PUGET SOUND ~ ONE OF THE PACIFIC NW'S PRETTIEST AND MOST HISTORIC PLACES

This was the beautiful view that Tom Hanks and his son enjoyed while playing on the beach at Alki in the beloved movie, "Sleepless in Seattle." Starring Meg Ryan, Rosie O'Donnell, Rob Reiner, Tom's wife Rita Wilson, and others, this 20+ year old film was a heart-warming homage to Seattle, its Puget Sound and Lake Union shoreline.

Although this city has pockets of wear-and-tear due to its problems managing the homeless and other challenges, much of it still has the charm of simpler times ~ as many of my paintings share below on this page.

GREATER PUGET SOUND ~ Communities on the east side of Lake Washington like Woodinville with its plethora of wineries, Snoqualmie with its stunnings falls, Snohomish and Port Townsend with their immaculate neighborhoods of restored vintage residences, the San Juan Islands with quaint Roche Harbor that comes alive every Independence Day, and Mount Rainer with the nearby North Cascade Mountains ~ these are as all as beautiful as they ever were.

This region has a lot to offer both the folks who make their homes here as well as the many visitors who find themselves in this pretty corner of the Pacific NW.

 

 

This PUGET SOUND page shares images of Seattle and the communities that surround it ~ many deeply steeped in history. The area has lots of stories to tell about its early days and subsequent devleopment ~ from shipping days during the Alaska Gold Rush to the Boeing Aircraft years to the rise of Bill Gates' phenominally successful Microsoft ~ and more. Although some importrant historic settings have gone by the wayside in the name of "progress," many are still in place. I created the paintings below during my years in Western WA from the mid-'70s to the early 2000s. They honor remarkable structures like the city's Pioneer Square's Pergola, Kirkland's elegant Heritage Hall, architect K.K. Cutter's Thornewood Castle in Tacoma, and Port Townsend's Manresa castle (most pictured below) ~ plus dozens of other destinations including many in the nearby islands.

 

 

FOUR REGIONAL GROUPS ~ AND MORE

I've divided this collection into four groups, some with sub-catgories. Each has two works highlighting neighborhoods, communities, and familiar regions. I've finished 175+ PUGET SOUND paintings in my 400+ total collection ~ enough to rotate my artwork throughout the seasons and Holidays on this website. NOTE: I've also completed dozens of sketches for clients, some found on my COMMISSION page.

THE FOUR GROUPS ON THIS PAGE INCLUDE:

 

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THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, PIONEER SQUARE ~ AND MORE

"THE PIONEER SQUARE PERGOLA" (THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, SEATTLE, WA. • PAINTED OCTOBER 2002 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Seattle’s pergola was designed to be the focal point Seattle's Pioneer Square (PioneerSquare.org) in the Downtown District. In early 2001, a large delivery truck accidentally clipped the 91-year-old structure, pulling the ornate cast-iron structure to the ground. A team of fine craftsmen restored this beloved landmark, finishing the project in record time just a year later. Folks of all ages were just delighted. Pioneer Square has always been a beloveddestination ~ especially during the Holiday Season when tiny white fairy lights sparkled everywhere. Highlight ~ I pictured my visiting teenage niece (at the time) Kelly Barton taking a break from shopping with high school chums Lauren, Bonnie and Katie. Remarkably, several years later, Bonnie's father went on to be our contractor when we purchased and restored our vintage bungalow in Eastern Washington.

 

"CABIN CRUISER QUEEN OF SEAFAIR" (LAKE WASHINGTON, SEATTLE , WA. • PAINTED AUGUST 1999 • ACRYLIC• 8X104-INCH)

The Stimson-Green mansion (StimsonGreen.com) was designed for D.C. Stimson, a wealthy Seattle lumber merchant, in 1901 by Spokane architect Kirtland K. Cutter. Built for $30,000 with an additional $16,000 set aside for furnishings, Stimson tolerated the inconvenience of the 300-mile distance between Seattle and Spokane to use Cutter, because he was the architect that Stimson most preferred. Constructed in the classic Tudor, half-timbered style, this home was almost identical to the Amasa Campbell House in Spokane, but Cutter flipped the floor plans to take advantage of Stimson's view of Puget Sound from Seattle's Capitol Hill. As Seattle grew into a larger crowded city, Stimson made the decision to move his family to the exclusive gated Highlands neighborhood north of Seattle where Cutter designed an estate on a much grander scale. The Joshua Green family then made this handsome Tudor-Revival their home. Highlight ~ Decades later, the mansion was carefully restored and re-opened to the public as a special event center. Several of my friends have been married here.

 

• The Entire Seattle Collection pdf ~ Click on the pdf to see and learn about all 15 paintings in this collection.

 

 

BELLEVUE, MEDINA, LAKE HILLS, YARROW BAY AND YARROW POINT • PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"TULIPS AT THE TOLLEFSONS" (YARROW POINT, WA • PAINTED DECEMBER 20081 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

This charming vintage Craftsman-style home was built in the picturesque Yarrow Point neighborhood on the east shore of Lake Washington decades before the family purchased it. It was one of the original vacation cottages on Lake Washington and the Tollefson family worked diligently to authentically restore it to its original feel with more current conveniences deftly added throughout the house. The artwork featured here was a reworking of a commission (“Tulips at the Tollefson’s”) I completed for the family in 1999. In this painting embellished with a Holiday theme, the Tollefsons decorated their cottage festively for the season with tartan ribbons, fairy lights, candles and greenery. Daughters Thea and Clara were perched on the porch railing while their pet lab welcomed family and friends arriving to celebrate with the family. Highlight ~ This altered piece was used to create their 2008 Christmas cards.

 

 

 

"THE STARRY WEDDING NIGHT" (BELLEVUE, WA • PAINTED DECEMBER 1999 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH

The couple who owned this handsome contemporary two-story home commissioned a portrait of in Autumn, in the month of October 1999. Their residence was located in a small, secluded neighborhood above a lush, wetland filled hillside overlooking Yarrow Bay. Several majestic eagles and other wildlife made their home there, as did a handful of lucky families ~ and the view for everyone was truly incredible.This artwork was an adaptation of initial portrait I created for the couple who owned it, this one showing substantial alterations for use as cover artwork for invitations I created for their intimate wedding-at-home on New Year’s Eve. Highlight ~ After their evening ceremony, the bride and groom gathered their guests on the front grounds of their home and shot off a huge display of fireworks to honor not only the beginning of the new year, but at the beginning of the their married life together at this lovely setting.

 

 

KIRKLAND AND CLYDE HILL • PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

“AUTUMN AFTERNOON AT THE MCKEAN'S” (CLYDE HILL, WA • PAINTED SEPTEMBER 1999 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Tucked away on a quiet cull de sac in the Clyde Hill neighborhood near Bellevue, this pretty yellow clapboard and brick cottage once belonged to Art and Jeannie McKean, good friends of my husband Doug for decades.Doug and I attended a Summer barbecue there after a friendly neighborhood golf tournament at Overlake Golf & Country Club to honor the passing of Tom Reed, a beloved golfing buddy of many of the members. Jeannie's imaginative sense of style made this a very hospitble inviting home ~ which inspired this friendly portrait. In addition to being avid golfers, the McKeans were also diehard University of Washington Husky football fans. Note the purple and gold “Husky” flag on the left side of the house.
Highlight ~ Jeannie shared that she had babysat my Doug for 50¢ an hour years before when they were just a few years apart as a young teenager.

 

 

"STECKART'S HOLIDAY HOUSE" (KIRKLAND, WA • PAINTED SEPTEMBER 1999 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

After receiving commissions for three lovely upscale homes in this small tight-knit neighborhood, the Steckart family approached me to create a portrait of their Craftsman-style rambling bungalow with a peek-a-boo view of Lake Washington’s from Kirkland. I painted the original artwork for them with sunny Autumn theme as their home was surrounded by brilliantly colored leaf-filled trees. A month or so later, the couple asked me to alter a print to serve as artwork for their Holiday cards that year, so I added a holly wreath with red berries to the front door, a huge decorated Christmas tree shining in their living room window and dozens of colored colored lights on shrubs in the Steckart’s front yard. Highlight ~ I pictured the couple in the foreground of the scene, dressed in festive seasonal sweaters, waiting to greet guests arriving to their Holiday open house.

 

 

REDMOND, WOODINVILLE AND SAMMAMISH • PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND "HOME SWEET HOMES"

"GATHERING AT THE GRANGE" (REDMOND, WA • PAINTED OCTOBER 2009 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

I completed this portrait of #322 Happy Valley Grange in honor of its 100th birthday in 2009. Founded in 1909, the clapboard structure was built in the rural pocket of small farms in Happy Valley just east of Redmond. The grange had just been given a “sprucing up” inside and out when I painted the evening mid-winter scene. It shows me and fellow artists, potters and other creators unloading our work for a Holiday Arts &rafts fair. The grange was the ideal setting for this event as it was adjacent to a bustling farm that catered to the neighborhood on the hill above. Two artists created the friendly snowman who kept us company that chilly winter night.I pictured myself with creative pal Robin Westbrook and sister Marlee carrying crates of our artwork and craft items to set up for the Annual Holiday Bazaar that was hosted by the Grange in the early 2000s. It was a wonderful cozy venue located next door to the Serres Family Christmas Tree Farm.
Highlight ~ One of Hollywood's most famous and accomplished Oscar winning actors spent his youth growing up on a small farm in Happy Valley. Actor Gary Cooper lived in the area with his family during the Great Depression years until the Coopers were able to move to Montana.

 

"WINTER AT WUTHERWOOD" (SAMMIMISH, WA • PAINTED DECEMBER 2009 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

This Winter scene pictured a cozy one-story rambler tucked away in one of the few rural pockets left in the community of Sammamish, Washington. Later completely developed into dozens of upscale neighborhoods, at the time I was commissioned to paint this artwork, the property was still surrounded by acres of meadows and wooded forests.
I pictured owners Wendy and John Scannell in the foreground of this wintery scene joined by their considerable collection of beloved pets ~ some sporting colorful jingle-bell collars. Note the kittycats perched on windowsills.
This was a traditional snowy wonderland scene at "Wutherwood" on a starlit Christmas Eve ~ complete with a festive red-scarved snowman to welcome guests at the front gate. Highlight ~ What inspired this commission piece was the Scannell’s purchase of my holiday art of Mary Beth Ballantyne’s Capitol Hill mansion dressed in Christmas splendor.

 

ISSAQUAH, NORTH BEND AND SNOQUALMIE • PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"SUNSET AT THE SALISH LODGE & SPO" (SNOQUALMIE, WA • MARC H2001• ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Located near North Bend in the town of Snoqualmie, the Salish Lodge & Spa (SalishLodge.com) was built on the cliff next to thundering Snoqualmie Falls several decades ago. Famous for romantic weekends and sumptuous meals in its dining room with picture windows overlooking the falls, the shingle-style lodge has provided gracious hospitality and a very pampered stay to its lucky guests for years. The Salish Country Store just off the lobby offered discerning shoppers delightful, clever gift ideas ~ perfect for guests hoping to purchase a memento of their stay at this iconic setting. Not only could sightseers enjoy the view of Snoqualmie Falls from lodge level, the outdoor pathway through the forest allowed folks to hike down to the base of the spectacular falls ~ a majestic sight! Highlight ~ Director Tim Burton’s dark, quirky “Twin Peaks” television series used this lodge as the backdrop for its 1990-1991 run.

 

 

"EXPLORING SNOQUALMIE FALLS" (SNOQUALMIE, WA • OCTOBER 2001• ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Snoqualmie Falls has always been one of the most beautiful natural wonders of the Seattle, Washington region. Located a short 30-minute drive from the downtown area, this jewel has attracted folks for generations. The magnificent restaurant inside the famous Salish Lodge perched on the cliff overlooking the thunderous falls has served spectacular breakfast for decades. The 84 guest rooms there were designed to be elegantly rustic ~ a romantic spot for honeymooners and couples who want to get away for a very special weekend away and leave their cares and worries at home. When I painted this portrait of the falls, the setting had two gift shops (one on the main foor of the handsome lodge (SalishLodge.MyShopify.com) and the other at the top of the hiking trail that took folks down a steep hillside to the base of the falls) were designed to treat visitors to an eclectic wonderful selection of memorabilia, casual wear, delectable sweets, greeting cards and more. A favorite picnic destination, Snoqualmie Falls never failed to instill a sense of awe, especially when the snow started to melt and the river became swollen in spring. Highlight ~ This setting was incorporated into Tim Burton’s dark campy "Twin Peaks" television series.

 

• Entire Eastside Collection pdf ~ Click on the pdf to see and learn about all 55 paintings in this collection.

 

 

NORTH PUGET SOUND • PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"STAR CREEK RANCH" (LAKE STEVENS , WA • PAINTED DECEMBER 1993 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

At the time I painted the portrait of this modest,cozy little ranch-style cottage near Lake Stevens in Northeast Washington State, my friends John Tanaka (an Everett Firefighter) and Mary Anne Schmidt (a nurse) had just moved from apartments in King County to this pastoral setting where John had just purchased several acres of forested property. The land came complete with this small home, three idyllic lily ponds and a couple of babbling brooks that ran though the setting. Mary Anne, who also was a true equestrian, finally had a place where her huge Clydesdale “Knight” could call home. Highlight ~ I pictured the couple on the front steps of their “castle,” perfectly christened “Star Creek Ranch.” This fine artwork home portrait was the couple’s housewarming gift when they moved in!

 

"CRUSING LA CONNER IN JUST-A-TUG" (LA CONNER, WA • PAINTED APRIL 2009 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Bill and Jamie Fowler commissioned this portrait of their Summer home, this “Justatug” vessel several years ago when I met them at my Americana Art booth at the Redmond Saturday Market. They were enchanted with my artwork and the detail in my Americana style ~ and decided to choose me as their artist to honor their very unique Summer "home." This adventurous couple enjoyed every second of the Summer months cruising together around Puget Sound and the San Juan Island in their "boat homel." This was perfect retirement arrangement for them as they spent the cooler months of the year wintering in a cozy home they built on their son's Redmond property. Highlight ~ I painted the community of La Conner Into the background of this painting. The beloved resort town was one of the Spring destinations that folks from the United States and Canada flocked to when the tulip fields covered the countryside with blossoms. (LaConnerChamber.com) and (TulipFestival.org).

• The Entire North Puget Sound Collection pdf ~ Click on the pdf to see and learn about 13 paintings in this collection.

 

SNOHOMISH • PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"PRETTY PARSONAGE IN MAY (METHODIST PARSONAGE)" (SNOHOMISH, WA • MARCH 2009 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH
 
This was a portrait I painted in the early 2000s of the historic Iverson House, a fine residence which was built in 1908 at 312 Avenue D. The three-story shingle construction home in the historic district of Snohomish was a perfect, classic example of Foursquare architectural styling. This residence was beautifully detailed with leaded glass windows and ~ further enhanced by its handsome brick chimneys and columns flanking the front porch steps. The front yard was framed by a handsome wrought-iron fence with brick columns that matched those used on the steps. This beautiful home was clearly loved by its owners as every room of the house and the surrounding grounds were in immaculate shape. Even the foliage framing the Foursquare was crisply, perfectly clipped. Highlight ~ I've always loved this house, so when the leaves began changing into brilliant colors, I started my portrait, embellishing it with pumpkins perched all around the place.

 

 

"THE HAPPY HOLIDAY HOURSE (HARMON)" (SNOHOMISH, WA • PAINTED NOVEMBER 2003 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Built in 1890, this Queen Anne-style three-story home took up most of a large lot in the Snohomish historic district at 322 Avenue C. When I took pictures of this residence years before painting it, the classic home was a deep forest green with crisp white trim and had a matching scalloped fence surrounding it. Some time later, the owners gave the Victorian a new color scheme of light yellow, trimmed with beige and chocolate brown. They also replaced the white wood fence with a decorative wrought iron one. Brimming over with very special vintage homes of every size, shape and color, Snohomish has been a shoppers’ mecca for antiques and gifts for many decades. It's also filled with cozy B&Bs and fine restaurants for weekend visitors who make the trek up to this popular picturesque Western Washington destination. Highlight ~ This artwork featured in this Holiday-themed artwork pictured my extended Simpson family gathering to celebrate the season together.

 

 

• The Entire Snohomish Collection pdf ~ Click on this pdf to see and learn about all 27 paintings in the collection.

 

WEST AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND • PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"CHRISTMAS CAROLING AT THE STATE CAPITOL" (LEGISLATIVE BUILDING, OLYMPIA, WA • PAINTED DECEMBER 1997 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS •11X14-INCH)

This was a portrait I painted of the signature Legislative Building in the State Capitol of Olympia, located just south of the Tacoma, Washington. The dome of the structure has always been a highly recognizable landmark visible from the I-5 freeway for folks driving through the community on their travels north and south through Washington State. The artwork featured folks of many different ethnic backgrounds in front of the festively decorated historic site ~ all celebrating and singing Christmas carols together to honor the season. This piece was completed just in time for Christmas 1997. I gave a framed reproduction of this portrait of the Legislative Building to both Governor and Mrs. Gary Locke and Lt. Governor and Mrs. Brad Owens to thank them for all of their generous support in promoting local Washington artists. Highlight ~ At the time this piece was finished, I had a large exhibition of two dozen paintings hanging throughout this historic, majestic setting. 

 

 

"BILL & JORJA'S CHRISTMAS CAT" (BREMERTON, WA • PAINTED DECEMBER 2009 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

This portrayed the charming brick Tudor my brother Bill and his wife Jorja moved into after outgrowing a four-room tiny frame cottage in Bremerton. This home was blessed with a “cat slide” roof ~ appropriate as the house always had a kitty or two “ruling the roost.” The cottage was one block west of the junior college and two blocks south of an inlet in Bremerton. A huge cherry tree blossomed into pink flowers every Spring. This art pictured their giant Christmas tree sparkling in the window with white light garlands placed all around the first floor of the cottage. Kitty Mitten kept watch for ol’ Saint Nick from the dining room as Bill and Jorja welcomed my husband Doug, me, Sally mom and sis Marilee with fiancé Ron on Christmas Eve. Hghlight ~ This artwork was created as a Christmas gift for the couple in 1992 ~ reworked in 2009 to honor Bill’s 50th birthday.

 

 

• TheEntire West & South Puget Sound Collection pdf ~ Click on this pdf to see and learn about all 13 paintings in the collection.

 

HISTORIC PORT TOWNSEND • PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"DECORATING THE C.W. DOWN'S HOUSE" (PORT TOWNSEND, WA • PAINTED JULY 2006 • ACRYLIC-ON-CANVAS •16X20-INCH)

Originally known as the Eisenbeis Castle, the elegant imposing structure was named for Charles Eisenbeis, Port Townsend’s first mayor and a leading local businessman. The regal four-story castle was built in 1892 on 7th and Sheridan Street and was inspired by castles on the Rhine River where Eisenbeis had lived before immigrating to the United States. The castle originally had 30 rooms that enjoyed spectacular views of stunning Puget Sound. Beautifully enhanced by gorgeous hand-carved oak woodwork and vintage glittering chandeliers, the castle was surrounded by lush grounds and flower gardens. When I painted this piece, the Manresa Castle (ManresaCastle.com) was serving guests as a very popular inn and fine restaurant. Another interesting note, rumor has it that guests have suggested that the place may be haunted by ghosts. Highlight ~ My mother Sally and father Joe celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with dinner here in late 1980s a few months before my dad passed away.

 

 

"SKATING SERENADE" (PORT TOWNSEND, WA • PAINTED DECEMBER 2000 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 16X20~INCH)

I was inspired to paint this large snow scene (a 16x20-inch canvas) years ago after touring Port Townsend’s Historic District in the mid-1970s. The quaint, lovely seaside port community has always been an inspiration and I have completed over a dozen paintings honoring this picturesque destination. One of my favorite Queen Anne’s there with the three-story “German Consulate” pictured here (also known as the Frank Hastings House). I planned this entire painting around it. After positioning the mansion, I added a few imaginary structures and other details to the scene ~ railroad tracks, a whimsical Victorian one-room train depot, white clapboard church and a New England-style covered bridge. I pictured skaters twirling on the ice, sleighs filled with riders slicing merrily through the snow and positioned snowmen here and there around the landscape.After I finally finished this Winter-themed scene, I later completed a second smaller piece, “Cozy Consulate B&B,” that focused just on the mansion. I gave the second piece a Spring theme with pots filled with geraniums on the porch and alyssum and petunias in the gardens. Highlight ~ This ambitious Winter-themed piece of fine art took me well over 250 hours to complete over a span of ten years.

 

 

• The Entire Port Townsend Collection pdf ~ Click on the pdf to see and learn about all 18 paintings in this collection.

 

BAINBRIDGE, VASHON, WHIDBEY AND THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS • PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"ROARING FIRE AT ROCHE" (ROCHE HARBOR, WA • PAINTED MAY 2012 • ACRYLIC-ON-CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Christmastime at Roche Harbor (RocheHarbor.com) ~ I pictured my husband and me with friends singing carols and toasting our backsides in front of the blazing fire. When I visited Roche Harbor for the first time in 2000, the space in front of the fireplace was grass. When my nephew was married there several years after I finished this artwork, instead of a grassy area, it was paved into a large patio ~ thus the revision to the original painting. Decades ago, a huge stone fireplace was built by Roche Harbor founder John S. McMillin in what was once the banquet court adjacent to his Hotel de Haro. Highlight ~ Frequently the setting for his sumptuous barbecues and banquets, he had the masonry inscribed with “Friendships fires are always burning.” The walkway leading from the hotel to the Roche Harbor pier bid his visitors adieu with the Scottish phrase, “God be wi’ ye till we meet again” ~ a fitting Holiday greeting!

 

"PAUL'S PLACE AT ROCHE” (ROCHE HARBOR, SAN JUAN ISLAND, WA • MAY 2007 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH

This Roche Harbor (RocheHarbor.com) garden scene pictured the residence where John McMillin's son Paul lived with his family during his tenure as manager of his father's business, the Roche Harbor Lime & Cement Company.
In 1930, the cottage was moved his three-story cottage from its location adjacent to the sunken garden up the nearby slope in order to take advantage of the breathtaking harbor view. Workers accomplished this painstaking task inch-by-inch using both cribs and jacks ~ quite an engineering accomplishment for the time. Later when the house became part of the Roche Harbor Resort & Marina, guests frequently booked the top floor of the charming cottage as their honeymoon suite after the wedding celebration at one of the resort's garden setting or at the pristine Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel. Highlight ~ My sister Peggy's son Michael and his bride Mikaila spent their honeymoon night here after their marriage in the garden and reception on the patio overlooking the outdoor fireplace.

 

 

 

• The Entire Islands Collection pdf ~ Click on this pdf to see and learn about all 17 paintings in this collection.

 

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