Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Nocturne

This painting will be part of a small works show in Colorado.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Monday, July 11, 2011

Pastures Edge

Here's another Hawthorne quote! " The curse of us all is to do what the world calls beauty- not to look with our own eyes frankly on the world."

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Promontory

Here's another Hawthorne quote I have found helpful."Don't think of things as objects, think of them as spots of color coming one against another."

Monday, June 27, 2011

Fog and Snow




"...paint for fun and for practice, not for exhibition" - Charles Hawthorne

Friday, June 17, 2011

Smith Rock


"Do the simple thing and do it well.” -Charles Hawthorne

Sunday, May 8, 2011

2011 Workshops

Here are the dates for my outdoor workshops.

Oregon City, OR April 30+ May 1
Sauvies Island, OR May 21+22
Cannon Beach, OR June 11+12
Hood River, OR July 23+24
Sauvies Island, OR Aug 20+21
Glenwood, WA Sept 17+18
Cannon Beach, OR Oct 15+16

Cost is $200 per workshop. Please contact me for more information and to sign up.

Friday, April 15, 2011


Here's another still-life. I purchased this teapot at a local antique shop.
I tried to create a tapestry of color with this painting of a scrub oak.

Here's a painting of Aspen in autumn.

Friday, April 8, 2011

I painted these yellow roses during a spell of rainy weather this winter when I couldn't get outside to paint.
This painting was accepted into the 2011 Salon International exhibit and is currently on display at Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio,TX.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Here's a plein air piece I painted in my hometown of Glenwood, WA.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Announcing Summer Workshops


Here are the dates for my outdoor workshops.

Oregon City, OR April 30+ May 1
Sauvies Island, OR May 21+22
Cannon Beach, OR June 11+12
Hood River, OR July 23+24
Sauvies Island, OR Aug 20+21
Glenwood, WA Sept 17+18
Cannon Beach, OR Oct 15+16

Cost is $200 per workshop. Please contact me for more information and to sign up.