Bright ground plane and deep shadow reflect a summer day on Deer Isle, Maine. Soft pastel on prepared acid-free paper

Painting in soft pastel on prepared acid-free paper. A favorite old hotel on beloved Monhegan Island off coastal Maine is the setting for a cozy single bed tucked into a windowed alcove. The third floor view is of the quaint village below.

Rising morning mist on Machias River, Maine, in soft pastel on prepared acid-free paper

A morning's showery cloud hangs over a wind-blown Maine island. In soft pastel on prepared acid-free paper.

Mid-summer on a tidal, tree-lined Maine marsh, with wind-swept grasses in vibrant rust and bright green. Soft pastel on prepared acid-free paper.

Vortex of rocks and water on Monhegan Island, Maine, in soft pastel on acid-free board.

A single bouquet left at Burnt Cove church, Deer Isle, Maine, by someone who... remembers. It is in soft pastel on acid-free paper.

Massive blocks of stone await their next lives at a quarry in Stonington, Deer Isle, Maine. Soft pastel on Art Spectrum paper.

In the chill of an early spring morning, a footbridge over a small pond on Deer Isle, Maine. Oil on canvas, 14" x 18"

Gulf waves breaking on rocky shore

Snook Haven is a popular spot in Venice, FL, with music, food and canoes for the Myakka River; oil on canvas.