Art that inspires beautiful memories

“Life does not come with instructions on how to live, but it does come with trees, sunsets, smiles and laughter, so enjoy your day.” – Debbie Shapiro

”And I shall watch the ferry boats, and they’ll get high, on a bluer ocean against tomorrow’s sky.” – Van Morrison

“The horizon changes but the sun does not.” – Joyce Rachelle

“Blue is the closest color to truth.” – Steven Tyler

”Every man is an island, and every heart seeks the ferry to cross the main…” – Mykyta Isagulov

“On the Road to Artist Point”: original SOLD – artist enhanced giclee prints available. Prices vary based on size of print.

“Not every lake dreams to be an ocean. Blessed are the ones who are happy with whom they are.” Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Red sky at night sailors delight; red sky in the morning sailors take warning.”

“Only two sailors never ran aground. One never left port and the other was an atrocious liar.” – Don Bamford

“Never measure the height of a mountain until you reach the top. Then you will see how low it is.” – Dag Hammarskjold

“Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.” – William Shakespeare

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir

“By discovering nature, you discover yourself.” – Maxime Lagace

“Every man is an island, and every heart seeks the ferry to cross the main….” – Mykyta Isagulov

“A beach walk is for stretching your legs and your mind, for looking at life with newfound eyes.” – Sandy Gingras

“No sun outlasts its sunset but will rise again and bring the dawn.” – Maya Angelou

“We dream in colors borrowed from the seaside.” – Jordan Hoechlin

“The secret to a good morning is to watch the sunrise with an open heart.” ― Anthony T. Hincks

“Then my heart with pleasure fills and dances with the daffodils.” – William Wordsworth

“Birds learn how to fly, never knowing where flight will take them.” – Mark Nepo

“Fact: Sea otters hold hands while sleeping to make sure they don’t drift away from each other.”

“I love to see that Nature is so rife with life that myriads can be afforded to be sacrificed and suffered to prey on one another.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Stand tall, stand proud. Know that you are unique and magnificent.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

“The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.” – Matshona Dhliwayo

“The wise bunny knows the carrot will not hop to him.”

“An owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees the the less it talks.” – Christie Watson

“The hawk isn’t afraid to perch high, not because he trusts he won’t fall, but because he trusts he can fly.” – Being Caballero

“If you keep your feathers well oiled the water of criticism will run off as from a duck’s back.” – Ellen Swallow Richards

“It’s impossible to walk in the woods and be in a bad mood at the same time.”

“The sound of a waterfall is nature’s lullaby.”

“Meet me where the sky touches the sea.” – Jennifer Donnelly

“In a moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.” – Nigerian proverb

“Quiet the mind and the soul will speak.” – Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

“The storm front had finally broken, tatters of cloud pulling apart like cotton candy.” – Leah Raeder

“Dance with the waves, move with the sea. Let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.” Christy Ann Martine

“It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.” – Jim Rohn

“A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” – Unknown

“Island living means having a front row seat of nature’s performance.” – A. Merching

“Colors are the smiles of nature.” – James Henry Leigh Hunt

“Water is very soft and submissive, but not even the mighty mountain can resist it.” – Debasish Mridha

“If you tickle the earth with a hoe she laughs with a harvest.” – Douglas Jerrold

“The waves of the sea help me get back to me.” – Jill Davis

“Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am.” – Voltaire

“Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.” – Paul Theroux

When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels.”

”When cardinals appear, angels are near.”

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” – John Steinbeck

“Allow nature’s peace to flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.” – John Muir

“Smell the sea and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly.” — Van Morrison

“Sometimes you just have to go with the waves.” – Being Caballero

“Stay close to the serenity of a lake to meet your own peace of mind.” – Munia Khan

“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” – Albert Einstein

“Life is not measured by the breaths you take but rather by the moments that take your breath away.” – Anonymous

“Let your light shine so that others can see their way out of the dark.” – Timber Hawkeye

“Everyone needs time to develop their dreams. An egg in the nest doesn’t become a bird overnight.” – Lois Ehlert

“Time wasted at the lake is time well spent.” – Unknown

“Being on a boat that’s moving through water, it’s so clear. Everything falls into place in terms of what’s important and what’s not.” – James Taylor

“The tonal is a sense of place. It is order and reason in a world of chaos.” – Frederick Lenz

“Happy harvesting begins with careful sowing.” – Patrick Mundus

“Make your heart like a lake with a calm, still surface and great depths of kindness.” – Lao Tzu

“The Bridge at Bellingham Falls”: 11″ x 14″ acrylic original on canvas – SOLD

“Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.” – Kahlil Gibran

“Though birds are flying in a flock, every bird is flying alone but the accompany of other birds is precious. This is our social life.” – Dr. Saroj Kakati

“The waterfall is nature’s laughter.” – Anonymous

“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.” – Eddie Cantor

“Let yourself disappear in the mist of paradise.” – Anonymous

“Though birds fly in a flock, every bird is flying alone. But the accompany of the other birds is very precious. This is our social life.” – Dr. Saroj Kakati

“End your day with a smile, a happy thought, and a grateful heart.” – Clint Walker

“Make your heart like a lake with a calm, still surface and great depths of kindness.” – Lao Tzu

“Serenity is the balance of heart and mind.” – Harold W. Becker

“Every canvas is a journey all its own.” – Helen Frankenthaler

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” – John Muir

“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” – Albert Einstein

“Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.” – Edith Wharton

“Waterfalls wouldn’t sound so melodious if there were no rocks in their way.” – Rishabh Gautam

“It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.” – Bernard Williams

“Flowers are the alphabet of angels, whereby they write on the hills and fields mysterious truths.” – Benjamin Franklin

“And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility.” – Christopher Cross

“At night, what you see is a city, because all you see is lights. By day, it doesn’t look like a city at all. The trees out-number the houses. And that’s completely typical of Seattle.” – Jonathan Raban

“I must have flowers, always, always.” – Monet

“Go where you feel the most alive.” – Anonymous

“The best travel is that which one can take by one’s own fireside. In memory or imagination.” – George Eliot

“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so…get on your way!” Dr. Seuss

“Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens, every day can end beautifully.” – Kristen Butler

“Meanwhile, the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again.” – Mary Oliver

“ I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” – John Burroughs

“Serenity is the tranquil balance of heart and mind.” – Harold W. Becker

“Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.” – Lao Tzu

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.” – Thoreau

“Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.”

“The hum of bees is the voice of the garden.” – Elizabeth Lawrence

“A bad day can be made better with some fishing time.”

“You are not just a fish in the big pond. You are the pond.” – Angela Porisky

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault

“If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain.” – Unknown

“I like my coffee with cream and my literature with optimism.” – Abigail Reynolds

“May I never miss a sunset or rainbow because I am looking down.”

“Sitting next to you, doing absolutely nothing, Means absolutely everything to me.”

“Love is all you need – but we should probably eat something now.” – Unknown

“It is like the seed put in the soil – the more one sows, the greater the harvest.” – Orson Swett Marden

“There is nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.” – Bob Ross

“ A walk in nature walks the soul back home.” – Mary Davis

“May you soar on eagle wings, high above the madness of the world” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

“Fidalgo Morning”- SOLD

“Friday Harbor Arrival”: SOLD

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” – Seneca

“Driftwood Beach”: SOLD

“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“Remember to turn everything off once a week – including your brain – and walk somewhere quiet.”

“Mountains are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.”

"Deception Passage": Original SOLD/Acrylic enhanced canvas mounted prints available in any size

“Deception Passage”: Original SOLD/Canvas mounted print available

“The Moon puts on an elegant show, different every time in shape, color, and nuance.” – Arthur Smith

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.” – Unknown

"Moon Over Cascades"; 18" x 24" acrylic original - $275

“Moon Over Cascades”; 18″ x 24″ acrylic original – $375

“I met my wife on a ferry boat, and when we landed she gave me the slip.” Groucho Marx

“Always be thankful for the little things…evcen the smallest mountains can hide the most breathtaking views.” – Nyki Mack

“Soaring Over the Falls”: 20″ x 30″ acrylic original – $375

“Footsteps in the Sand”: 16″ x 16″ acrylic original

“Little Nibble”: 16″ x 12″ acrylic original – $225

"Island Fog": 12" x 16" acrylic original - $325

“Island Fog”: 12″ x 16″ acrylic original – $425

“Baker Sunrise”: SOLD

“Autumn Fire”: 30″ x 36″ acrylic original – $275

“Decisions”; 12″ x 16″ acrylic original

“Forest Fog”: 10″ x 12″ acrylic original – $225

“Morning Tulip”: Original SOLD/Canvas mounted print available

“Dinner!”: 20″ x 20″ acrylic original

“Skagit Morning”: Original SOLD/Canvas mounted print available

“Homeward Arrival”: Original SOLD

“Island Flight”: 14″ x 11″ acrylic original = $285/ Also available in artist enhanced print

“The most fantastic magical things can happen, and it all starts with a wish.” – Pinocchio

“Lilacs”: SOLD

“Tulip”: 8″ x 8″ acrylic original (9″ x 9″ with frame) – $225

“Grace”: 8″ x 8″ acrylic original (9″ x 9″ with frame) = $225

“Dew Tell”: 8″ x 8″ acrylic original (9″ x 9″ with frame) – $225

“Bloom”: 8″ x 8″ acrylic original (9″ x 9″ with frame) – $225

“Purity”: 8″ x 8″ acrylic original (9″ x 9″ with frame) – $225

“A true friend leaves paw prints on your heart.”

“Calvin” : Original SOLD

“Grace” : Original SOLD

“Riley” : Original SOLD

“Arlo and Lucy”: 11″ x 14″ acrylic original commission piece – (SOLD)

“Rohda” : 10″ x 10″ commission piece/SOLD

”Wine is bottled poetry.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

“Red, White or Blend?”: 11″ x 16″ acrylic original – $175

“Dare to be Different”: 18″ x 14″ acrylic original with frame – $225

“Maroon Bells”: Original SOLD

“A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.” – “Twas the Night Before Christmas” : Clement Clarke Moore and Henry Livingston Jr.