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

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...

Especially now, paying tribute to Italy seems particularly opportune. As we are being shown how interconnected we all are in this world...

Moving on from Paris to less well known pockets of Art history... With such deep roots here in the history of art and architecture, I can...