Water

Yesterday morning was foggy and very low clouds on the water...it was really hard to tell where the water and sky met. It looks as if they are one. but, this morning the sun is out and it is beautiful. Each day that breaks, has something wonderful to share with us.

Choices

When life get tough... go get a helmet.

Our Garden

Wonderful vegetables from our garden.

"The most useful and interesting letters we get here from home are from children seven or eight years old...They write simply and naturally and without strain for effect. They tell all they know, and stop." Mark Twain

Paintings in Studio

This is a small sampling of my oil on canvas paintings.

Painting Tools

A quick look at some of the tools and chalks that I use to create my Morning Arias.

My Assistant

Walking along Sequim Bay with my close assistant, Rudy.

Paint Everyday

Paint!  Dip your brush in the paint everyday!  Make everyday a complete work of art!  Create magical moments!

Sunset "Sequim Bay"

We had a beautiful sunset yesterday... when a person lives on/by the water, the scenery changes from moment to moment.

Giverny

A Giverny that was finished not to long ago.

Giverny Series Continues

Another finished painting in the Giverny series.

The Ride

Are we there yet... I like the ride... but I'm getting hungry... lunch time anyone?

Giverny, France

I’ve been blessed to visit France on a number of occasions. It had a profoundly inspiring and liberating experience. Especially my time at Giverny. France was full of lessons. It was an adventure. I called it my, ‘painting experience’. This is the front door into our studio that we had there.

Around the Corner

I wonder what's around the corner... it seems that in my life, I always want to see what is around the next corner. Even with life's twists and turns, there is something somewhere around the next bend that will stimulate us to explore and create something new in our lives. I want to always live life to its fullest, no matter what is around the corner.

A rose is such a perfect and beautiful thing to look at and admire. It is simple, yet very intricate in its composition. And the fragrances that roses give off... heavenly. There is always a special place in my life for roses.

Summer Arrives

Well, summer has finally arrived on Sequim Bay, after a really overcast and cool spring. I am really thankful to live here, it is still cooler and nicer than what is happening in the rest of the country this summer. We always say that summer really starts July 5th in Western Washington. We might even make it up to 80 degrees next week. YES...!!

Giverny closeup

A closeup of one of my Giverny series paintings.

Part of my Sequim Bay Garden. We have several acres of tended gardens... 

full of beautiful flowers.

My studio

A shot of the south side of my studio.