21 May Dog in the window
I first saw this guy --no, not that creepy guy in the back, the cutie closer up-- in the food store parking lot way back in January or so, when windows were still grimy with salt and winter....
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24 Jan Fish problems
Hmmmm. Been a while.(Just jump in Jenn.)Happy new-year-a-while-ago. Hope it was a good time and 2014 is treating you well.I had a restful break, just what was wished for, and then sort of a busy jumping back in time. My little needlepoint business is sort...
18 Dec Morning peek
Good morning moon.Why so blue?...
11 Dec Sitting
I've been finding the nicest emails in my inbox lately, from people who have bought paintings and then are kind enough to send me a note telling me why. Such nice things to find. Always puts a huge smile on my face.Last week I was...
05 Dec Some thoughts on water
Well I'll show this painting again when I've finished it, for now I've sort of roughed out the surface the shell is sitting on and am figuring out how to add some punch, but I've been staring at it on my easel all week, wishing...
28 Nov Paddles to Pears
Something about pears.These pears started as paddles.No, it's OK. I know they're awful. I worked and worked and used tubes of paint trying to get this somewhere. It came from a picture that I'd taken that I liked a lot.Man, I like that picture. Those...
17 Sep A delicious break
Had a chance to get away a few weeks ago to Savary Island up the coast. The perfect break from it all.Two ferry rides and a last quick boat ride across to the island and we felt appropriately removed from all of that regular life...
16 Aug Rush hour
The race to get back to the marina before it closes for the night....
12 Aug Crossing paths with seals
A seal swam into the swimming bay last night, much closer than usual. At first I thought it was an old grey dog, and wondered who it belonged to, but a voice at the back of my head was saying, "I don't think so." A...
29 Jul Menagerie
Look who I found as I headed out today. That's the inside of my front door he's hanging onto. (In my head, because of past visitors, my brain starts playing "Dweller on the Threshold" by Van Morrison. Just happens.) I believe he got there...