The hillsides in my neighborhood are filled with balsamroots in full bloom through most of April and May. Balsamroots — a…
My favorite running route in Villefrançhe passed this mature olive tree overlooking the bay. Two red steel chairs…
It is a warm January morning in the village of Villefrançhe, on the south coast of France. The sun has risen over the…
I rendered this image from a photo my son took two years ago. He was backpacking in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State (Mt. Baker…
I captured this image on a foggy October morning on Lopez Island, Washington. It was eerily still, and the fog blanketed the bay. Kingfishers…
A good friend of our son, Matteo, took his photo from his Seattle back porch several winters ago. Snow flurries in mid-February. Barren trees…
In the fall of 2022, friends of ours graciously allowed me to enjoy their Lopez Island cabin for a week-long getaway. My…
This work is my second attempt at capturing a women’s crew team — this time much more abstract and ethereal. The combination of l’Ecu pastels on…
With this piece, I am using a different approach to layering different pastels. Working on a cotton canvas paper, I first applied…