In September and October of Fall 2014 I lived, worked and showed

at the Hawk Creek Gallery in Neskowin, Oregon. Artist Michael Shclicting

 invited me to run the gallery and to live and work in the studio while

he was traveling. It was an experience I will always remember. Each

day I would walk for an hour or so along the ocean before opening at

 11am. The weather was so good that I spent most of my days outside

painting on the deck or the back entrance to the gallery. This allowed

me to welcome guests to view the two person show as well as to continue

 to paint for the seven shows I am participating in this holiday season!!

I returned to Portland late on Sunday nights to touch base with my studio

Atelier NAN and to begin my year long project for the Lan Su Chinese Garden

of Portland, Oregon "POND". The Director of the garden has asked me to

paint throughout this next year imagery of Lan Su with emphasis on the

 pond. They are beginning a fundraising campaign to refurbish the pond

and will be using my paintings to advertise and promote this project with!

I painted several times from the birdseye view of their corporate offices at

 10 stories up in the building kitty corner from the garden itself. This story

 was picked up by Bob Bahr, the Editor of OutDoor Painter magazine and

 featured in September just after I had moved to the coast to manage the

 Hawk Creek Gallery. The first day I opened the door this article came out!!

"She Calls It Plein Aerial" OutDoor Painter Magazine Sept. 2014

By Editor Bob Bahr