I've been camping in a figurative way. I basically pitched my tent and have stayed a while on a lovely plateau. I've been ca...

  Lady in Purple encasutic on birch 6x8 Ok, I admit it... I have a phobia. Its one that I've decided to tackle in the new ye...

I don't know how you feel about things, but 2012 whizzed by for me.  Its been a year full of wonders and progress.  Sometimes, we have n...

Flight encaustic on birch 6x6 I was cruising around youtube the other day and I came across this guy.  I liked what he had to say - so...

The Reader encaustic on birch 18x24     Its Thanksgiving in the US.  Yesterday, actually.  It is the day that families gather, a la...

Smile encaustic on birch 10x10 Have you ever pondered the thought : What lifts me up?   What is it that you do that really makes you ...

No Parking encaustic, paper and photo transfer on Birch Panel 9x12 Have you ever been faced with that old addage - Sink or Swim?  or.....

I'm coming to realize that I don't think outside of my parameters as much as I should.  I tend to poop along in my studio and work ...

under the sea This is the last of the series of sea paintings.  Its been wonderful exploring the sea and its underwater beauty.  Next w...

Holy Mackeral encaustic and paper on birch panel 5x5  I was playing around with the creatures of the sea today.  I'm using some of ...

It's been just a little over a year ago that I started Encaustic (Wax) painting.  Its been an interesting road and I have learned so mu...

Ever met a Chocolate you didn't like? Me either. There is something about chocolates that make for s•w•e•e•t This painting is...

I personally love bokeh. Bokeh is the out of focus areas in photography that lie outside of the depth of field. Many photograph...

  Portraits have become my new thing.  Can't even really explain it.  Among all the way important things that go into portrait painti...

I've had an amazing April.  So busy it seems.  The highlight was a four day encaustic painting workshop here in Seattle put on by R an...

The theme is GREEN over at Focus 52 this week. I decided to step out of my box and go for green with my creative outlet other than photogra...

I have been working. I've been spending lots of time in the studio. There have been so many attempts, missteps, start-agains... it shoul...

I found inspiration today. So, why does it take so long to realize that what you've been looking for has been here all along? I took a p...

Valentines Day 6x6 Encaustic and mixed media on panel I tried some new things. Some things I haven't done before. I started with printe...

I spent a few hours dabbling in the studio last night. This is what came of it. I scraped in the round design with a grooved pottery tool. ...