CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF CREATING / EXHIBITING 500+ AMERICANA ART• PUGET SOUND, SPOKANE (INLAND NW), AND MORE PAINTINGS
FIVE DECADES • I am a very passionate, prolific, award-winning artist, creating acrylic-on-canvas paintings, pastel sketches, and pen and ink drawings in the friendly style for decades. See dozens of SPRING INTO SUMMER Americana images throughout this site with over 30 on my COMMISSION page (several NEW). The art (left and peppered throughout this website) portrays Manito Park's FUN Plant Sale Fundraiser!
DUAL CAREER PATH • From the beginning, I chose a dual career path • creating fine art and then using graphic design skills to convert these into prints, cards, calendars, jigsaw puzzles, and more. Digital design has changed our world. With Adobe's Creative Suite (PhotoShop & In-Design), there's nothing you can't do!
MY FIRST EXHIBIT • I introduced my Americana work in Autumn 1975 at the Bellevue Art Gallery near Seattle. Although there were a few small Spokane shows at Holy Names Academy and Fort Wright College, this was my first gallery exhibit as an ongoing artist-in-residence. I unveiled my "227 West 25th" portrait of Spokane's historic Codd House (my favorite childhood home) at my first show there (see my BIOGRAPHY page).
LIFE'S CHANGES • Much later in 1997, I met my prince Doug in Bellevue. We married in 2000, and truly lived "happily ever after." Who knew our 25-year window of Joy would end so quickly? Most never knew how tough his 6-year Sarcoma cancer battle was as Doug was such an other-conscious, positive guy. "It's all good," he'd say, regardless of how he was feeling, his engaging grin and "can do" optomism there until the very end, Fall 2023. I'm SO grateful and blessed he chose me • Doug was one of the good ones.
Visit my BIOGRAPHY page for more on how my career began and developed over the years. You'll learn about those who helped me (yes, Doug was at the top of that list), my awards, accomplishments, press clippings, involvements with several Washington communities, causes I support, and more. There's still settings and subjects I want to paint going forward, and I hope Dougie's inspiring spirit stays with me.
SMALL CHANGES • Below I've shared a detailed list of everything available from this website. I've also shared on how to be on my VIP (Very Important Patron) List • plus info on the 1-2 mailings I do each year. PLEASE NOTE • Prices haven't changed on most items for over a decade, but you'll find a few small increases this season as art supplies, printing costs, packaging and shipping have risen significantly every year.
I'M SO GRATEFUL TO MY FRIENDS, FAMILY AND PATRONS . . .
2024'S HOLIDAY MARKETPLACES • Thank you to everyone who braved the 2024 Winter weather to join me last year. I'm gratefull to all my friends, family and patrons for making 2024 a successful season.
COMING SOON! DETAILS ON 2025 SEASONAL & HOLIDAY EVENTS • As 2025 unfolds, please see details on my FALL INTO WINTER website edition for my 50th Anniversary Spokane's Rockwood Center South HillExhibit from Mid-October 2025 thru February 2026. Plus find info on upcoming Holiday "Meet & Greets" and Marketplaces at Arbor Crest Cellars, Rockwood South Hill (TBD) and Manito Country CC.
NOTE • As traveling to Idaho's Panhandle has become too difficult, especially with December's severe icy snow conditions, I'll no longer be participating in this holiday event I've done for over a decade. Without Doug to help me, it's time to play it safe!
BABY STEPS FORWARD • Blessedly, painting has helped me take these slowly but surely forward. My hope is that I can continue creating my friendly heartfelt paintings well into the future. You'll find lots of NEW images on cards and in my 2026 calendars, especially my "Cozy Charming Cottage" edition. I hope to be able to introduce some NEW puzzles, too. Check this and my WELCOME and ART VENUES pages for unfolding details. Look for a postcard (digital and / or possible print) as my Rockwood 50th Anniversary art show comes together.
CREDIT CARDS • I accept VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER, and AMERICAN EXPRESS, and in some cases, personal checks. Please contact me at 206.406.1409 for details. NOTE • My iPhone accepts calls, texts and voicemails.
CHOOSE FROM:
FRAMED / MATTED / LABELED ORIGINAL FINE ART • READY TO HANG WORKS
ORIGINAL ART STILL PART OF THE COLLECTION • Contact me at 206.406.1409 if you are interested in purchasing one of my originals. Some are still available. Prices vary significantly with size and detail which determines the amount of hours put each piece.
COMMISSIONED PIECES • Contact me if you would like to commission a portrait of someone you love, a beloved pet, a wedding portrait that can also be used on your invitations, or a memory-filled home your want to honor. My COMMISSION and BRIDAL pages shares all the details in the step-by-step ordering process. You'll aso see dozens of samples in different genres • Acrylic-On-Canvas, Pastel Sketches, and / or Pen & Inks on Fine Paper. NOTE • The Bridal Page just includes Acrylic on Canvas Paintings.
NOTE • Find out more below on the irreparable damage glass over canvas and sunight can cause when choosing a place to hang your fine art in "The Enemiesy of Fine Art" section below.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS • With most collections on these pages, you'll find Complete Collection pdfs. These share "thumbnail" images plus histories and / or stories about each piece in that group and are updated as I have time (usually at the start of a season). Pages that incude these pdfs are PUGET SOUND, SPOKANE (INLAND NW), MORE PAINTINGS and WHAT'S NEW. NOTE • The Gallery of Portraits on the COMMISSION and BRIDAL pages do not share photos or histories of the featured art.
COMMON SIZES & ENLARGMENTS • The most common size I work with is 8x10," but I've also created 9x12," 11x14" and 16x20" paintings for clients. If you would like a larger reproduction (i.e. an 8x10" enlarged to an 11x14" and then framed to a finished size of 16x20"), please contact me for details.
FINE CANVAS REPRODUCTIONS • FRAMED, MATTED & LABELED WITH A TITLE PLEATE (8X10-iNCH IMAGES $250 EACH + TAX, SHIPPING & HANDLING • PLEASE ASK ABOUT LARGER SIZES)
FINE ART PAPER REPRODUCTIONS • FRAMED WITH GLASS, MATTED & LABELED WITH A TITLE PLATE (8x10-iNCH IMAGES $195 EACH + TAX, SHIPPING & HANDLING • PLEASE ASK ABOUT LARGER SIZES)
GIFT PACKETS (PAPER REPRODUCTION / MATCHING CARD) • MATTED & LABELED WITH A TITLE PLATE ( $90 EACH + TAX, SHIPPING & HANDLING • ASK ABOUT LARGER SIZES)
CAUTION! • SUNLIGHT IS THE ENEMY OF ALL FINE ART • WITH GLASS THE ENEMY OF CANVAS!
ALL FINE ART, both originals and any kind of reproductions (canvas and fine art paper) lose their intensity if hung where subjected to sunlight. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule for most fine art, although with paper prints, some types of non-glare glass allows this damage to take longer to occur. Unfortunately NOTHING protects completely.
SUNSHINE EXAMPLE • I finished an ambitious acryic-on-canvas portrait of a vacation place with lots of famiy and personal details. When I delivered it, the family wanted to display it on the living room's fireplace mantle. I advised them not to, as sun from their picture window and skylight lit part of the art several hours each day. Some time later, they asked me to look at their original to see if I could fix its sun-damage. Sadly, I replied this was an "impossible fix," as I'd have to completely re-paint over half the scene for any kind of seemless match. As I'd warned them about sun damage (plus it was noted on the artwork's back label) this was a tough lesson. Few artist will re-paint, especially if they've warned clients. A client mistake is NOT an artist's reponsibility.
GLASS EXAMPLE • I visited a girlfriend who insisted on hanging her fun little acrylic portrait of her kitty in her newly remodeled kitchen • a nice fit as it echoed her new colors. Worried about grease spots damaging it, a friend advised her to have non-glare glass installed inside the frame. For the visit, I included a kitty art card with her hostess gift. She was shocked at how different her painting looked next to it in just a few months. Another tough lesson.
BLANK FINE ART CARDS ( $7.00 EACH + TAX, SHIPPING & HANDLING) and FRIDGE MAGNETS ( 5.00 EACH + TAX, SHIPPING & HANDLING)
CREATE YOU OWN COLLECTION• Blank fine art cards and magnets are available in minimum orders of six • either the same image or assorted into a custom group. NOTE • Receive a 10% discount after 6 cards or magnets. Using the "Total Collection" pdfs on most pages is a good place to compile an assorted group. An example of this would be Spokane's Manito Park images for a hallway in your home. The Entire Inland Northwest Parks & Gardens Collection pdf shares over a dozen Manito scenes plus other area parks and gardens in the Inland NW.
WHERE AND WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN INLAND NW VENUES • Visit ART VENUES for a list of all the shops, galleries, and "Meet & Greets" • PLUS what you'll find in each as not all locations offer the same items.
TWO 50TH ANNIVERSARY 2026 CALENDARS IN PROGRESS ( $19.99 EACH + TAX, SHIPPING & HANDLING)
50TH ANNIVERSARY CREATING / EXHIBITING MY FINE AMERICANA ART + 32 YEARS OF CALENDARS • With two editions featuring several NEW paintings IN PROGRESS celebrating 32 year's of creating my colorful "date keepers," each has 12 works. Visit this page to see when each calendar is fiished and available on both this website, in Spokane vanues and at "Meet & Greets.
ALL 24 2026 CALENDAR PAINTING IMAGES & TITLES• Visit my CALS • PUZZLES+ page to see the two seasonal covers (SPRING INTO SUMMER and FALL INTO WINTER) for each edition. The page also shares 24 thumbnail images of all the artwork features in this year's offerings. NOTE • Painting titles are also listed without images below.
32 YEARS OF CALENDAR TITLES • Click here on Past Americana Calendars (1994 to 2026) pdf to see the entire list of calendar titles, including special MAC (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture) ones + images of some vintage covers.
NOTE • As Doug and I lived in Western WA the first decade of our marriage before returning to Spokane, there are titles from Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, and Issaquah, Pierce County, Snoqualmie, Snohomish, Port Townsend and Island in the Puget Sound.
5TH EDITION PERPETUAL LIFE JOURNALS ( $50.00 EACH + TAX, SHIPPING & HANDLING)
UNDER CONSIDERATION! INLAND NW (SPOKANE) AND WASHINGTON STATE FINE ART JOURNALS • These are currently in the process of being considered, with the Spokane edition to be released initially if that happens. This ambitious undertaking would be the 5th Edition, so please check this page for details early 2026. The spiral-bound full-color journals have 44 full-color images with histories and / or stories for each + plus quotations to inspire. As the journals are not date specific, they have a perpetual shelf-life!
504-PC. 4-IMAGE COLLAGE-STYLE JIGSAW PUZZLES ($35.00 + TAX, SHIPPING & HANDLING)
TWO 2024 4-IMAGE JIGSAW PUZZLES
Two four-image jigsaw puzzles were released in 2024. See their puzzle boxes (left). NOTE • One of these, "The Four Seasons of Riverfront Park" SOLD OUT at Spokane's Expo '74 Big Summer Anniversary event. Also, the Holiday puzzle with four beloved Christmas / Winter destinations SOLD OUT during the 2024 Holiday Season. All nine puzzles feature Spokane and Inland NW settings, highlighting the four seasons and destinations that make this corner of the Northwest a wonderful place to live.
SUBJECTS & THEMES • Each of the different puzzles features a theme and often a Spokane neighborhood, i.e. Gonzaga University, Manito Park, the architecture of Kirtland Cutter, Fun Landmarks, Churches and more. The addition of these last two puzzles brings the total to nine since I began offering them in 2018. Click on the "2024 Puzzle Overview" pdf to see all of them. NOTE • Some are available in limited quantities with others SOLD OUT or currently NOT in rotation for re-printing. Please call or text for details at 206.406.1409.
FINISHED PUZZLES • When you fit the last piece in your puzzle, it show four images and the title ribbon. NOTE: The left section with the logo and word "PUZZLE" is NOT visible when complete. These 16x20-inch puzzles fit nicely in standard frames sold at most arts and crafts stores like Michaels, Hobby Lobby and more. For many, framed puzzles make a fun additions to family rooms commemorating the fun of putting them together!
TO RETAILERS & GALLERIES • If you would like to carry my cards, calendars, puzzles and other related artwork items in your shop or gallery, please phone me at 206.406.1409 for information on availabltility and special wholesale pricing. Thanks so much for you interest in my fine Americana art.
FORMS • I no longer offer order forms as my inventory changes often. Please phone / text me at 206.406.1409 for help ordering items on this website.
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