Posts made in May, 2007

Baby Driver

Baby Driver

The other day as I was raking the hay with our “Old International”, I remembered a photo I have of me as a baby on the “New International”. My Dad bought this tractor in 1971 and it’s still part of the farm. After 36 years, I don’t know who is in better shape, me or the tractor! Here’s another baby photo. When you grow up on a ranch, you start...

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Our Hay Season Continues

Our Hay Season Continues

This hay season has been great. The weather and the equipment are cooperating, a rare occurrence! We are about half-way done and we already have a lot of...

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Hay Season

Hay Season

We have started haying season, that time of year when our whole family pretends we are farmers, when we check the weather forecast more than we check email and when we all end up, no matter how much sunscreen we use, with a farmer’s tan. My Dad does the majority of the work when it comes to haying. He does most of the cutting and baling. We all help out with the raking and hauling the hay...

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My Watercolor Show at Umpqua Valley Arts Center

My Watercolor Show at Umpqua Valley Arts Center

Today I took down my show in the Red Gallery at UVAA. This was my first solo exhibition and I was thrilled with the response and sales! I’m very thankful to the staff at UVAA for giving me this opportunity. Here are some pictures of the...

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Dale Kurtz Workshop

Dale Kurtz Workshop

Last week my friend Dale Kurtz taught a 3 day workshop at UVAA. Dale paints fabulous paintings of the Pacific Northwest. In his class he demonstrated techniques he uses to paint specific elements of our environment; the distant mountains, douglas fir trees, meadow grasses and water. Even though I could only be there for one day, I had a great time! Dale took a photo of me so that I could...

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