Ravenna Ravine empty silver leaf and shiny resin

silver leaf and shiny resin on two wood panels

I sent each subject an old still photo of Esther Williams from Busby Berkley musicals she starred in and asked them to replicate the pose

the gentle chirps of song birds

This whimsical painting shows the Space Needle and a few other key attractions of downtown Seattle

A swirling suggestive image of a dancer in motion

Ravenna Ravine empty silver leaf and shiny resinI sat and painted in Ravenna Ravine park one morning, capturing the bridge and tall bigleaf maple trees covered in moss. People walked their dogs and nodded to me. I heard ravens and stellars jays calling to each other. You truly feel a world apart from the city down here.