Brigantine Swift in Camden Harbor, 24X30, oil on canvas, framed, $3478 includes shipping and handling in continental US. This painting benefitted from a good long spell in drydock. I started it a few years ago on the docks at Camden harbor, for Camden on Canvas. That’s the brainchild of Colin Page, and it’s become a …
Dig in at Cannon Beach for a weekend full of festivities commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the world-famous Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest happening June 14th through June 16th. From Tragedy to Tradition On the eve of March 27, 1964, the 9.2 magnitude ‘Good Friday’ earthquake struck the Southern Coast of Alaska sending massive waves down …
The Wave, 9X12, oil on archival canvasboard, $869, includes shipping in continental US. A creative block is a mental roadblock. You feel stuck, uninspired, and have difficulty concentrating. Your creativity is halted or hindered, and nothing you create meets your standards. We all hit these roadblocks in the creative process. What creative block do you …
Thank goodness I have finally returned to reading decent books. That’s not great books. But it’s an improvement over bad books. Which means, yes, I thought that Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult was a decent book. Not a great book. And thankfully not a bad book. It’s definitely a book club kind of book, …
Back in 1984 when Ron and Pat Bode began their new venture in private in-home healthcare, they recognized how many older adults desperately wanted to stay in their own homes as they aged. Now, 40 years later, that recognition is a thriving, family-owned business offering South Sound patients’ dignity and independence through kind and compassionate …
Farm, 20X24, oil on canvas, $2898 framed includes shipping and handling in continental US. Painting teachers can sometimes focus on the negative, because it’s part of our job to point out deficiencies. However, there is a lot we can learn by asking our students, “What are you good at?” I’ll go first: I’m logical, good …
I really hate doing this, but it’s so bad. Mine is not a universal opinion, not even universal in my book club (though it is also not unique). But while I was interested in what was happening and kept turning the pages, the writing style was just way too much. And the plot was all …
Letter from the Publisher Welcome to the New Neighbors Guide! On behalf of the local community, we welcome you to Pierce County. Whether you’re here temporarily or for the long haul, we know you’re going to love our region. With our natural beauty, lakes, streams and forested trails, this is the perfect location for outdoor …
The audio-visual collaborators discuss world-building, identity and decolonising spaces in the digital and offline realms. Gabriel Massan and LYZZA both want to build new worlds, but it’s up to us to figure out how to navigate them. This shared conviction from the scene-defining CGI artist and DIY wunderkind is foundational to Third World, a multi-level, …
Heavy Weather (Ketch Angelique), 24X36, oil on canvas, framed, $3985 includes shipping and handling in continental US. That red buoy on the left is a nun. They mark the edge of the channel on the starboard side when a boat is heading in from the open sea. That tells us the ketch Angelique is heading …