Oil painting

Mono Lake

I completed this painting April 19, 2025. It is currently the last one in the series I’ve been painting of places Jim and I visited in the last 20 or so years. I will probably do more, but not right now. We came up I 395 from California to Washington. Mono Lake was one of […]

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I 395 in California

I believe the reference photo for this painting was taken around 2006. We sold our house in Southern California and drove to Washington. We went up I 395 which is a beautiful drive. Much nice than the dismal drive up I5. I was born in California, and lived the majority of my life there. Jim

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Ginko State Park

This is the next painting in the series of places my husband and I visited. We visited Ginko State Park here in Washington in May of 2023. Jim loved to travel. He was constantly planning our next trip. Or 3. Or 4. This painting, like the last one, I’m pretty much copying the photo, without

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Been a While

A lot has happened in the past few months. After the first of the year, I feel like I completely lost my way. Losing my husband of 45 years, back in October, ripped my heart out. I thought if I could make it through the holidays, things would be better. They weren’t. Then I had

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