Frankfurt City Wall

by | Jan 16, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research

FrankfurtcitywallSince my research in Germany began with the city of Frankfurt am Main in the 1600's, I wanted to try and get a feel for the size of the old city that for centuries had been enclosed within stone walls.Frankfurt today is a large, busy city with a...

The Winter Blahs

by | Jan 11, 2009 | Miscellaneous

Well, folks, it’s winter. Winter and I are not the best of friends. I don’t like the skeleton trees or the cold. I hate the short daylight hours and the insipid grey days. Sometimes it’s even difficult to think. When it seems like there is not enough...

A Ten Sand Dollar Day

by | Jun 24, 2008 | Miscellaneous, The Beach

This time we picked up the sand dollars right in the water as they were being washed ashore.  It looked as if they just glided in underwater.  Sometimes they were left on the sand, but other times another wave would take them back out, if you weren’t quick...

Working on Watercolor

by | Aug 8, 2007 | Miscellaneous, Watercolor

Well! I inadvertendly learned something else as I continued to work on this ocean painting. I was loaned some structure gel. Thought that might be interesting for the foam. Okay… First I took an eraser and carved some foam. I then dipped the eraser into the gel...