My wife Denise and I decided to spend the Sunday afternoon and evening at the Grand Canyon and witness the annular eclipse at the same time. We chose Shoshone Point as our vantage point, thinking we would have it to ourselves. Not so, people trickled in as the time neared 6:00. The eclipse started around 5:45 and continued until after …

These beautiful blooms were found at Lynx Lake. The cactus is nestled in a outcropping of rock on the East side of the lake. What a find!

The first  five photos are also from our trip to Hana, where we stopped at a few different beaches. The lava rock formations were unusual and fascinating. The last pictures are from Iao Valley, a state park just out of central Maui into the west Maui mountains. The forest was thick here and most of the water flows that through …

All of these photos are from our road trip on Hana Highway, which goes to Hana and further to a section of Haleakala National Park where most people visit the famous pools. We went on a 2 mile one-way hike up to Waimoku Falls. This trail led us through a very awesome bamboo forest. When the wind blew, the bamboo knocked …

Add caption on top of Haleakala, looking down on central and west Maui (super duper windy up there, and cold) silver sword, only grows on Haleakala out of this world on Haleakala Denise at Makena Landing a local tossing flowers in the ocean, I researched later and found it is a custom to toss a Lei (cut up) into the …

At last, Denise and I vacationed in Hawaii. We chose Maui because we read it is quiet, green, variety of scenery, and perfect weather. It was all of these things! We stayed in a condo just across the street from Kamaole Beach Park III. Each day, we went somewhere new. We snorkeled almost everyday and even took a boat out …

Find me at booth #70.

This painting was done on Jan 29th, my birthday present to myself (I mean to say, the time in the studio was want I wanted to do on my birthday). It was done in oil with a palette knife, measures 12×16 inches, and depicts Fossil Creek in late afternoon. I don’t have a title yet… maybe, “Autumn at Fossil Creek.”

The afternoon at the Grand Canyon yesterday was spectacular! It is always doubtful what the Canyon will look like on a stormy day: socked in with clouds or just overcast with no sun light. We were lucky! Snow flurries moved in and swept through the Canyon and the clouds broke to let the sun play with color and light on …