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


Bones - A real STILL Life
If you've followed my work for any time at all, you've seen bones. I've painted and drawn them in oils, watercolor, graphite, ink and...


Delivery Day
Power - Yellowstone Falls 48" x 36" oil by Shirl Ireland This piece began as a small plein air study - done on location at the Lower...


A Snowy Plein Air Painting Excursion
Nope, winter doesn't stop me. I headed into Yellowstone with a friend today to paint. The spot we chose was a little precarious - a...


Creativity in Every Corner
If 2 artists own a Gallery Lodge and a Guest House, they can't help but make the spaces creative - at least in our case! Yes, we've been...


A Favorite Of Mine
Joaquin Sorolla was born in 1863 in Valencia, Spain and died in 1923 in Madrid, Spain. He was a brilliant painter. Although he started...
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