I donated the painting below to the Mesa Contemporary Arts Center for their Fifth Annual Benefit exhibition.  It sold that evening.  Right now I seem to be seeing pansies everywhere - they were one of my Mom's favorite flowers.

As a result of the painting of Ali and Charlotte, a dear friend commissioned me to do a painting of her and her daughter in Maui. It was a lot of fun - I do not think that I did Gracie justice, but her Mom says she smiles every time she  looks at the painting which makes me happy!

We are back at our home in Arizona - we arrived just in time to miss a grim storm that hit the Northwest.  Back to painting outside and loving it! Last week Glen Dean led a workshop - the painting below was done at Lost Dog Trail in Scottsdale.  We had to deal with a lot wind and hot weather, but it was worth it.  The sky was amazing.