Christina and Jake Carlsen smiling and taking a selfie outdoors at sunset on an Oregon Coast beach with cloudy sky in the background.

Two Artists. One Coast.

Capturing the spirit of the Oregon Coast through nostalgic photography and playful paintings.

Jake and Christina Carlsen are a husband-and-wife artist team who live and work on the Oregon Coast in Newport, Oregon. Jake photographs the coast, forests, and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest using vintage film cameras and digital techniques. Christina paints coastal animals and seascapes in watercolor. Together they offer two distinct artistic perspectives on the same beloved landscape.

Meet Jake Carlsen

Jake Carlsen smiling outdoors in front of tall Oregon Coast dune grasses, wearing a blue hoodie.

Photography by Jake Carlsen offers a window into the quiet beauty of nature.

Shooting with both vintage film and carefully crafted digital techniques, Jake’s images capture the wild texture of Oregon’s waterfalls, misty forests, rocky coastlines, and weathered structures. Each piece offers a sense of place — the feeling of standing at the ocean’s edge, the hush of Silver Falls, or the history written into old wood and stone.

Jake’s work is rooted in memory, nostalgia, and an enduring love of the Pacific Northwest.

Meet Christina Carlsen

Christina Carlsen smiling while sitting at a table with books and papers, in front of a window with a scenic outdoor view of the Oregon Coast.

Paintings by Christina Carlsen bring out the playful magic of the coast.

Through whimsical coastal animals, witty nautical sayings, and calming ocean-inspired colors, Christina’s art reminds us that nature is full of personality and joy. Whether it’s a mischievous sea otter or a wise coastal bird, each painting is infused with humor, heart, and a deep affection for life at the water’s edge.

Christina’s work captures the spirit of adventure, wonder, and lightness we find when we’re near the sea.

Our Process

Jake Carlsen's vintage twin-lens reflex camera on a tripod in front of a window with blinds.

Jake often shoots with vintage film cameras and processes his own black & white negatives to capture timeless textures.

Christina Carlsen's Sea shell watercolor painting supplies including watercolor palette, reference card, painted shell, and shell photograph on paper.

Christina paints coastal landscapes and marine life in joyful color palettes that bring the playfulness of the ocean to life.

Why we love the coast

For us, the coast isn’t just a landscape — it’s a feeling, and it’s our home.

It’s the salt in the air, the endless blue horizon, the cry of seabirds overhead. It’s the sense of calm that settles when you breathe in the mist. It’s the wildness and wonder that make the Pacific Northwest so unforgettable.

Through our art, we hope to bring a piece of that magic into your life, no matter where you are.