The Captain

I did a little painting during the past week for my Dad. In addition to Father's Day this past weekend, he had his 70th birthday a few weeks ago.

The Captain, 11"h x 17"w

Although it's not really a portrait, I think my painting captures his strong character wonderfully. My parents have this lovely little cabin on a small lake in Wisconsin. This painting captures my Dad as the captain of his ship presiding over his lake. Hope you like the painting Dad!

Edmonds Arts Festival This Weekend, June 17-19

I'm so pleased to have had a painting accepted into this year's Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Show! My painting, The Bridge to Far Away will be there this coming weekend. I hope you get a chance to attend! http://edmondsartsfestival.com/

The Bridge to Far Away, 18' x 24", SOLD

The Bridge to Far Away is a view of the Japanese Garden in a beautiful estate in England called Tatton Park. We visited there several years ago on a typical misty English day. The weather suited the mood of the place perfectly. From this viewpoint, the little teahouse looks like the perfect quiet retreat, far from the business and noise of daily life.

Can you spot the frog? In paintings where the scale is appropriate, I like to hide a little frog or two. No, I don't collect frogs or even think they are especially cute. Because they breathe through their skin, frogs, like other amphibians, are so very sensitive to their enviroment. They have trouble surviving the smallest change in moisture, temperature, or the slightest bit of toxic material. The presence of frogs indicates that the environment is healthy and in balance. Watch for the frogs in my other paintings. In my watercolors, life is in balance and the earth's power is at full strength. ...And the frogs are very happy.

Museum of Northwest Art Auction, June 18

I'm very excited to have one of my paintings included in the Museum of Northwest Art Auction in La Conner, WA for the fourth year in a row! This is a terrific event in such a beautiful place - great food, plenty of people who love art, and over 300 pieces of art available.


The auction is next Saturday evening, June 18. For more information go to:
http://www.museumofnwart.org/auction-site/dates-and-events

Just for fun, you can preview the whole auction catalog and see all the art online at:
http://www.museumofnwart.org/auction-site/auction-items

My painting, Comet Falls is included. This painting shows the dramatic 400 foot drop of Comet Falls in Mt. Rainier National Park. That's my family hiking in the foreground. It was fun to try to represent the amazing scale of the place, the power of all that water, the texture in the rocks, and the irridescent mist coming off the waterfall.

Hope to see you at the auction!

Comet Falls
Framed size: 27.25h x 19.5w

Cherry Blossoms



Cherry Blossom Ballerinas   17" x 10"



Just completed this one. Every year, when the cherry tree in my garden blooms, I just want to stop time so I can admire the flowers forever. Each blossom is such a lovely, delicate work of art. We had several hail storms this spring that absolutely destroyed the delicate blossoms. I painted this so I could have the chance to admire the cherry blossoms a bit longer.

Dancing Branches

Welcome to my new blog! If you are interested in what I'm painting now and where my paintings are showing, this should be just the thing!

This is a painting I completed last week. The second Japanese maple I've painted. I want to do more Japanese maples. I love their sculptural structure. They all look like people to me. Like dancers waving their arms.

I've had some really interesting reactions to this painting. Some people say the tree is graceful and peaceful. Others see the painting as more menacing or mysterious. What do you think?

Thanks so much for your interest in my work! I look forward to your comments!