Inspiration: The subject matter of this painting is actually the interior of the home my husband, Gary, and I built together. We raised our children and cared for our parents as they aged within those walls. Although I had always expected we would live there throughout our lives, at the time I painted “Light Moment” […]
Every summer Gary and I spend at least four days driving to and from Payette Lakes in McCall, Idaho. Instead of requesting a prescription sedative, I employ my digital camera equipped with a 300 mm telephoto lens with image stabilization. This combination works miraculously well when driving the speed limit and the windows are clean. […]
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 […]