This friendly, wiggly guy is Oscar. The cockapoo crossbreed is also known as a spoodle or cockerdoodle. (8x10 oil)
BRR - Blue Ribbon Rooster
This white Serama bantam rooster was a prize winner recently at the Skagit County Fair. Getting the comb and wattles just right were quite a learning experience for me! (8x10 oil)
PNR - Penguin Nest in Rookery
Mom (or Dad?) on a nest in the Gentoo penguin colony in Antarctica with newly hatched nestling. (12x12 oil)
"Love is patient, love is kind" 1 Corinthians 13:4
FHD - Family Harmony Duo
Busking at the Anacortes Arts Festival. A few of my paintings are hung in the booth behind them. (16x20 oil)
PPC - Poodle Portrait "Cody"
Cody was my sister's dog. He also appears in my Refuge Cove Store painting, waiting for her to finish her shopping. (12x16 oil)
TSR - Trumpeter Swan at Rest
These magnificent birds visit the Skagit Flats every winter. A sight to behold and hear! (16x20 oil)
RBR - "RooRoo" the Black Rooster
A proud fine specimen of the Malaysian Serama bantam breed, this is RooRoo (8x10 oil)
"Praise God from whom all blessings flow, praise Him all creatures here below" Doxology, Thomas Kent 1674
PWC - Penguin With Chick
A Gentoo penguin in Antarctica with a curious chick (12x12 oil)
"You are loved"
PCF - Pony Cart, Frosted
A winter scene with Montana, a Haflinger who loves to pull a cart, no matter the weather. She pulled me behind her in the 2021 Anacortes Christmas parade. The golden color with "flaxen" mane is typical of this docile breed. (12x16 oil)
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased" Luke 2:14
HPC - Haflinger with Pony Cart
This is sweet Montana. The Haflinger is a small but strong draft horse breed from Austria, perfectly suited for packing on the trail and pulling wheeled loads. She loves to be the center of attention in a parade! (12x16 oil)
"The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." Psalm 23
RHP - Running Horse, Pen&Ink
One of my earliest horse studies. This is Sal, my niece's horse. (8x10 stippled)
PBM - Park Butte Lookout and Mount Baker
A classic 1932 fire lookout with Mount Baker at sunrise. Short hike up from Schriebers Meadow, with a view of the Railroad Grade trail. (9x12 oil)
PBB - Pelican Bay Bookstore
Pelican Bay Books & Coffee House, a little bit of Heaven. I love books. That’s my granddaughter lost in another world, reading a book in one of my favorite places in Anacortes, Washington. (20x30 oil)
"What I say is, a town isn't a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it's got a bookstore, it knows it's not foolin' a soul." Neil Gaiman
PSP - Purple Shore Crab, Pen&Ink
Peek carefully under a rock on most beaches in the San Juan Islands and there will be a few small Purple Shore Crabs hurrying away to hide. Some of my earliest work was done using this pen and ink technique. (5x5 stippled)
SHC - Scottish Highland Cow
Scottish Highland Cow (11x14 oil)
"For every beast of the forest in Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills" Psalms 50:10
MIA - Music In the Air
A lovely day for Mouse and Squirrel to take a hike, play a few tunes on their recorders and have a picnic. (12x14 oil)
MBH - My Bay "Harley"
Harley was my horse. What a sweet little brat he could be! Enjoying horse ownership with my daughter was wonderful and an education. (12x16 oil)
BMB - Blackberries and Mount Baker
Two mice picking ripe blackberries with Mount Baker in the distance. (12x16 oil)
"A sweet friendship refreshes the soul" Proverbs 27:9
GSC - Garden Shed with Cat
This is our tool & supplies shed, located in the garden down the hillside from my home studio. (16x20 oil)
"Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" Matthew 11:28
DPF - Deception Pass, Frosted
Two contiguous bridges connect Fidalgo and Whidbey islands in Northwest Washington State. That's my parents' boat decked out in Christmas lights passing under the iconic Deception Pass bridge. (18x24 oil)
RAO - Reading in an Abandoned Orchard
That's my Dad relaxing with a book in an old orchard on Jones Island in the San Juan Islands. (18x24 oil)
IBM - Inglenook Bunny Musicians
Imagined visitors to a cozy spot in my parents' home. Another two of my paintings are on the walls. (11x14 oil)
APB - Arctic Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus (24x30 oil)
"Oh LORD, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of your possessions. There is the sea, great and broad, in which are swarms without numbers, animals both small and great" Psalm 104:24-26
PBL - Park Butte Lookout
One of the few remaining intact fire lookout stations in the North Cascades, and a popular hiking destination. One of three of my studies of this memorable location. (16x20 oil)
MBF - Moonlight Beach Fire
A rocky little cove at the north end of Alexander Beach on Fidalgo Island, this is a delightful pebbly place for these three furry friends to roast marshmallows. (18x24 oil)
GBD - Grand Banks Day
This evokes delightful memories of long days out on the waters around the San Juan Islands. (14x18 oil)
CGW - Cowgirl at Work
Cowgirl Up! (14x16 oil)
"But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded" 2 Chronicles 15:7
RCS - Refuge Cove Store
A favorite stop for boaters along the north end of Desolation Sound in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada. That's Cody the black poodle patiently waiting on the dock. (24x30 oil)
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