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Happy Valentines Day to All!

Owl Cottage

Serafina's new home, Owl Cottage, is
delightful and charming, with scenes
of interest in every direction. It was
too hard to settle on just one, so I put
together this menagerie.

Whidbey Telecom

Nice day sketching with everyone in the cafe at Whidbey Island Telecom.

Aalto Vase with Flowers

I was so inspired by Maira Kalman's work that I came up with my version of the Aalto vase with flowers. It was wonderful to sketch with friends this week at the Whidbey Telecom coffee shop in Freeland.

Gertrude Stein and A Companion

Another knock-your-socks-off production from Outcast Productions. Haven't seen a play this good since the last Outcast production, "Trailer Park Musical."  Sometimes I cannot believe the high quality of theater on this little island. And it's all 2 miles down the road, under $20, no traffic, free parking. Another reminder that we live in paradise. Kudos to everyone involved in this show!

The set of  "Gertrude Stein and A Companion"

Hats Are Harder Than They Look

I have several pages of attempts to capture that hat in the 3 seconds between head moves.  A slight move of the head and everything changes. Very tricky business.

Russell Klepper laid down some Country and Blue Grass tunes for the Happy Hour crowd at Maple Ridge Friday night.  He rocks.

my new hero

Favorite quote: "I don't do anything I don't want to do unless I have to... and I don't have to. So there we are."

From her father: "Ruth it's good to think for yourself, but just once in a long time couldn't you think like other people?" Her response: "Like who?" He changed the subject.

"What I feel I know for sure is, do what you want to do and don't tell other people how to behave."