Nekia at Springbrook

Nekia soil and acrylic on clayboard panel
24" by 30"
In private collection












Portrait of a profile of the Nekia soil series (Fine, mixed, active, mesic Xeric Haplohumults) on hillslope above Allison Spa, Sringbrook (Newberg), Oregon.

Official series description

(c) 2009 Jay Noller

Great Basin Soil #4

"Prismatic Structure"


Playa soil and acrylic on panel
24" by 48"

© 2008 Jay Stratton Noller


Three views of painting

Great Basin Soil #3

"Blue Horizon"

Playa soil and acrylic on panel
24" by 48"

© 2008 Jay Stratton Noller



Three views of painting

Great Basin Soil #2

"Flow Morphology"

Playa soil and acrylic on panel
24" by 48"

© 2008 Jay Stratton Noller


Three views of painting and frame.

Great Basin Soil #1

"Worm Burrow"

Playa soil and acrylic on panel
24" by 48"

© 2008 Jay Stratton Noller



Three views of painting

Salmon-colored soil under coastal forest

Acrylic on canvas
50" by 66"

Portrait of a profile of the Bandon soil series (Coarse-loamy, isotic, isomesic, ortstein Typic Haplorthods) on marine terrace above Otter Rock Beach, Oregon.

Official series description

(c) 2007 Jay Noller

Collection of Springbrook Properties and permanently installed in the Allison Inn & Spa, Newberg, Oregon.

Mazama tephra blanket

LaPine soil, Mazama volcanic pumice, forest duff, and acrylic on canvas
22" by 30"

Portrait of a soil profile buried beneath a blanket of pumice (tephra) from the collapse of volcanic Mt. Mazama (7,700 years ago) and forest floor detritus. LaPine soil (series designation is a Ashy-pumiceous, glassy Xeric Vitricryands) and other materials collected from central Oregon.



(c) 2007 Jay Noller