Click Image for Frames DescriptionArt Notes Sometimes it appears to me that lighthouses have a personality. Chatham Light, guarding the far reaches of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, strikes me as being proud – exhibiting both the foot soldier’s humble utility...
Click Image for Frames DescriptionArt Notes “Pause in your travels ye wayfarer, and celebrate the Lord in the beauty of His creation” That is the invitation Carmel’s Church of the Wayfarer has offered the countless visitors who have come to this...
Click Image for Frames Cottage in the Pines DescriptionArt Notes Thom often talked about Plein Air painting. In Plein Air – or open-air painting – the natural light is always changing as the sun moves across the sky and clouds can play with this natural...
Click Image for Frames DescriptionArt Notes It’s important that, from time to time, we get in touch with our inner child. I recently met up with mine in an unlikely place – in Riga, Latvia. My visit to Riga featured a chance to work with young Latvian...
Click Image for Frames DescriptionArt Notes When I visited this great port-of-entry for some 22 million immigrants, I was profoundly moved by a new appreciation for the powerful promise of American freedom. The dream of a better life for themselves and their families...