Selling my mommy's house part two

 The city of Tukwila hired a contractor to replace the storm drain alongside mom's house. It took three weeks. Here are some rainy day shots of the day they took the big hemlock tree down. Iplanted that one when I was in the 6th grade after a trip to Camp Waskowitz. Back then, they stopped the schoolbuses alongside I-90 LET THE KIDS OUT, and we used our lunch milk containers to dig up seedling trees (with a spoon, I recollect) and we got to bring them home to plant them. That neighborhood has quite a few trees of the same era. This one had to go, though.

Sketches

Got a new scanner! Now I can upload some
crazy little sketches I've been saving.

Someday I'll have a sketch show.

Landscape painting in the city

A little sketch I did on Capitol Hill.   Fun in the
Seattle summer, painting outside!

This and That

How is this connected to that? What have I learned from studying art for four years at Gage? Persistence, patience and a deep appreciation for how the mind works. I now see things I never noticed before. Thanks, Gary Faigin.

Maple Valley Creative Arts

These pieces were juried in at the
http://www.maplevalleyarts.com/ 15th annual show.

The Chair painting won Best of Show! Very exciting.

Selling my mommy's house

My dear mother died and it was up to me to sell her home. This took quite some time, as she and my father built the home and in 1965 moved in, raised four kids there and kept quite a bit of "stuff".
The city of Tukwila also had plans to repair a storm drain that ran through her yard. It took several months of planning and cleaning to get the home ready for market.

Here I am with my mom before her cancer took her to the other side.

Spring has Sprung!

 Love spring! My favorite season. Time to clean up the garden...

snow drops

witch hazel

star magnolia