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Vic Moore ~ Memorial for a Master Teacher

Victor Wayne Moore; born October 17, 1926, died November 14, 2013. Four years younger than my father, Vic served in the Navy during WWII, and later in Korea. He studied art education at Central Washington University (CWU), and after one … Continue reading

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Treble Clef ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Twist 1

Glass has enchanted me since I learned about millefiori paperweights while working in retail sales with Alan Zell, in Portland, Oregon. Under his tutelage, I came to understand the complex process of glass-blowing, and the intricate beauty that can be … Continue reading

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Rainier ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Letters

My Oh My!  

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Greatness and Sacrifice ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Monument

It was 1960, I was eleven years old and had traversed 3,000 miles across the USA with my family in a station wagon hauling a travel trailer.  We started in the middle of Washington state, and landed in Boston.  During … Continue reading

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Same Horizon ~ many years and seasons ~ Weekly Photo Chalenge

The view from Cabin 1 Beach Haven, Orcas Island, WA towards Waldron Island (foreground) and Saturna Island (behind Waldron).

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Rainbow ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ The Hue of You/Me

I looked through my catalog of photos wondering what color represents the me of me.  Could it be green, the hue of plants – one of my favorite life forms?  Or maybe blue?   Yes – the name we give … Continue reading

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Warmth ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Good Morning

Mornings are cold now and a fire in the wood stove takes the nip and dampness out of the air.  Coffee fuels me as I finish a drawing that will be one of the illustrations in my short story Studebaker.

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Goldfinch dominate bird feeder – Chickadees fight back – daily post (ripped into the headlines)

In a fight for survival the late arriving American Goldfinch have taken control of the Pagoda bird station.  Chickadees and Nuthatches who wintered over in the area filed a complaint with the owners sighting their ‘squatter’s rights.’ “We’ve been here … Continue reading

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Porcelain Berry Vine

Everything in nature is perfect, even though it may not appear so to the human eye.  What I want to do with my drawings is transform a flat surface, using color and texture, so that my subject appears three dimensional.  … Continue reading

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Harbingers

chickadees feast woodpeckers cling hummingbirds spar lapping long draughts ever more slowly koi course last light profiles pear tinged poplars against steely blue sky maple leaves big as dinner plates lie scattered wet shreds of storm clouds tangle in branches

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