……in Pasadena to launch the book tour for her latest novel ‘CHINA DOLLS’.  It’s just a good thing I got there a couple of hours early to save seats for Carol Soucek King and myself.  We had been there for the launching of ‘Dreams of Joy’ some three years ago...

With memories of our trip to serene and perfectly amazing Japan, Bonnie, Charlie, Miss Judith, Eileen and I went to LACMA for the first installment of ‘Chinese Paintings from Japanese Collections’.  But first lunch at Ray’s, a Patina Group restaurant at the...

…..when they step out and show the world what wonderful artists they are. Tony is not only exhibiting now, he’s also teaching! (click to enlarge)   Link to Tony’s the article. Click HERE! And Lynne Sims not only sold paintings but got two commissions. ...

Elizabeth was a student years ago and is now able to continue on.  She came to class at the Huntington and brought this lovely antique Brush painting set given to her years ago. These are some of the greeting cards Charles created for Elizabeth from her studies...

…..conducted two amazing workshops in the studio this past weekend! Saturday the study was a beautiful landscape…. Here are some close-up photo’s.  I especially love the rocky area in the lower right.   Danny crumpled the mountain area prior to brushing over...

……….O.K. all you May babies, it’s time to party and Valerie started it off for me at a lovely California Club dinner. Lovely Adriana is sitting across from me.  From Washington, D.C., she’s the brilliant Lead Executive of NASA’s ‘Planetary Science Division’ and...

……..but that’s the wonderful thing about taking photographs and writing a blog…..you can bring it all together. Care to guess what this is???? Kita is throwing off her undercoat and unless she’s brushed, all of this is in the house.  Get the Furminator! Actually...

…..or am I?  It was startling to feel the pressure of living in L.A. as soon as I was back at LAX from Japan.  Besides the city looking dreary during the drive back, I could physically feel the pressure of the city after over two weeks of total stress free...

Courtesy Eileen Ogle. Dateline: Nagano, Japan - Friday March 28th, 2014 Lead by our intrepid guide, Eva-san, shortly after 12 Noon, eight of us arrived at the trail head in the mountains of Nagano to begin hiking through the forest to see the Japanese Macaque Snow...

Just overnight in Osaka.  It's hard to believe that my artwork had traveled to Osaka 20 years prior to my being here. (It was in an exhibit sponsored by Sony that later traveled to Paris.) With special thanks to Amy for being such a wonderful guide during the...