Among the floating houses in Sausalito I watched an egret stalking breakfast. The reflections of the houses made for a surreal, constantly morphing backdrop.

We sat on the jetty at the end of the runway on Orcas Island to watch sunset. Every 15 minutes or so the antique bi-plane would land after a quick aerial tour. Each time he would approach the runway the seagull would take off and race the plane to a landing. It appeared to be…

One more walk on the beach at sunrise before catching the ferry to Cedar Island.

We ferried the van over to Ocracoke Island for a sunset walk on the beach, but had such a good time that we missed the last ferry and got to spend the night. Walking the beach by moonlight was great! The full moon gave us enough light to watch the ghost crabs fishing in the…

Kitty Hawk, NC is where Orville and Wilbur Wright launched their first airplane. On that very hill stands a monument to their conquest of the air.

You’d think that after a month on the road we’d be ready to stay home for a bit. This is not the case. We only needed a couple of days to do laundry, recharge batteries and pay bills. Those tasks complete, we made a b-line for the east coast. Our first stop was a tour…

Being on the road for a month means obligations at home. We turned toward Missouri to pay bills, do laundry, feed the dogs, and pick up at least one kid. On our drive through South Dakota we passed thru the stormfront twice. It was beautiful, but violent. We stopped to take photos and watched a…

Yellowstone was magical and we hated to leave, but the rising sun reminds us we have to head East. We took the NE exit out of Yosemite toward Red Lodge. Back into Montana we stopped in Billings, then proceeded NE to check out Pompeys Pillar, where William Clark chiseled his signature. After a climb to…

I just received a memo from our Shameless Commerce department informing me that if we wanted to keep this job I would now be accepting commissions to paint from any of the incredible places we've been. I'll be in the studio for only a couple of months before we go again, so take advantage of…