This post from last year seems particularly relevant. Again this year, we’re deep in snow here at home in Moscow. Everything seems a production…walking the dog, bringing in wood, getting groceries. Boots and layers of clothing are necessary for a trip outside. We feel like […]

I love to see the results of a room transformed! We worked upstairs in our blue cottage and finished the night before we left. We only had one night to appreciate what we accomplished before we headed home to Moscow. But what a whirlwind of […]

We had the roof in Maine replaced right after we bought it in October. The extensive squirrel damage in the eaves was fixed and the rot from the leaking roof was attacked. We weren’t able to start the interior clean out till the following late […]

    There are so many things about this journey that have been fun, and seemingly meant to be. There are many stories to share, and I will. But they won’t be in the order they occurred, since I’d only be writing about then, and […]

For many years, Bill and I have painted plein-air landscapes. We were on our way to paint in Nova Scotia, when a former teacher and friend invited us to stop by and paint the incredible landscape of Midcoast Maine, where she, the Wyeths and so […]

In addition to taking on our house, which had water coming through the roof and decrepit heating, plumbing and electrical systems, we later decided to build a studio on the spot where another wonderful artist stayed and based his own plein air painting trips. John […]

We’re home in Moscow enjoying a snowfall that thankfully won’t leave us under this much snow on our studio. 2017 was a roller coaster, and although it was a challenge, I’m thankful for all of the love and the lessons it held. After my Dad […]

It was an amazing day yesterday at the Philadelphia Flower Show. I was invited by Ken Greene of the Hudson Valley Seed Company to do a demonstration so the public could see a painting in progress and to answer any questions they might have. The […]

Mother Nature has ordered a time out and it sure does give a person some time to think. I have a long list of things to do for my painting demonstration coming up this Friday, March 17th at the Philadelphia Flower Show. But the sheer […]

Here’s where it all started. Years ago, there was an enchanting house, moldering away in a beautiful pine woods. The first time I saw it, it was hidden up a long driveway and surrounded by a carpet of white violets and myrtle ground cover. The […]