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


"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working."
I agree. A wise quote from Pablo Picasso. From my experience, I find inspiration in the doing not in the sitting around and waiting for...


Shine Your Light
Shine Your Light plein air oil 9" x 12" by Shirl Ireland My ‘light' has always been creative and artistic. No doubt about it. At...


My pep talk - for me as much as you!
It has sure been a wild ride for so many of us lately, in so many different ways. I can feel a collective weariness that seeps into just...


"First" Western Plein Air Female Artist
Abby and her children at their camp in Yellowstone c. 1905 Well depending on your criteria, "the first" could be argued, but in that...


Bold & Baroque
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 - 1653) Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Artmesia Gentileschi c. 1616 Oil (The...
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