ONE OAR

18x24" acrylic on linen

And yet another boat. What can I say...I like 'em. Clients like 'em. Believe it or not it's somewhat of a challenge to make water look right. And the lines of a boat are tricky. Curves extending away from the eye toward the vanishing point.Available at Primary Elements Gallery in Cannon Beach or. www.primaryelementsgallery.com

WREN

6"x 6"acrylic on gessoboard....................$100

These little guys have the distinction of being able to stick that long tail straight up. We have lots of them hanging out in the dune grass.

WINTER ROBIN

6x8" acrylic on Masonite panel.......$100SOLD

It's been a long dreary winter here on the Oregon coast.Very little to draw me out into the cold to paint. A couple days ago my wife asked me what sort of bird she was looking at out in our yard. It was a Varied Thrush. Sometimes people call them winter Robins because the color and size are very close. It made me think ...now that it's March we should start seeing real Robins soon. I'm always happy to see(and hear) them because they are the herald of spring. You remember spring don't you? That time of year when the sun comes out more often and the temperature starts to rise a little and the warmth makes the buds pop on the trees and flowers and the birds start showing themselves again. And young mens hearts turn to fancy....I'm not sure what that means exactly but I think it happend to me once.

Well, anyway as soon as I see a Robin I'll paint it.... and though my heart won't turn to fancy, it will be glad to have made it through another winter at the beach.