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  • PAINTINGS 1
    • I Heard a Loon Calling
    • Spring in Bloom
    • Hiding in the Tall Grass
    • Flower Moon in May
    • Enduring Pine
    • When the Wisteria Blooms
    • Snow on the Beach
    • It Only Takes One
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    • Northwest Rain Kosode
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    • In the Spirit of Serizawa & Kubota
    • On Eagle's Wings Ema
  • Paintings 2
    • Down by the Stream on a Lazy Summer's Day
    • With Hope and Hard Work
    • Towhee & Currant in Spring
    • Sparrow's Hop Hideaway
    • Windswept Pine Near the Shore
    • Sparrow's Spring
    • Autumn Grasses (Oribe Tribute)
    • Life's Essence
    • A Tribute to Itchiku Kubota: Ozette Sunset
    • Cathedral of the Trees
    • Tree of Life II
    • Raven's Forest
    • Baillie Scott Trinity
    • Eagle Embraces Her
  • Paintings 3
    • Hydrangea's Final Bloom
    • Pine Island
    • Autumn Friends
    • Maple Leaves in the Stream
    • Plum & Full Moon in Spring
    • Chickadee in the Quince
    • The Four Guardians
    • Circle About the Moon
    • Eelgrass Nursery Rhyme
    • Bluebird & Bamboo
    • Capercaillies Under Scots Pines
    • Cedar Green Man
    • Cats United
    • Serizawa's Kimono
  • Paintings 4
    • Hummingbird & Fuchsia 4
    • Blood Moon in January
    • Yellow Flags by the Pond
    • Falling Leaves--Washed Away
    • Goldfinch Dream
    • Camellias in Bloom Woodblock Print
    • Autumn Carpet
    • An Eala Bahn (The White Swan)
    • Two Eagles Entwined
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    • Lucia's Maple
    • Eagles Spring Dance
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    • Voysey's tree
    • Hot Otter Love
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      • č’u•? is Seal
      • Loons & Horses
      • Elk Along the South Fork
      • Spirits of Ozette
      • Lingcod Guardian
      • Plum Blossoms in Spring
      • Hops & Butterflies
      • Journey Home From Ozette Island
      • Tsooes Sunset
    • Trays >
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      • Kaiseki Tray
    • Boxes >
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      • Celtic Bread Box
      • Creature of the Box
      • Skagit Valley Chest
      • Kells Cats Chest
      • Miyamoto's Rice Box
    • Karakami Square Series >
      • Karakami Square #1: Cherry Tree
    • Screens >
      • Eagles 2-Panel Folding Screen
      • The Four Seasons Screen Series >
        • Fall Screen: Canada Geese & Maples
        • Winter Screen: Eagle & Pine
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        • Summer Screen: Swallows & Willow
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  • Kingfisher on a Branch
  • Chickadee in Snow
  • Dogs of the Sea
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WINDSWEPT PINE NEAR THE SHORE
ACRYLICS ON CEDAR W/RED OAK FRAME
SUMMER 2019
     Years ago, while driving south on Hwy 101 by Kalaloch Beach, we were impressed by the resilience and persistence of the Sitka Spruce trees on the slope overlooking the great expanse of the Pacific Ocean.  Growing to maturity while trying to compensate for the constant winds, and especially the fierce and powerful winter storms, had shaped the trees into a distinctive form.  The trees seemed to be leaning into the wind, like a boxer leaning into an opponent’s punch, saying “go ahead and give me your best shot!"  Foresters call this wind-sculpted tree form Krummholz (German for crooked wood), and although more typically found in sub-alpine regions around the world, they are also common on the Pacific Coast.  There is something so admirable about overcoming adversity, and these trees still speak to me today.  The inspiration for my painting comes from two particular schools of Japanese painting: the Kano and Rinpa schools.  Kano Eitoku’s monumental pines painted on Momoyama Period folding screens were the models for my enduring pine.  Both the tarashikomi-like effects on my rocky slope and the water treatment were inspired by the many Rinpa artists but especially Tawaraya Sotatsu’s pair of painted screens entitled Waves at Matsushima.  I made the frame out of red oak using pegged, hand-joined, mortise-and-tenon construction methods.  I used the Japanese technique (shou-sugi-ban) of charring and oiling the oak to finish the frame.

DIMENSIONS:      HEIGHT:  22 inches
                              WIDTH:  28 1/4 inches

                                                         PRICE $600
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Kano Eitoku: Hawks in the Pines
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Tawaraya Sotatsu: Waves at Matsushima
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