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

Out painting the Oregon Coast... An image of the painting still on my easel over looking the scene. Brushes In The Wild : Art, Nature & Unexpected Encounters ...the title of the slide show and talk I'm presenting at the Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita Oregon on Sunday July 12 at 2:00 pm. Decades of painting outside year round in the wilderness have provided many entertaining stories for me to include - from the challenges, to the rewards and the wildlife I've met alo

Seascapes opening reception is this Friday June 5, 2026 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at Cannon Beach Gallery. Invited to be part of this group show, I have dropped off my freshly varnished and framed paintings. They are being hung as we speak! To kick it off, here's a sneak peek - just a couple of the my pieces included in the Show. There's more but I don't want to spoil the surprise ;-) Hope you can make it Friday! More info is on my Events & Classes page. Beach Mates 9" x 12" Oil P

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