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artisthiker.bsky.social
Writer/painter/hiker. Parent to two small kids and a ridiculous dog. I love the PNW, but part of my heart will always belong to Alaska where I grew up.
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This little painting sketch reminds me that I should get back to miniature paintings. These days a large canvas feels like an intimidating time commitment. #blueskyartshow #abandoned #art #paint #landscape

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Another little mini painting to remind me of the long golden hours of summer. This is a 3*5 inch painting near Mt. Rainier #blueskyartshow #light #art #oilpainting #landscape

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

First painting of 2025 done! This is a little painting for an old friend. Just need to get over my deep seated avoidance of going the post office and mail it to her. #paint #landscape #januarty

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

I thought the #ArtAdventCalendar ended today, and I was saving this last piece to share. So here is another one of my happy places 🩷. May we all find peace and joy today! #art #paint #landscape

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

We left our beds a hundred miles back. Our campsite waits somewhere so far ahead. Another page of one of my picture books in progress #ArtAdventCalendar #kidlit #illustrate #amquerying #paint #write

submitted 100 days ago • 2 comments

A sky so big you can fall into it. Another slice of Washington. #ArtAdventCalendar #paint #landscape #oilpainting

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

Autumn in the mountains #ArtAdventCalendar #art #painting #landscape

submitted 101 days ago • 2 comments

Another miniature oil painting of one of my favorite places. This one is 3x3 inches. #ArtAdventCalendar #oilpainting #landscape #paint

submitted 102 days ago • 2 comments

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20. Morning on the Marsh, a 16x20 acrylic painting on canvas.

submitted 104 days ago • 2 comments

What an amazing world we live in. #ArtAdventCalendar #kidlit #illustrate #painting #landscape

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

A little peek of a peak. #ArtAdventCalendar #painting #landscape

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

Over potholes and dust, past moose and bears, Papa had a cabin in the middle of the woods in the middle of Alaska. #ArtAdventcalendar #sketch #kidlit #amquerying

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

A little sketch of shadows and light on the trail. #ArtAdventCalendar #painting #landscape

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

I love you like the alpine air, uplifting and exciting. #ArtAdventCalendar #landscape #painting #workinprogress #kidlit #illustrate #hike

submitted 108 days ago • 1 comment

Gnora tried to be a normal gnome: - Hat: red. -Coat: blue. - Hair: a proper snowy white. But behind her brass buttons beat a wild heart. #ArtAdventCalendar #kidlit #illustration #gnome #painting

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

We see your Fall Leaf Peeping New England and raise you our Cascade Larch Bagging #ArtAdventCalendar #oilpainting #landscape #art

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

A mountain home for us up here up high. A floor of heather bright, our blanket sky. Another sketch for one of my picture books in progress #ArtAdventCalendar #painting #amquerying #oilpainting #landscape

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

you are so beautiful Carol Berge

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

Hills over Lake Chelan. Washington contains multitudes of gorgeous ecosystems. #ArtAdventCalendar #painting #oilpaint #landscape

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

Western Washington revels in every shade of green imaginable, but the Eastern side of the state has its own serene beauty. #ArtAdventCalendar #oilpainting #landscape #paint

submitted 113 days ago • 1 comment

"Great power and majesty they still wore, the silent wardens of a long-vanished kingdom. " JRR Tolkien

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

A foggy morning on the farm. #ArtAdventCalendar #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photography #NaturePhotography #BlueSky #OzSky #AusSky #ThePhotoHour #LandscapePhotography

submitted 114 days ago • 2 comments

New prose poem “When It Pours” up with @thesunlightpress.bsky.social! Thank you, editors! Link: www.thesunlightpress.com/2024/12/05/w...

submitted 118 days ago • 1 comment

The trail reveals its final looping bend. At last we reach the crest and rest in awe. -this one is a 3*5 inch sketch for one of my picture books in progress #ArtAdventCalendar #landscape #oilpainting #kidlit #sweethikingdreams #illustrate

submitted 114 days ago • 1 comment

I love you like the mountains, unshakeable and everlasting. #ArtAdventCalendar #kidlit #painting #illustrate #landscape #oilpainting

submitted 115 days ago • 4 comments

We’re off! A drumming underfoot, ka-runch! You stretch your giddy legs around the bend. #ArtAdventCalendar #kidlit #illustration #painting #hiking

submitted 115 days ago • 1 comment

I love you like a mountain pass promising new adventures. #ArtAdvantCalendar #art #kidlit #landscape #oilpainting

submitted 117 days ago • 1 comment