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

I started plein air painting with a vengeance and fell in love with oil paints. I upgraded my equipment, so I could hike with it all....

My paintings were improving and furniture was refining. Eventually, we were accepted into the Adirondack Museum's fall exhibition, where...

That's me on the roof, FINALLY getting those barn slates to their final resting spot. Very satisfying after moving them so many times....

Next up would be the barn raising. First we found a very old book about constructing hand-hewn barns at the library. How hard could it...

The first step was dismantling the barn - piece by piece. The graph paper came out and I found a book at the library... Be Your Own...