The second botanical garden on our road trip to Nova Scotia were The Wild Gardens of Acadia. Jake and I first visited Acadia National Park 11 years ago after we had just moved in together. It was an energetic trip filled with hiking mountains, climbing rocks, and picking wild blueberries.… Read More »Wild Gardens of Acadia
We had a lovely and restorative nine days in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, starting with a stop on the way up at the New Hampshire Renaissance Faire. The faire is on open grounds with no protection from weather, and it happened to be raining that day. With a… Read More »New Hampshire Renaissance Faire & The White Mountains Vacation
From the Isle of Skye to mainland Scotland, we drove straight to the Loch Ness where we took a rainy walk in a forest along its famed shores. Our time near Inverness happened to coincide with a giant marathon! So we had to be mindful of detours and road closures… Read More »Inspirational Tour of the British Isles Part IV: Scotland Part II
We arrived in Scotland after a short early-morning flight from Dublin, picked up our rental car before the sun had breached the horizon, and embarked on a 1.5-hour drive from Glasgow to Lock Lamond via scenic A-82 through Trossachs National Park. The views were stunning, and the traffic at that… Read More »Inspirational Tour of British Isles Part III: Scotland Part I
Northern Ireland was surprisingly wonderful. You don’t hear very much about the country as a tourist destination. The Northern Ireland flag isn’t even an available emoji on my phone! Months ago I read a book on the history of the Island to have a better understanding of the division and… Read More »Inspirational Tour of British Isles, Part Two: Northern Ireland
While on vacation in Jackson, NH, we spent an afternoon at Echo Lake State Park wading, sleeping, and painting. Here is my plein air watercolor sketch of the cliffs overlooking the lake. The sun-glare makes the cliffs look darker than I saw them, and the sun and clouds moved a… Read More »Cliffs Over Echo Lake En Plein Air
Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a very restful holiday season. I haven’t posted any new projects in a while because I have some really big ones in progress but nothing new completed. In the meantime, I thought I’d share some of my travels and the stunning visuals… Read More »Iceland
Broke my camera out of the block of ice in which winter has encased it to capture a small sprig of spring. In this very rare moment to myself—no dog, no other people; just me, my car, and the woods, I tried to get a little lost in the empty… Read More »A Rare Day Alone
We had an absolutely amazing trip to Costa Rica this month! Days and days of adventure in the sun, water, mountains, and surrounded by animals. The food was spectacular and the views, beautiful. When a break was needed from our non-stop go,go,go adventures, I took some time to paint tiny… Read More »Mini Paintings of Paradise, Costa Rica
After spending Spring break 2012 in Sicily as part of a travel & art class at University of Hartford, I came back to the United States ready to make artwork about what struck me most during my time abroad. I am extremely proud of these three paintings. They can be… Read More »Series of Sicily
So, as my frequent readers know, I went to Sicily over my last spring break as part of a course at the University of Hartford. But because my semester was so crazy, I never got a chance to post my sketch book from the trip. Here, finally, are my best… Read More »Sketch book from Sicily