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Maker of Fire
My latest commission; my nephew Paolo. Like so many people in his family, he has a presence that cannot be denied. Paolo makes fire. He came to Seattle after weeks of rain, gathered wood, weeds and assorted garden debris, and in a matter of minutes he had a wonderful fire going in our fire pit.…
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Enza in a sunbeam
In Seattle, where I live, the winter sun is pretty spectacular. It shines from the southern corner of the sky. It is not very warm, but it can be quite bright, and unfortunately, it is rather rare. My cat Enza was sunbathing in a sunbeam yesterday on our oak floor. The brilliant white of the…
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Old Barn in the late evening light
One of the beautiful atmospheric effects I see a lot here in the Pacific Northwest is the very low sky. Everything will be kind of dark except for a splash of light on the horizon. The barn in this photo has since collapsed but I have had the good fortune to own a photo…
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The Swing
One of the things I inherited from my husband was a big family. When we were newly married, his sister had a bunch of little kids. They were completely adorable. While we were going through boxes that used to be in his mother’s house, we found an old wallet. The reference image for this painting,…
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A luminous portrait
When I was first contracted to do this portrait, I was afraid it was never going to happen. The girl’s mother kept giving me bad photos from her phone. She kept talking about how difficult it was to get a picture of this girl. Then it happened. I got them to come over to my…