Almost 100 years ago, my 14 year old grandmother was working full time at a factory, sewing. Because of this, she helped support her family and could also afford to buy the nicest fabrics and make her own clothes. The reference for this painting was a tiny old faded photograph taken in very bright light,…

As part of Tom Hoffmann’s class, we went to the Arboretum yesterday evening. It being February in Seattle, there is only a small window of time where I can stay outside comfortably. I discovered bee boxes and thought it would be fun to paint them. This was a display of old and new; once upon…

Here is an older painting that I did in someone else’s style, just for fun. It measures 8″ x 10″ and is already framed. It represents the comfort that a person can get from The Book. In this painting, it was the Big Book, a nod to Alcoholics Anonymous, which saves lives, and Narcotics Anonymous…

This time of year, in Seattle, the world lights up when the sun comes out. My southern exposure window lit up Bob, my bass yesterday, and that one small square just glowed.