“The Bay is sparkling like diamonds,” my father likes to say. So it is today. The angle of the sun in the fall and winter combined with the clarity of the sky produces this effect. It’s a welcome sight on a busy Saturday with many loose strings to wrap up before the coming week. I […]
A Drive to Pickens
This short story was written in 2011. It is a true story with the exception that the Blue Angels did not fly by that day. As local Pensacolians know, along with thousands of Navy men who have been stationed here, we are treated to their skills quite frequently. So to include them in my little […]
Cape San Blas, FL. July 2012
Cape San Blas July 2012 Meeting old friends near The Cape. A beat up cabin nestled in the woods amongst the pines and palmettos. St. Joe Bay a short walk away. The last remnants of Old Florida still exist to this day in a few areas, and this is one. Morning spent walking the mudflats as the Bay […]
Shell Spiral
There is always more to my work than what meets the eye. Like nature and life, messages are often there to inspire and encourage us. What can be viewed as simply a painting of a broken shell for example, is really much more. “Shell Spiral” pictured here, is a 24 x 24″ oil on canvas. […]
On Intention
A Sunday Morning I have started my day with meditation and prayer for decades now. It has given me strength, a sense of calm and hence sustained me through many difficult years. Of late I have learned the value of intent. Whether it is an intention as to how I will move through the day […]
A Rainy Sunday
June 9,2012 Rain came down in sheets, blowing hard off the Gulf. Thunder, lightening, and flooding throughout town. We hunker down and ride it out. It is nature exerting her power over us.A reminder of how small we really are. Fascinating, exciting and humbling all at the same time. Clouds still dark and heavy though the rain has subsided. The storms […]
Alabama’s Junonia
“Alabama’s Junonia” is an oil on canvas, 48×24.” It is a depiction of the Alabama State Shell. Very similar to the prized Junonia of other areas of the Gulf Coast, the Alabama Junonia has a golden hue. To view the entire painting, please see the originals section of my […]
“A Poem of Hope”
My paintings are much more than a stylized rendition of a particular seashell or seascape. I very often strive to communicate to the viewer a state of mind, a stillness of mind, a peace that can be found by the sea. I wonder why so many people who choose to vacation or live on the […]
A Foreshadowing……
I came across this book for the first time in many years. “Lost” on a bookshelf, unopened for decades, it is a book I made by hand in high school; from the linocut print illustrations and the hand written text, the hand sewn pages, to the hard cover binding. The poem I used is called […]
Light
I have come to the realization that the ability I have to see certain shapes and colors, is not necessarily visible to another. It is amazing the myriad of colors that can be found in “white.” The sand on the North Gulf Coast of Florida and Alabama is as white and fine as sugar. This bright […]