This cat's name is Quigley, so I was going to title this "Mona Quigley" in reference to you know what. "Mona Lisa," of course. Quigley's owners had to remind me that "he was a male" so in consultation we decided to use the title as a reference to Lor... 

I call this "Bergman" because after I had finished it, it looked like a scene straight out of a Bergman film. He's one of my favorite film directors. There seemed to be some unspoken energy thing going on here. Very Scandinavian. As a kid, I grew up ... 

The old dock on Penn Cove, on the east side of Whidbey Island. 

This is on top of Ebey's Landing National Park on Whidbey Island, just north of Seattle. You're looking west toward the Pacific Ocean, an across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. That is a fresh water lake barely separated from the salt water by a narrow s... 

You are in the "Visitor Viewing Area", aren't you. 

My four line poem can be entered from any of the lines. I wanted it to resemble the coordinates you see on map edges. 

This is my walk where I live. 

On this painting I've included a poem. I'm surrounded by water, here in Puget Sound, and I've noticed it's a big element in a lot of my work. I'm also interested in human rituals. The role baptism plays as an entry as a recognized member of society i... 

The title is meant to be humorous. I think titles can add another level of meaning to visual art. With an interest in literature, I've continued to creatively write. Lately, I've been exploring ways to combine my poetry with my paintings. 

I have tried to create the feeling of awe that mountain climbers get, viewing such scenes. Standing and looking off into wilderness, you sense how small and insignificant you are in the midst of such immensity. You feel diminished, but also privilege... 

This is Coupeville, Washington on Whidbey Island. I've painted it looking back toward land from the end of the prominent historic town wharf. We are looking at essentially the back of the buildings. Their fronts face "Front" Street, which fronts Penn... 

I grew up on an island southwest of Seattle, Washington. My Grandparents had a gift shop in Seattle and I have a lot of memories of the city. Big among them would be the Pike Street market, which I've always loved going to over the years. It's a favo... 

This is the same vessel that appears in my painting,"Cutty Sark in Penn Cove Fog", but here the weather is clearing. In the background is my community of San De Fuca, the oldest community on Whidbey Island, Washington. In fact this is the only painti... 

This is the car deck of the ferry, Quinault. This word is "Chinook", a 19th century trade language used by Native-Americans. The name is geographic and places the tribe that bears it next to the Pacific Ocean (big water) and present day Lake Quinault... 

"Dress for success!" You've heard this phrase. It's a fact that people spend a lot of time trying to convince others that they "are who they are" that they possess something that they inherit power from. Politicians and the military are primary examp...