7/27/25

NEW PAINTINGS:

Blue Octopus. Done! This 20”H x 16”W was a fun one! I have some fun thoughts on reprinting Blue Octopus on some home & living products. Stay tuned to see Blue Octopus turn different colors, too! I’ll be uploading the original into the store for purchase ($150 + tax & shipping) early August.

Seattle Sunrise. 98% completed. This 10”H x 20”W was inspired by a photo I took on a cold January morning in 2017 from Kerry Park, Seattle, WA. I think I like the painting better than my photograph (to the right of the painting). The Space Needle is not perfect (tough lines!) but the imperfections add distinct, original-art character. The stadiums and ferris wheel have been enhanced with highlights in their common colors. As I “live” with my paintings for a few weeks and see what else jumps out at me for “fixing” or “enhancing”, I’ll make the tweaks (which no-one seems to notice but me), I’ll sign it and upload early August.

Camano Island Sunset. 95% completed. This 16”H x 20”W is inspired by a friend’s fantastic Camano Island, WA, happy-hour-on-the-deck photo she shared with me. Her comments were, “the mountains are so much larger in real life than what the photo captures”…so I augmented the Olympic Mountain range and added a dramatic cloud formation since I was experimenting with cloud colors. I still need to highlight the water on the original and I’ll probably make another one of these more like the original photo with less dramatic clouds.

33rd Ave. W. & W. McGraw St. Seattle, WA

UPCOMING EVENTS:

I’ll have a booth at the Seattle, Magnolia Art Market, Aug 23, Aug 30 and Oct 4th. Original acrylic paintings, prints and note cards will be on hand. I’ll see if I can bring some of the products like wine tumblers, puzzles or gift items like that, as well. The holiday season is right around the corner so stock up on gifts now!