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

I guess I'm a 'nature geek'.... because I can't image too many things that I'd enjoy more than being near a heron rookery, painting and...

Out for a quick hike in Yellowstone, we had an amazing encounter with a great grey owl. With the opportunity to watch the owl hunting for...

Often called "an artist's artist", Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923) is one of the painters I most admire. He was born in Valencia Spain on...

If you've spent anytime around art, at art shows or museums, you've seen these words... "in the collection of the artist".... Pieces not...

It's Spring - and yes, I'm hooked on studying birds. How could you not, when you see the beauty and diversity among them! Owls are a...