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Ode to my Denim Shirt

Ode to my Denim Shirt         Thirty-three years, you held up—while my arms held high-school books,tropical shells, college art supplies,graduate thesis poems, Europeantrain tickets, shovels and rakes, my first love and my…

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Spring Lilacs

I love this time of year. The lilac tree behind the house is going crazy, our dogwood tree is like a pink puffy of cotton candy and the rhododendrons are jurassic sized this year. A long wet Oregonian winter was just what we needed. These lilacs were a surprise delivery from my friend Ann Britt. […]

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Lemon Love

It’s May Day! Yup, May 1st. Otherwise known as five minutes after winter and wasn’t it just Valentine’s Day? Let’s see, what’s new..?? I’ve been up in Victoria with my family, now home cleaning my office and studio (spring cleaning really is a thing), packing/shipping orders, walking Bella, painting, seeing friends, watching Succession and listening […]

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Award for “Spiral Gyre #2”, Watercolor Society of Oregon (WSO)

I am delighted to announce that my watercolor painting Spiral Gyre #2 earned an “Award of Distinction” in the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s Spring 2023 Exhibition. As such, I send my deepest “thanks” to Juror Vera Dicker…

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Odd Man Inn 6th Annual Online Art Show & Sale

This week, until April 29th, you can purchase $5 chances here to win this original oil painting of Melvin, the […]

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Laughing Earth

Letting Emerson (and the daffodils) say it best: “The earth laughs in flowers.” 

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Spring Flores

There might be snow on the mountains, hail in the morning, sun in the afternoon and three wardrobe changes in an April southern Oregon day but one things remains…it’s a floral delight! I’ve got tulips in my living room doing their tulipy stem dance, a $12 indulgence that brings immense joy and satisfaction. Gardens are […]

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Oops!

Hello and happy Thursday! Oops…I did it again. You’d think I’d have this down by now but…I accidentally ordered these postcards with a different paperweight than all my postcards. It’s 100# weight, still thick-ish, average postcard paper weight but not the ultra heavy stock I usually order. Soooo…I’m giving them away! With any retail order, […]

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Member Artist of the Month – Kim Sterling

Art Presence member artist Kim Sterling is April’s Member Artist of the Month. Straight from the heart, his work always evokes meaning and interesting conversations! Of his art, Sterling says, “I have always loved the wide angle views of the great wide open. I sometimes try to capture the magnificence and feeling and beauty of […]

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Member Artist of the Month – Kim Sterling

Art Presence member artist Kim Sterling is April’s Member Artist of the Month. Straight from the heart, his work always evokes meaning and interesting conversations! Of his art, Sterling says, “I have always loved the wide angle views of the great wide open. I sometimes try to capture the magnificence and feeling and beauty of […]

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