A "Catabiense Alba" rhododendrun blooms outside the window overlooking mountains and water. My latest painting: "Jennie Weaves An Apprentice" an acrylic on canvas, is part of a series with this design as its base. It is also the "pattern board" for the Chilkat robe I am presently weaving and intend to complete by mid-July!

I’ve been a privileged girl all my life.  My basic needs have been met.  I’ve had a roof over my head, decent food to eat, wild water to drink, and nice clothing if I want (but now I’m stuck on black sweatpants over the past 8 years and nobody can get me out of them!).   No matter where I have lived in Juneau, there is always a beautiful view because it is just about impossible to not have a view of mountains, meadows, trees, a river, creek and/or the ocean.   Although the past two years have been a challenge and I’ve struggled to maintain my basic needs, I am quite blessed with having a wonderful view while I am painting my next 6 original paintings on canvas and  new collages.  Like what more do we need when we’ve got astounding views to create by, right!?

Painting in the kitchen studio - only for another month, then it's time to move again...("pack it in, pack it out - pack it in, pack it out...")

I am planning on creating a series of 4 to 6 original acrylics on canvas with the same name as above, but numbered in sequence of their creation.  Each one will have the foundation of the Chilkat robe pattern board, but a completely different painting.  I’m excited about doing this series of paintings.  I’ll have one of them for sale during my first show (ever!) at the Stonington Gallery in Seattle, opening September 1st.  The others I am hoping I will have completed by the Santa Fe Indian Market August 20-21st.