The lake wasn’t frozen, that was just the name of it. At Sunrise, the alpine portal on the northeast side of Mount Rainier, these pikas seemed to be everywhere – collecting grass for their winter stores. This one just sat there giving its signature shreek of dismay to warn everyone else of me, the intruder.
2026-6-10 Barred Owl Portrait
I’ve been painting these barred owls here in our little meadow. This one seems young, hanging out in the Douglas-fir in the front. 6″x6″ canvas using oils. These little studies help me understand background colors that work with the subject.
Chickadee – Snowy Day
Red-footed Booby
Our local celebrity for the past month, a red-footed booby. How did this exotic bird get here? It’s believed the juvenile booby arrived in Port Townsend by hitching a ride on a cargo ship after becoming separated from its flock. It’s hanging out with some Herrmann’s gulls. Will the booby join them on their migration […]
Fawn in Ferns
I first noticed him peeking through the ferns into the living room, inquisitive and endearing. There was something about the distinctive markings on his face that made him standout from the other fawns that year. In fact, all of his patterns were bolder. He was perhaps a few months old when I took this photo. […]
Gray Squirrel in Cherry Tree
This painting is from a photo I took several years ago during the cherry blossom festival at the University of Washington. As hundreds of people scurried about taking and posing for photos this little gray squirrel watched the show from his safe perch in one of the iconic trees. I love cherry blossoms and not […]