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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