. Sold 11 paintings so far! Off and running! All proceeds go to Chelan Basin Conservancy for their efforts in protecting the Chelan Butte!
Photograph of a coffee shop full of people at an art opening pointing at paintings
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
#art#blueskyart#chelanbutte #landscape#oilpainting#morning #car#road#shadows#columbia #ourbeautifulbutte#voguecoffee #chelanbasinconservancy Poster for my painting show that runs through August 1. We had an opening on Thursday night at the Vogue Coffee Bar in Chelan Note the car. Someone sleeping
Poster of an announcement of an art show called Our Beautiful Butte shows an oil painting of the early morning view of the backside of Chelan Butte with a hang glider camped out overnight sleeping in his car.You can see the Waterville plateau, Badger  Mountain and shadows on the breaks
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
#chelanbutte#basslt#erractics #lakechelan#morning#clouds #mcneilcanyon#spring#hike Glacially deposited basalt erratics on the north slope of Lake Chelan Butte seen on a spring morning hike.
Basalt erratics on a butte. Morning clouds blocking the sun
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
#chelanbutte#yarrow#landscape #wildflowers#spring#may May wildflowers on Chelan Butte. Yarrow on the north slope.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
chelanbutte#lakechelan#landscape #yarrowspring#may#wildflowers May wildflowers on Chelan Butte Yarrow
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
chelanbutte#lakechelan#rimroad #landscape#columbiariver #lupin#basalmroot#spring#may May wildflowers on Chelan Butte Backside of butte with Lupin in foreground Rim Road in mid ground and Columbia River in background.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
#lupin#wildflowers#ChelanButte #Spring#may May wildflowers on Chelan Butte Lupin
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
#chelanbutte#lakechelan #landscape#Saddlevalleyroad #lupen#basalmroot#spring#may May wildflowers on Chelan Butte Chelan Butte from Little Butte with Saddle Valley Road going down to the right heading towards the Columbia River.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
#chelanbutte#lakechelan #landscape#northslope #lupen#basalmroot#spring#may May wildflowers on Chelan Butte
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
#chelanbutte#lakechelan #landscape#Saddlevalleyroad #lupen#basalmroot#spring#may May wildflowers on Chelan Butte
Wildflowers on a springtime morning on a butte with a river and breaking cliffs in the distance
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
#chelanbutte#lakechelan #voguecoffeebar#artshow #landscapepaintings#art #chelanbasinconservancy #blueskyart#manson In a week my show “Our Beautiful Butte” opens at The Vogue Coffee Bar in Chelan. 30 original oils of Chelan Butte with proceeds to go to the Chelan Basin Conservancy Join us!
A poster announcement for an art show of paintings. The show is called Our Beautiful Butte.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
#LakeChelanButtelakechelan #Highway150#chelan Little Chelan Butte seen from SR 150
Little Chelan Butte seen from SR 150
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
#chestnutfire#chelanbutte #wildfire#aerialfireretardantdrop #elephanthead#firefighting#red #chelanriver#lakechelan Fire retardant drop on ridge of Chelan Butte seen from the Chelan River Chestnut Fire on east slope of Chelan Butte 6/6/26 Note the small spotter plane leaving a short white trace
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
chestnutfire#chelanbutte#wildfire Chelan Butte as seen from the Columbia River. Early morning June 7, 2026
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
chestnutfire#chelanbutte#wildfire Backside of Chelan Butte this morning at 4:30 AM 6/7/26
Chestnut fire. Backside of Butte on June 7, 2026 4:30 in the morning.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#chestnutfire#chelanbutte#wildfire #manson Chestnut Fire on the east slope of Chelan Butte from Manson at 10pm 6/6/26
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#chestnutfire#chelanbutte#wildfire #columbiariver Watching the Chestnut Fire on the east slope of Chelan Butte 6/6/26. Seen from the Columbia River.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#chestnutfire#chelanbutte#wildfire #aerialfireretardantdrop#firefighting Fire retardant drop on ridge of Chelan Butte. Chestnut Fire on east slope of Chelan Butte 6/6/26
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#chestnutfire#chelanbutte#wildfire #smokeplume#chelangorge #chelanriver Chestnut Fire 6/6/26 burning on east slope of Chelan Butte seen from north side of Chelan River.
Smoke plume seen from wildfire. Person standing next to car watching.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#chestnutfire#chelanbutte#wildfire #columbiariver Chestnut Fire on the east slope of Chelan Butte seen from the Columbia River.
Wildfire on Chelan Butte seen from The Columbia River.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#chestnutfire#chelanbutte #columbiariver#wildfire Chestnut Fire 6/6/26 East slope of Chelan Butte. Seen from Columbia River.
Plume of smoke seen from a wildfire on Chelan Butte with Columbia River in forefround
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#chestnutfire#chelanbutte #retardantdrop#chestnutfire Fire retardant drop on Chelan Butte seen from Columbia and Woodin Ave in Chelan. Chestnut fire, 6/6/26
Plane dropping fire retardant  on Chelan butte June 6, 2026 Chestnut fire
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
#OurBeautifulButte#LakeChelan #Manson#Drylake#Chelanbutte #crescentmoon#valentinesday Lake Chelan Butte from Manson on Valentines Day 2026. Dry Lake in foreground. Crescent moon barely visible.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
#OurBeautifulButte#LakeChelan #wildflowers#spring#lupen #balsamroot#chelanbutte May wildflowers on Lake Chelan Butte
Wildflowers on a butte with a lake in the distance. Spring morning.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
#lakechelanbutte#daybreakcanyon #balsamroot#morning#columbiariver #sun#spring#sunrise Daybreak Canyon on Lake Chelan Butte at daybreak with Balsamroot and Columbia River
Photo of Balsamroot flowers on Lake Chelan Butte with Columbia River and sunrise
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
#moon#chelanbutte#lakechelan #reflection#nighttime##ncw Moons reflection on Lake Chelan, on a spring evening, with Lake Chelan Butte…
Reflection of the moon on a lake
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
#lakechelanbutte#ourbeautifulbutte LakeChelan#chelanbasinconservancy #hike#trail#beauty#flowers#birds #BforButte#BforBeauty#letitB 30 second morning nature walk on Lake Chelan Butte. Our Beautiful Butte! (sound on)
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
#bird#swallow#flight#closeup Swallow in flight.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
#oilpainting #blueskyart#art #ChelanButte #Alt97#pickup Truck Heading Out of Town on Alt 97 with Chelan Butte oil on canvas 16”x20” 2026
Oil painting of a pickup truck on a rainy highway with a moon in the sky.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
#art#blueskyart#collage#baseball #tricep#nimbostratus#horse#fridge #orbit#eyeexam#doll##window#1950 Magnetic-Core, Cold-Front with Homerun paper collage 2026
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
#art#blueskyart#oilpainting #pleinair#lowergrandcoulee #SunlakesStatePark Paint-Out 2026: 4 cold, windy days in May, painting outdoors in the Lower Grand Coulee 7 paintings begun outdoors, none finished on site, but none overworked. Clean color starts, all hard won, for later studio finishings.
 Seven oil paintings of different sizes depicting basalt and sagebrush landscapes of Sunlakes State Park.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
#oilpainting #blueskyart#art #LakeRosevelt #Whitestonerock #washingtonstateartscommission www.arts.wa.gov/artist-colle... I was excited to hear that my oil ptg of Whitestone Rock, is being installed in the WA State Governor’s Mansion this month! Whitestone oil on board 14”x12” 2000
Painting of a huge granite rock next to the Columbia River
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Morning Light, Staithes, UK” Oil on Canvas - 62 x 51 cm Created 2023 By Australian Painter Colley Whisson (b.1966) #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
#art#blueskyart#spring #lakechelan#chelanbutteroad #oilpainting#ChelanButte Began last spring with a fluorescent green ground so strong I couldn’t meet it boldly enough. It sat facing the wall till now. Upside down on the easel was fruitful Driving up the Butte oil on canvas 16” x 20” 3/30/24
Oil painting of a road heading up a butte in early spring. The viewer is in a shadow looking out. There is a glow from over the top aura-like marks establishing that paint built the image because the marks draw attention.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
#art#blueskyart#spring #lakechelan#fields #oilpainting#ChelanButte #breaks#Columbiariver #Watervilleplateau #Chelan See Beauty, See the Butte oil on arches 23” x 28 3/4” 3/15/26
Oil painting of a butte, a lake, and two rivers. Clouds in the sky.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
#art#blueskyart#spring #lakechelan#fields #oilpainting#ChelanButte #breaks#Columbiariver #Watervilleplateau East Slopes Chelan Butte, with Columbia and Breaks oil on canvas 20” x 36” 3/29/26
Oil painting of sloping hills descending to a dark blue river. Across the river is a bench and distant plateau.
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
#NoKings#peace#disarmtrump
4’-8” wide cardboard  sign for No Kings Rally March 28 2026. Orange peace sign, nuclear explosion and the words Disarm Trump
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
John Rogers Cox (American, 1915-1990) Gray and Gold, 1942 Oil on canvas 91.5 x 151.8 cm (36 x 59 3/4 in.) Cleveland Museum of Art #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Christopher D Bingham Photography @cbinghamphoto.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Lake Chelan, Stehekin, WA The stillness of dawn Broken by the rising sun Shadows turn to light Fond memories of early October 2025. #Stehekin #LakeChelan #PNWphotography #monochromelandscape #dawnlight #newyear #blueskyartshow
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
People who believe in an imminent Rapture/Armageddon don't have anything invested in what happens to you here on Earth. You are irrelevant to them and will be treated accordingly.
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wildernessed @wildernessed.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Northrup Canyon / Northrup Lake, Steamboat Springs State Park, WA #canyon #lake #scablands #trout #rattlesnakes
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Ron McGaughey @ronjons.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
#flowers#buttercup #yellow#spring Happiness Optimism Sunshine Charm Warmth Beginnings Joy Youth Radiance Fortune Brightness Generosity Cheer Lightheartedness BUTTERCUP! Saw our first of the season today. Beautiful sunny day in the coulee.
Closeup of a buttercup flower.
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