Log cabin... how un-alaska-ish!

                                      ("The Andrew's Cabin" 9x12)  

   Having seen many a log cabin in my 15+ years of living in Alaska, I never saw anything like this! Not only are there skylights in the porch but such a fantastic variety of gardening around the perimeter that would never dream to grow, much less bloom, up north.

Just aspen

                                        ("Primus" 6x9x4 wood mask)
   This little gem is an older hand carved mask made of aspen wood and the only mask I ever painted. The idea was to have the 3 primary shapes painted in 3 primary colors interceeding in 3 differing formulas... no 3 combinations the same. I was pleasantly pleased with the results of the paint job but returned and remained to working in more naturally finishing masks.

Green on gray

                                       (Barbara's Lily Pond 9x12)
   It was an overcast day in a "sea of green" even if it was actually a pond. While the sky was that blotto Seattle gray color the water reflected the heart's desire of a gentle blue amoung the trees. What a slice of challenge served to the artist on such a cloudy day.

In the "Garden of Elandan"

                                          ("Garden of Elandan" 6x8)
     There is a place just off Hwy 16, in Bremerton that is incredibly serene where time seems to no longer be a factor in the equation called life. You would never think a landscaping store could be so fantastic but alas, it is also a bonsai museum! In May I had the pleasure of painting there and was inspired to express the beauty in the late afternoon sun with this little piece.