Landscapes from aboard the Matanuska

On Friday morning Flossy and I took the ferry to Ketchikan to pick up the remaining un-sold work from the Birds of a Feather Exhibit at the Main Street Gallery.  The day was warm and beautifully sunny.  The waters of the Inside Passage were flat calm.

Late in the afternoon, shafts of sun through the increasing clouds began to add interesting highlights to the islands we passed.

Late on Saturday afternoon we re-boarded the Alaska State ferry, Matanuska, for the 9 hour ride home.  The wind was up and the seas were indigo and navy blue with whitecaps.

The fading light brought out lovely layering effects.

Sunset was spectacular.  

A Little Break

I have been working real hard preparing for the ACRE opportunity and feeling alternately confident and nervous.  Sunday was a good day for a little break.  

skunk cabbage 

Flossy on the trail bridge.

Cloud reflections in the beaver pond.

Flossy studies the water.

We are entering the season of screaming green.

Have a break yourself - very refreshing!

ACRE Walls and Floorcloth

This week I completed the walls for my booth at ACRE LasVegas: 4 - 5' wide x 8' tall canvas panels with grommets at top and bottom.

Here are they are, all folded up for packing.  Huzzah, they won't take up that much space in my luggage.

I also painted a 5' x 8' canvas floorcloth.  Flossy had a hard time staying off of it when it was wet.  Below are detail photos.

Birds of a Feather Exhibit in Ketchikan

My trusty Art Car arrived at the gallery in Ketchikan, May 5.

Carmel hangs her first piece.

A nice grouping of our work on the front wall.

Ready for the opening reception on May 7.

The back corner.

The back wall.

My work on the right, Carmel's on the left.

Sign of Spring

 

Tourist Season is almost here and Petersburg will turn into a theme park two days a week when the tour boats come in.  This week I designed and painted a new sandwich board sign for luring potential clients up to my studio.  The matt surface in the lower center is chalkboard paint which will enable me to welcome specific ships, post messages, quotes, etc.

Walk After Work

After work on Tuesday I took a long walk with my dog up a nearby logging road.  

A little ditch at the side of the road had an interesting shape.

The ditch is fed by tiny waterfalls.

Tall trees and small shrubs abound.

Moss covers anything that lays around for long.

Lots of great texture and color in this stump, which towered above me.

The skunk cabbages are just appearing.

Chrome yellow, and look at the maroon at the base of the plant on the right.

Sketches 2 no titles (yet)

Framed sketch - approx. 3x5 inches, procion, prismacolor pencil, machine and hand stitching on cotton

Procion, prismacolor pencil and acrylic with machine stitching, finished edge; approx. 3x5 inches.

Procion dye, acrylic paint, machine and hand stitching on cotton; approx. 4x6 inches.

Procion dye, acrylic paint, oil pastel, machine and hand stitching on cotton; approx. 4x6 inches.