The House of Seven Gables http://www.7gables.org/.

The House of Seven Gables http://www.7gables.org/.

It was a joy to paint Winterthur http://www.winterthur.org/visiting/visiting.asp. I like buildings that are a complicated color. This one is ochre... sort of... with splashes of green and purple and brown.

This painting is a close up of The House of Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. This painting really challenged me in terms of color. What color is this building, and how do I capture that on paper?

I created this as part of the graphic treatment for everything related to our move to California (think "we have moved" refrigerator magnets, the farewell party invites, farewell party food labels, envelope labels, and of course, our welcome party invites). This one painted up quickly.

I also used it as the theme for a progressive dinner trolley party I organized.

The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island. I call my line of cards and art-focused souvenirs "I Was Here," but this is a place I can only say "I Was ALMOST Here." First, I had a trip booked to Kiawah just after Christmas one year. The night before the flight, I stepped on a sewing needle and landed in surgery.

The second trip was for business, but because my skills were so needed for a pre-Kiawah meeting in Philadelphia, I ended up missing the flight and just staying in Philly.