August Light (Third Artist-in-Residency Painting 2021)
This painting aims to capture that special kind of light in the forest during August, that shimmers against the dense depths.
Summer
Go Jump in the Lake (New Abstract Conceptualist Painting from Camp)
Plunge in and let the waters of Spirit cleanse you.
Creative Arts Camp 2021 (Artist-in-Residency: the Place)
I”m just back from my artist-in-residency on Long Lake in Maine, at the week long extravaganza that is Creative Arts Camp, held at the church camp Newfound and Owatona in late August.
What We Ate on Our Camping Trip
Our daughter did all the food planning, prep, packing, cooking and clean up. We got her the new Dutch oven for the campfire she wanted to play with. She totally spoiled me.
Our Daughter Climbs Mount Katahdin (Her Photos)
Our younger daughter has been wanting to climb Mount Katahdin for some time. The last mountain she climbed was two years ago on our trip to Newfoundland. She’s also done a few “14ers” in Colorado. The Mount Katahdin trail is not as far as some of those Colorado hikes, but at least a mile vertical … Read more
Two Plein Air Pastel Paintings of Katahdin Stream
I painted next to this rushing stream the whole day our daughter climbed the mountain…
Photos of Katahdin Stream
We were here so our daughter could climb Mount Katahdin. I’d paint the river, while she climbed the heights where this cold, clear water came from.
Close up Details of Baxter State Park (Photos)
I’m a big one for mindfulness, and this whole trip was rife with it. The textures of the moss, lichen, bark, fungi, frogs, loons, and fluttering leaves all spoke to me.
Canoe Day on South Branch Pond (Photos)
We took our time and made a day of it, enjoying the view, the reflections of the shore and sky in the water, a short hike at the end of the lake down to the next lake south (ironically called North Branch Pond), floating and paddling by turns.
Hike to Howe’s Falls (Photos)
The trail followed a stream up a valley between two peaks, past cascades and rounded pools, as it careened its way down to the lake.
Photos of a Quiet Time at South Branch Pond
Photos of our precious, contemplative mornings lakeside.
Rain Followed by an Amazing Rainbow
This awesomely magnificent rainbow was a communication from God, a reassurance and a sacrament, portending only good.
Just Back from 10 Days in the Wilderness
We enjoyed being completely unplugged in the pristine beauty of Baxter State Park in Maine.
Summer Squash and Tomato Tian
A Tian is a dish from Provence in France, and it is a gratin where all the vegetables reduce and caramelize, resulting in juicy summer goodness.
Produce from our Garden 2021 (Part 1)
You are looking here at garlic scapes, zucchini, romaine lettuce, kale, parsley, turnips, kohlrabi, peas, and three different kinds of raspberries.
Photos of July Hikes in Huntington State Park 2021
In these photos you can traipse with me these special paths, and see what drew my attention, in all that verdant expanse.