News & Views
from my artistic vantage point
at the edge of the Pacific Ocean

It's that time of year... Time to fill up the summer schedule! Pencil in some Art events while there's still some wiggle room in your calendar... and have an 'Art-full' summer. June 5 : Friday 4:30 to 6:30 pm; Seascapes opening reception at Cannon Beach Gallery, 1064 S. Hemlock St. Cannon Beach, OR. June 5 thru July 17, 2026; Seascapes at Cannon Beach Gallery - open everyday 10 AM - 4 PM. Cannon Beach Gallery chose one of my paintings for the Seascapes Show postcard. Here's

Our brand new children's book - in 3D!!! There's A Weasel On My Easel! written and illustrated by myself and my daughter. After so many edits, revisions, tweaking, rhyming, more paintings, re-writing and rough drafts galore, the final version is HERE!!! Phew! I didn't realize what an effort it would be to make this happen. But that's how most things in my life have come to be. Best I don't realize what I'm getting into until I'm chin deep. At that point, my determination kic

A shot of WARMTH & SUNSHINE for you From the shade, I could paint the busy Maui beach below on a warm afternoon. I had the wonderful opportunity to head to Maui with my paints. (Thank you Anne for the invite!) Always fun to challenge myself and paint in a new place... Breaking waves in Maui. So for all of you now in the midst of winter, especially my friends going through this very rough winter on the East coast, some warmth and sunshine for you... My collection of Maui plein

Dawn's Early Light 48" x 36" Oil... inspiration for a fabric collection! I'm stepping into fabric design this year. I'm thrilled to introduce my first collection, just announced for January 2026, Dawn's Early Light . AND the collection made the "Look Book" for Studio E Fabrics , a division of Jaftex Corporation. On pages 32 - 39 you'll see how my artwork meets fabric design... There has been a lot of work to get to this point. So first I want to thank Jaftex Corporation an

" Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism ". I'm a big fan of all things Impressionism and this one did not disappoint. I picked out my favorites from the exhibition to highlight here... You have until January 18, 2026 to see this one in person. Use this as an enticing preview or the next best thing to being there - just in case you can't make it to Seattle in the next month. Another thing that I'm a big fan of is a great composition. This painting