Children on the Beach,figure,oil on canvas,11x14,price$775

This is a painting I did several times. Each painting is a little different from the other.Enjoy

Roses in Blue,still life,oil on canvas,12x9,price$200

I changed the back ground color to blue from purple. I like it better. Enjoy

Nasturtiums,still life,oil on canvas,5x7,price$95

I changed the color of the background of this nasturtium painting to a lighter blue and like the painting better now

. Enjoy

Flag Sailing,seascape,oil on canvas,10x8,price$300

Today's painting of a sail boat with US flag sailing. I took away the heavy detailed first painting. The background Island forest was way too heavy. So I started over and kept the painting from getting too over worked. I like it better. Enjoy.

Sea Sailing,seascape,oil on canvas,8x8,price$275

Today's painting is another sailing boat painting. Inspired by our recent whale watching trip in the San Juan Islands here in Washington State. In this painting I mostly used the brush but I did use a little painting knife in the sea.The painting is very wet so it reflected the light on the brush stroks. Enjoy

Tanker on the Sea,seascape,oil on canvas,9x12,price$450

This is another painting of our Washington State Seaways. Todays painting was painted with a brush and a little painting knife work. Enjoy.

Sailing on theBay,seascape,oil on canvas,8x10,price$400

Today's painting is from our whale watching trip last week. This painting is mostly painted with the brush. I used just a little painting knife. Enjoy.

Alley People,cityscape,oil on canvas board,10x8,Sold at show

This is the afternoon plein air painting I did on Saturday in downtown Bellingham. The painting will go into the Plein Air Paint Out Show at the Mindport Gallery in September. It was fun to have so many people talk to me on the street while I painted.Enjoy

Starbuck III,cityscape,oil on canvas board,8x10,price$250

Today was Bellingham's Plein Air Paint Out. We paint the local spots.My two paintings will be At Mind Port Gallery in September with the other 19 artist.The second afternoon painting was of an alley off Holly Street

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Island Impressions,sea scape,oil on canvas,8x10,price$250

Yesterday we spent the day boating in the Washington's San Juan Islands. This is one of the sail boats catching the wind . I painted the painting with a painting knife

. We saw Whales,sea birds and seals and enjoyed the day. I add a photo of a smiling seal.

Eggplant,still life,oil on canvas,8x8,price$250

This is one of my paintings of an eggplant. I will put the other one up tomorrow.

Pansies and Geraniums,still life, oil on canvas,9x12,price$200

This is today's painting of my pot of geraniums and pansies right out side of my studio door.The painting below is the same one before I filled in a couple of the white canvas showing through.enjoy

Joy,figure,oil on canvas,8x10,price$500

This is a self portrait. I was sitting on a bench up in Victoria BC and my friend took a photo of me. I wanted to paint from that photo for some time. Today was the day. Enjoy

Portrait of a Blond Model,portrait,oil on canvas pad,16x12,priceNFS

This is a model we had for our Tuesday night portrait painting group. I don't put a price up for my portrait sketches because the Seattle gallery told me my portrait sketches were priced too low. So if you really want one of them send me an email, and we will talk.

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Island Rowboat,Seascape,oil on canvas,24x30,priceNFS

This is a painting I did of a rowboat off one of the Islands. It's going into a show so I won't sell it through here at this time. Enjoy

Alyson,portrait,oil on canvas pad,16x12,priceNFS

This is a portrait I did back in October. I have had a busy day taking care of Sister and son and so no time to paint. Enjoy

Deseption Pass,landscape,oil on canvas,11x14,price$550

This is a painting I started on location, plein air, and finished in my studio. Enjoy

Fresh Figs and Flowers,still life,oil on canvas board,8x10,price$200

Today's painting is of fresh picked fruit from my fig tree and flowers from my garden.Enjoy

Peaches,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

I painted this painting of peaches last summer. The painting under it was made 2 summers ago. My work changes.Enjoy

Fresh Picked Peaches,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

These peaches I picked from one of our two peach trees right before I started the painting today. Yes, we have many fruit trees

. I want to paint our figs in the next couple of days. Enjoy

Old Town,city scape,oil on canvas,12x16,price$400

This is another plein air painting I did in Old Town. One just like it, but without the dog, sold. So I had to paint this one the next day for a show. I touched this painting up on Saturday also.

Old Town Tresures, landscape,oil on canvas,16x12,price$400

This is a plein air painting I made a few years back of our Bellingham antique district.I painted a little on it in my studio on Saturday.

Garden Phlox,still life,oil on canvas pad,9x12,price$200

Today I painted phlox from my garden in a red glass vase.Enjoy

Summer Shopping,landscape,oil on canvas,12x12,price$400

This is a plein air painting of downtown Anacortes that I worked over.

Look but Don't Touch,figure,oil on board,10x8,price$375

This is today's painting. I'm so sorry I didn't put a painting up yesterday. So another reworked Nasturtiums with a new background.The painting I did of Serena will be on the post card for the show.Enjoy

Pink Hydrangeas.still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

This is today's small painting of my pink hydrangeas.enjoy

Lemons on a Napkin,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

This is an older painting of lemons in my kitchen.Enjoy

Avocados,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

Here is another fruit painting of Avocados. It was fun to paint the colors that I could see in this fruit.

Blushing Pears,still life,oil on canvas,6x6price$200

This is one of my fruit paintings. Enjoy

Blue and Pink Hydrangeas,Still life,oil on canvas,8x10,price$300

More garden Hydrangeas. I pick the last of these blooms. Enjoy