Inspiration: I find it visually fascinating to peer past the reflective and refractive surface of water and seek to identify the objects resting beneath as they flicker, distort and sometimes briefly disappear altogether. If they are brought to the surface and allowed to dry, the items often appear lifeless only to regain their elusive beauty […]
Inspiration: Liquid subject matter rendered in transparent watercolor is challenging but also a perfect synergy of subject and technique This painting has a modern component, which has only recently become available. Daniel Smith Primatek Watercolors are pigmented by finely ground colored rock sourced from specific locations across the globe. The paint drifts down a water […]
Given a choice between a trip to the mall with a purse full of green or a trip to the tide pools with a fully charged digital camera, I’ll opt for the latter every time. As a resident of landlocked northern Idaho, I took every opportunity to explore the Oregon coast. Now that I live […]
Surrounded by mountains and fed by tumbling rivers, Payette Lake, in central Idaho, has attracted an influx of luxury vacation homes and yet, the remote location serves to shield it from destruction by those of us who would love it to death. My husband’s family has held a foothold on its shore for seventy years […]