Another Item For The "To Do" List...

Let Your Life Reflect Your Dreams

M Is For...

Middle of a Monday Morning, Miles Davis, Mighty good coffee, and... Monograms!

A Joyful Reunion Awaits Your Arrival

Summertime -- It's A Wrap

Just noticed that our friends at Current are still offering this cool gift wrap. (Good news-- it's on sale!) We love this wrap. And, according to their description, it's "peekproof!" Who knew? The lighthouses are all from illustrations we did a few years ago for our "Summer Fun" book.

The Future... (Every Morning)

"My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life." --Miles Davis

Aloha, Your Checks Are Ready...

We're happy that our "Island Cool" check sets are now available from the folks at Bradford Exchange! Check 'em out here

Gnome Is Where The Heart Is

Gnome sweet gnome. There's gnome place like home. There's no place like gnome. To gnome me is to love me. Gnome sayin'?

A Little Every Day

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries to comprehend a little of this mystery every day.
-A. Einstein

Enjoying...

Why Is It?

I've never played my accordion in Mendocino. Nor have I ever heard anyone play an accordion in Mendocino. So why is it that I can never play my accordion, or hear the sound of an accordion being played without immediately thinking of Mendocino? Specifically this magical little tree, growing on a cliff in the windy Mendocino headlands.

Slightly Distracted Meditation Boy

This is a sketch for a new 40" x 48" painting which hasn't been painted yet. (But chances are very likely that by Monday that will no longer be the case!)

Hail To The Mid-Century Chiefs

Here are 4 of the 42 pieces from a recently re-discovered batch of illustrations we did during the previous presidential campaign season. Do you recognize these guys? (Hint: their initials are FDR, HST, DDE, and JFK.)