Whether it's cocktails, fruit salad, or life in general, count me in for more cherries. As if cherries aren't cheery enough, I gave these...

A friend of mine gave me a ceramic bird, with a plump white belly and lanky wire legs. It sits in a cubby above my computer and makes me...

It was a weighty day in the studio as I coaxed this piece from the canvas as a remembrance for my father, who passed away this week. I...

This one is for my cousins Brett and Eric, both of whom passed away, far too soon, within a month of one another. I hope this helps their...

Living in West Michigan, we get more than our fair share of grey skies. So sometimes you have to look a little harder to find the color....

This year I rang in the new year at a mimosa bar with my newly-turned 21-year-old daughter, so it seemed a fitting scene for my first...

I love painting sun on snow. There's something about contrasting the warm yellows with the cool blues that's very satisfying. Add to it a...

After a bit of a dry spell, I enjoyed getting back in the studio and bringing to life this first holiday piece of the year. I like the...

I've enjoyed painting some summer landscapes recently, but it's never long before I return to more whimsical paintings. And our dog...

After a little hiatus from the studio, I thoroughly enjoyed bringing this scene to life. I started off thinking this cabin would be...

I've officially kicked off the summer trail exploration season. I love searching, choosing, and exploring a new trail each week. I...

When it finally feels like summer, I feel this lift in my spirit, like the feeling I got as a child when someone would take me by the...

The Eastern blue birds seem to be following me on my walks these days. I'd like to think they'd visit me at a window like this, but this...

I've developed myself a weekly cupcake habit. I check out the local cupcake shop's weekly menu as soon as it goes up, celebrate "Cupcake...

The fifth in my "Door to..." series. I think about all the doors that present themselves to us. Some we enter; some we don't. Some we...

The fourth in my "Door to..." series. I think about all the doors that present themselves to us. Some we enter; some we don't. Some we...

William Wordsworth's lyric poem, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" has been a steady companion of mine for decades, and I think of it every...

The third in my "Door to..." series. I think about all the doors that present themselves to us. Some we enter; some we don't. Some we...

The second in my "Door to..." series. I think about all the doors that present themselves to us. Some we enter; some we don't. Some we...

I'm enjoying this warm weekend, but I'm not quite ready to say goodbye to winter. So I captured this winter scene to hold on just a...