I've always liked the craftsmanship of this part of the violin. 

I did a pastel of this because of the strong light and it makes me think of my father who was a professional musician. He played an upright bass, and when we were young we would hide under it when it was put in the car. What a fond memory. 

This has a story. My wife and I were visiting in Portland, Maine when a storm came. The name of the painting comes from the actual wind that tore a shingle off the lighthouse. We kept that shingle for years. While capturing this dramatic event, the l... 

My wife and i were on our anniversary in Maine, and as boats do, they intrigue me. So here was a dinghy waiting to ferry a fisherman off to another adventure. 

As my wife and i were walking along a street on Catalina Island, in Avalon Cove - There the dog was fast asleep not even concerned of any passerby. The sun was keeping him warm as he waited for his master's return. 

This is on a road called Princess in La Jolla, CA. The cove below is dramatic. The slight opening of the gate caught my attention. The owners were very cordial to allow us to venture through the gate and see the crashing waves below.  

This was a little back road in Norwich, Vermont. I remember the summer day well. An area that is missed. 

This is only a glimpse of the beauty of this Italian Villa.  

While we were watching this performance outside, overlooking Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont. It struck me, as the page turner stood up to turn the page, how important her role was in the performance. The piano player is Menahem Pressler. 

This was the last time this vessel was to journey home. It was decommissioned. 

 

 

As we crossed the bridge the swan seemed to come out on cue. The setting makes it apparent why John Constable wanted to continue to paint his childhood landscape in Suffolk, England. We went inside the cottage and looked out of the window you see in ... 

This is a door knocker that our neighbor made and is on his shop door. We had to have him do some work and as we approached his shop that morning this caught my attention, with the texture of the rusty iron and its color, the dark shadow, and the kno... 

These columns were constructed in 1900 and 100 years later- 2000 - i was walking in Balboa Park in San diego and decided to capture those strong shadows on the corinthian cloumns. I had to fly out to California that year because my dear mother died ...