This week in The Pearl


This has just been a week of living. Last weekend we visited my son in Vancouver, then on Sunday morning we went to brunch with Alexis and Joe for Tricia’s birthday. Later, Sunday afternoon, friends came over to continue the les festivités. On Wednesday we both got haircuts. Along the way we have finished packing…

So much for a break


One thing I realize is that my brain never stops thinking about art. I may plan to take a break from posting, yet that does not stop the wheels from turning. Tricia, at Travels Through My Lens, is continuing her series of posts on the different arrondissements of Paris. I have been creating a map…

OK! I know…


So much for taking a break… so I will brace for comments. Yet I bought a new iPad, not a mini, so I am motivated again – when in doubt painting flowers in Provence works.

This week – oils and iPads


At the start of a new year I continue my agreement with Jimmy Buffett, “My resolution is to make no resolutions.” Oh, there are plenty of things I need/should change, and I have a few goals and objectives, but I find improvement comes in minuscule steps, both in life or in art. So if there…

This year – 2024


What a year it has been, we could never have imagined how different our life would be now. Here are a few of the sketches that captured some moments along the way. A new year always presents a bit of uncertainty, little did we know all of the changes – but we have loved the…