I flew up to MN with my Mom to spend some time with my Grandma and help Grandma celebrate her 91st birthday. I flew to Duluth from Mesa and tried to enjoy the bitter cold winter in lovely Northern Minnesota. Sunrise from Grandma’s apartment window, paper mill on the horizon my beautiful Grandma went for a walk in the snow

This past weekend was spent in scenic Sedona, a good time of year to go with tourist season at a slower pace. We arrived mid-afternoon on Friday, walking through art galleries and checking out downtown. A sales lady tried to scam me on a free tour to an archaeological site normally valued at $99 per person. All I had to …

What a beautiful day! Denise and I decided to celebrate today’s warm weather by hiking in Sedona on the Woods Canyon Trail. Starting at the Ranger Station just South of the Village of Oak Creek at about 10:45 AM and up through the gorgeous riparian area of Dry Beaver Creek (definitely not dry). It was chilly this time of morning, …

Are you aware of these Petroglyphs near Prescott? It took me a couple tries to find them; on trail 95 near Lynx Creek, just north of Lynx Lake. From the trail head, go left, after 3/4 mile on an outcropping of rocks, these petroglyphs can be found. Pretty cool! antelope?

This is an 8×10 inch oil painting done with a pallete knife. This scene is from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon from Point Royal at sunset. The last bit of light was setting the clouds aglow and the canyon was  a warm glow of light. Dreamy……

yaktrax on and ready to climb Granite Mountain looking Southwest looks like a good image to paint! Autumn still hanging on clouds moving in as we were ending our hike