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

Self - Portrait by Sofonisba Anguissola c. 1554 SOFONISBA ANGUISSOLA (1532–1625) Sofonisba Anguissola is considered the first great...

An Uphill Battle by Shirl Ireland 6" x 6" Oil on panel Considering that the beginning of the modern era of Art is around the fifteen...

Percolating by Shirl Ireland 9" x 12" Plein Air Oil on linen I have been thinking a lot about what I can contribute here....

I'm hopping around in this blog lately (and my painting), as we find our way through this pandemic together. Right now, I'm feeling like...

A break from the usual routine of my blog - to say Happy Mother's Day in pictures. :) As a mother myself, 'motherhood' often comes out in...