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Our last port of call on the cruise was Skagway, gateway to the Klondike. We were here once before and it was cloudy and rainy at the time. Same scene this time. After walking around the town, I returned to the ship, and once again, painted from the ship. I used a little artists license [...]

We have been to Juneau several times before, and it has always been cloudy and raining. Today it was most clear and very sunny! I once again decided to just paint from the ship. Below are a few shots of my painting efforts for the day. The first was from our cabin balcony again— And [...]

As I mentioned in my previous post, we are off to Vancouver for a cruise to Alaska aboard the Sapphire Princess, and I am writing this after returning home. After flying to Vancouver, and sailing up the coast, we arrived in Ketchikan today. It was rainy and drizzling, and the ‘cabin was still asleep’, so [...]

I am off to Vancouver, BC tomorrow for an Alaskan Cruise on the Sapphire Princess. This will be our third cruise to Alaska but I have never taken a paint set, so am taking some acrylics and 8×10 unstretched canvas. This is also the first time we haven’t booked any shore excursions, so hope to [...]

I just returned from a quick trip to San Francisco, about a 90 minute drive from the house. I delivered a commissioned painting to Hal and Mary Cranston. They are Yosemite lovers (Hal is on the board of the Yosemite Fund), like my work, and wanted an autumn scene of Yosemite Valley. Below is a [...]