Enza is one of those cats that commands the room. She is quiet, confident and smart. She is also particularly fond of sunbeams in the winter. Look out, she will steal your heart. She is also a shameless beggar. I used a “bull’s eye” technique on the background of this painting. It really caught the…

For the 28th day of our drawing a day challenge, we were told to do roosters! Ruthie, our instructor at Seattle Art League has given us a brilliant set of challenges this month. Happy New Year to you!

In 2009, while Donald rode his bike 120 miles including a 30 mile mountain climb, I went to the Saguaro national park in Tucson, Arizona and plein aire painted this little scene. A very ubiquitous plant here is the prickly pear, and in this painting it is joined by some Saguaros and a Cactus Wren.…

I’ve never been glib. I am not good at thinking up witty responses (in time for them to have any effect), nor am I good at slogans. For that reason, I never considered going into advertising with my art. What I can do is portray emotions, and paint them. So this is how I imagine…

Since yesterday, my true love spent over an hour renewing the shine on my Revereware copper bottomed tea kettle, I decided it was only fitting that I should paint it for the reflective exercise. Today is about as dark and shadowless as a day can be in Seattle, so thanks to artificial light, I found…