PUGET SOUND20 FALL INTO WINTER WORKS DIVIDED INTO 4 THEMES FROM MY 150+ PC. COLLECTION

STUNNING PUGET SOUND This was the setting for a brief segment of the 1993 romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle" starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Rob Riener, and more. It featured Rob and Tom's visit to Seattle's Pike Place Public Market. Using this destination, the scene included the two buddies at the fresh fish booth watching vendors throw fish into the air above the counter ~ a signature market event!

In the '70s and '80s when I was part of the art department at the Bon Marche (later Macy's). A couple blocks away from the Bon's HQ, this was a fun place to spend lunch hours browsing for fresh flowers (especially in Winter), arts, crafts, food items ~ and yes, fish for dinner.

GREATER PUGET SOUND Communities near Seattle like Woodinville with its dozens of wineries, Snoqualmie's stunnings falls, Snohomish and Port Townsend with their neighborhoods of restored vintage Victorians, the San Juan Islands with picturesque Roche Harbor, and stunning Mount Rainer ~ these destinatins are all as beautiful as they ever were. Puget Sound has a lot to offer both locals and visitors to the magial Pacific NW.

 

 

 

This PUGET SOUND page shares images of Seattle and the communities that surround it, many deeply steeped in history. The area has lots of stories to tell about its early days and subsequent devleopment ~ from early shipping years to the Alaska Gold Rush to the Boeing Aircraft era to the rise of Bill Gates' phenomenal Microsoft empire. Although some important historic settings have gone by the wayside in the name of "progress," many are still in place. I created the paintings below during my years in Western WA from the mid-'70s to the early 2000s. They honor remarkable structures like the city's Pioneer Square's Pergola, architect K.K. Cutter's Thornewood Castle in Tacoma, and Olympia's domed historic Legislative Building during the Holidays (some pictured are below in this FALL INTO WINTER collection) ~ plus dozens of destinations including many in the nearby islands in the Puget Sound.

 

 

FOUR THEMED GROUPS AND MORE

As noted at the top of this page, I've divided this FALL INTO WINTER collection into four groups, some with sub-catgories. Typically, the first image pictures a Fall image, and the second, WINTER (+ HOLIDAY). The artwork shares familiar regions, communities, neighborhoods, folks who love them, and more. I've created 150+ PUGET SOUND paintings in my 450+ total collection, enough to rotate my artwork throughout the seasons on this website. There is also a handful of the many sketches I've completed on my COMMISSION page.

THESE GROUPS INCLUE:

 

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THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, PIONEER SQUARE AND MORE

"PIONEER SQUARE PERGOLA" (DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, WA. • PAINTED OCTOBER 2002 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Seattle’s ornate pergola was designed to be the focal point of Seattle's Pioneer Square (PioneerSquare.org) in the Downtown District. In early 2001, a large delivery truck accidentally clipped the 91-year-old structure, pulling signature cast-iron structure to the ground. A team of fine craftsmen restored this beloved landmark, finishing the project in record time just a year later, delighting folks of all ages. Pioneer Square was a beloved destination during those special before COVID and the prevalent current challenges brought on by the homeless popularsion. At that time it was a favorite city destination, especially during the Holiday Season when tiny white fairy lights sparkled everywhere. Highlight ~ I pictured Doug and my visiting niece Kelly Barton in the late 1990's taking a break from shopping with high school chums Lauren, Bonnie and Katie. Remarkably, several years later, Bonnie's father Lance Elliot signed on to be our contractor when we purchased and restored our vintage Craftsman near Manito Park in Spokane, WA.

 

"THE STATELY STIMSON-GREEN MANSION" (CAPITOL HILL, SEATTLE , WA. • PAINTED FEBRUARY 2002 • ACRYLIC • 8X10-INCH)

The Stimson-Green mansion (StimsonGreen.com) was designed for D.C. Stimson, a wealthy Seattle lumber merchant, in 1901 by revered Spokane architect Kirtland K. Cutter. Built for $30,000 with an additional $16,000 set aside for furnishings, Stimson tolerated the inconvenience of the 300-mile distance between Seattle and Spokane to use Cutter, because he was the architect that Stimson most preferred. Constructed in the classic Tudor half-timbered style, this home was almost identical to the Amasa Campbell House in Spokane, but Cutter flipped the floor plans to take advantage of Stimson's view of Puget Sound from Seattle's Capitol Hill. As Seattle grew into a larger, much more crowded city, Stimson made the decision to move his family to the exclusive gated Highlands community north of Seattle where Cutter designed an estate on a much grander scale. The Joshua Green family then made this handsome mansion their home. Highlight ~ Decades later, it was carefully restored and re-opened to the public as a popular event center. Over the years before Doug and I returned to Spokane in late 2011, several of our friends chose this stunning Cutter beauty to host their wedding ceremonies.

 

• The Entire Seattle Collection pdf ~ Click on the pdf to see and learn about all 15 paintings in this collection.

 

 

BELLEVUE, MEDINA, LAKE HILLS, YARROW BAY AND YARROW POINT PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"THE HISTORIC WINTER'S HOUSE" (BELLEVUE, WA • PAINTED FEBRUARY 2002 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

The Winter's House off Bellevue Way en-route to Interstate-90 was revered for decades as one of the loveliest old structures in town. Hidden by foliage when I painted it, many of the homeward-bound commuters never knew there was an architectural gem like this. Sadly, it was demolished in 2018 to accommodate a light rail system route through Bellevue as commuters hoped it would help alleviate the terrible traffic King County had been dealing with for decades. Once part of the Eastside Heritage Center (EastsideHeritageCenter.org), this Mission Revival house had been carefully restored, its loss crushing to many local historians as few vintage structures remain in the ever-growing metropolitan community. Highlight ~ The Winter's House hosted their annual Strawberry Festival here in the early 2000s. Throngs of all ages had one thing in common, they loved strawberry shortcake! They spilled out of every room onto the upper deck and back patio wildlife viewing platform. At that time, the Eastside Heritage Center was also using to mansion to showcase period historical exhibits highlighting the history of Bellevue, Medina and beyond. So sad it was a victim of progress.

 

"TARTAN TRIM AT THE TOLLEFSON'S" (YARROW POINT, WA • PAINTED DECEMBER 2008 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH

This charming vintage Craftsman-style home was built in the picturesque Yarrow Point neighborhood on the east shore of Lake Washington decades before the Tollefson family discovered it. They fell in love with this jewel and had to make it their home, as it was one of the original vacation places overlooking the east shore of Lake Washington. The family worked diligently to authentically restore it to its original feel with more current conveniences deftly added throughout. The Holiday-themed painting here was a reworking of a previous commission "TULIPS AT THE TOLLEFSON'S" I completed for the family in 1999. In this painting, I showed the home decorated festively for the Holiday season with tartan ribbons, twinkling fairy lights, candles and greenery. Daughters Thea and Clara were tucked into opposite corners of the porch railing while their pet Black Lab welcomed family and friends arriving to feast on Holiday fare. Highlight ~ This altered artwork was used to create the family's Christmas cards in 2008.

 

 

 

CLYDE HILL AND KIRKLAND TWO VERY DIFFERENT HOME SWEET HOMES

"AUTUMN AFTERNOON AT THE MCKEAN'S" (CLYDE HILL, WA • PAINTED PAINTED SEPTEMBER 1999 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Tucked away on a quiet cull de sac in the Clyde Hill neighborhood near Bellevue, this pretty yellow clapboard and brick cottage once belonged to Art and Jeannie McKean, good friends of my husband Doug for decades from childhood years on. Doug and I attended a Summer barbecue there after a neighborhood golf tournament at Overlake Golf & Country Club to honor the passing of Tom Reed, a beloved golfing buddy of most of the participant. Jeannie's imaginative sense of style made this a very hospitable and inviting home which inspired this friendly portrait. In addition to being avid golfers, the McKeans were also diehard University of Washington Husky football fans. Note the purple and gold flag on the left side of their home. Highlight ~ Jeannie shared that she "babysat" my husband Dougie for just 50¢ an hour when she was a teenager, at the time barely a few years older than Doug.

 

"THE STARRY WEDDING NIGHT" (KIRKLAND, WA • PAINTED NOVEMBER 2000 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

The couple who owned this sleek contemporary two-level home commissioned a revised treatment of an Autumn- themed portrait I finished of it earlier the same year. I altered it to be used for special invitations to their intimate "wedding at home" on New Year's Eve, 2000. Their residence was located in a small, secluded upscale neighborhood above a lush hillside overlooking an inlet of Lake Washington in Kirkland, WA. Several majestic eagles and lots of other wildlife made their home there, as did a handful of other lucky families who had their dream homes built on the block. Breathtaking views for everyone in the area were everywhere. In the revised artwork, I changed the clear October sky to a rich dark filled with twinkling stars lighting the recent dusting of snow. Highlight ~ After their short ceremony, with help from a couple of his pals, the couple hosted a fireworks display to honor not only the beginning of the New Year, but the start of their much anticipated life together. Friends were waiting indoors for the happy couple to join them in an all-night celebration on this very special New Year's Eve.

 

 

REDMOND, WOODINVILLE AND SAMMAMISH PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"AUTUMN AT THE COLUMBIA WINERY" (WOODINVILLE, WA • PAINTED MAY 2001 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Over the past couple of decades, more and more fine wineries have made the small, charming community of Woodinville their home. It became known and marketed as the “Woodinville Wine Country.” Popular Columbia Winery made this attractive Victorian-style “Carpenters’ Gothic” structure their headquarters for several decades and was one of the first to settle in Woodinville. Founded in 1962, it was known for decades for producing delicious award-winning wines at very affordable prices, offering tours of its facility that culminated at the well-stocked wine and gift shop. In the early 2000s, Columbia Winery was the destination of the very popular tourist attraction, the “Dinner Train,” which ran along the railroad tracks over the then functional Wilburton Trestle from Renton to Woodinville. Guests rode the train to Columbia Winery, enjoyed the tour there ~ shopping at the well stocked wine and treasured-filled gift shop. On the way home, all the guests enjoyed delectable cuisine and fine wine, of course, chugging back to Renton as the sun was setting. Highlight ~ On Doug and my first anniversary, most of our wedding party from our ceremony the year before joined us to celebrate the occasion on the "Dinner Train."

 

"GINGERBREAD BOYS AT BILL BROWNE'S BAKERY" (REDMOND, WA • PAINTED JULY 2013 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

William “Bill” Brown was one of Redmond’s most popular, longest serving mayors (1919 through 1948). After Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates, he is probably the figure who exerted the most influence over this Eastside community. Among his many business interests in the small logging and mining community, he built a large square brick building in the center of downtown which housed a bar, sofa fountain, barber shop and mortuary on the main level and a dance hall on the second floor with cells for “ladies of the evening” all along the south side of it. Being far removed from the Seattle area allowed Brown to run "his town" as he saw fit. From 1924 to 1932 he also served as King County Commissioner. In 1916, Brown married Laura Duffy and built this charming Craftsman-style cottage for the couple. In later years, the structure went on to house a number of small businesses, from a hugely popular diner to a candy company to a beloved bakery and café. Highlight ~ When I painted this portrait of the bungalow, it was serving Redmond as a café. I pictured my granddaughter Addison, her mom Heidi and me ready to head inside for a Holiday lunch.



ISSAQUAH, NORTH BEND AND SNOQUALMIE PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"SUNSET AT THE SALISH LODGE & SPA" (SNOQUALMIE, WA • JUNE 2001• ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Located near North Bend in the town of Snoqualmie, the Salish Lodge & Spa (SalishLodge.com) was built on the cliff next to thundering Snoqualmie Falls several decades ago. Famous for romantic weekends and sumptuous meals in its dining room with picture windows overlooking the falls, the shingle-style lodge provided gracious hospitality and a very pampered stay to its guests throughout the years. The Salish Country Store just off the lobby offered discerning shoppers delightful, clever gift selections ~ perfect for guests hoping to purchase a memento of their stay at this iconic setting. Not only could sightseers enjoy the outstanding view of Snoqualmie Falls from lodge level, the outdoor pathway through the forest allowed folks to hike down to the base of these ~ a majestic sight! Highlight ~ Director Tim Burton’s dark, quirky “Twin Peaks” television series used this lodge as the backdrop for its 1990 and 1991 seasons.

 

"EXPLORING SNOQUALMIE FALLS" (SNOQUALMIE, WA • OCTOBER 2001• ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Snoqualmie Falls has always been one of the most beautiful natural wonders of the Seattle, WA region. Located a short 30-minute drive from the Sammamish downtown area, this jewel has attracted folks for generations. The magnificent restaurant inside the famous Salish Lodge & Spa perched on the cliff overlooking the falls has served spectacular breakfast for decades. The 84 guest rooms there were designed to be elegantly rustic ~ a romantic spot for honeymooners and couples who want to get away for a very special weekend and leave their cares and worries at home. When I painted this portrait of the falls, the setting had two gift shops (one on the main floor of the handsome lodge (SalishLodge.MyShopify.com) and the other at the top of the hiking trail that took folks down a steep hillside to the base of the falls) were designed to treat visitors to an eclectic wonderful selection of memorabilia, casual wear, delectable sweets, greeting cards and more. A favorite picnic destination, Snoqualmie Falls never failed to instill a sense of awe, especially when the snow started to melt and the river became swollen in Spring. Highlight ~ The gorgeous falls were incorporated into Tim Burton’s "Twin Peaks" television series in the early 1990s.

 

• Entire Eastside Collection pdf ~ Click on the pdf to see and learn about all 55 paintings in this collection.

 

 

NORTH PUGET SOUND PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES, HOME SWEET HOMES, AND A CABIN CRUISER

"THANKSGIVING AFTERNOON IN ANACORTES" (ANACORTES, WA • PAINTED SEPTEMBER 1994 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

This ornate Victorian two-story beauty near the Puget Sound Marina in Anacortes caught my eye when I was heading north for a weekend of boating on the “Honeybun” with good friends Dick and Gail Klein. Anacortes has always enjoyed the fine reputation of being the “gateway” to the San Juan and other Puget Sound Islands for commercial ferries, yachts and other pleasure craft. The community was also known for its pockets of stunning historic residences created as ocean-view getaways for well-heeled Seattle folks who craved leisure time at scenic getaways from the crowded metropolitan areas further south. Gail Clements was the songstress “tomato” of the beloved 1980s jazz trio BLT that entertained music lovers for over a decade in the Seattle area. I pictured her with husband Dick Klein placing the turkey on the already loaded dining room table. The two were about to be joined by guests, jazz pianist Paul West and family and bass player Lee Phelps with wife Cheryl. I'm in the lower left corner of the portrait with my sis Marilee and pal Brad Robison ~ all of us looking forward to the sumptuous Thanksgiving feast!

 

"CRUSING LA CONNER IN JUST-A-TUG" (LA CONNER, WA • PAINTED APRIL 2009 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Bill and Jamie Fowler commissioned this portrait of their Summer home, this “Justatug” vessel several years ago when I met them at my Americana Art booth at the Redmond Saturday Market. They were enchanted with my paintings and the detail my Americana style featured. They chose me as to honor their very unique Summer "home." This adventurous couple enjoyed every second of the warmer months cruising together around Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands in this handsome watercraft. It was perfect retirement arrangement for them as they spent cooler months wintering in a cozy home located on their son's Redmond property. Highlight ~ I painted the community of La Conner Into the background of this painting. The beloved resort community was one of the Springtime destinations that visitors from the United States and Canada flocked to when the tulip fields covered the countryside with blossoms. (LaConnerChamber.com) and (TulipFestival.org).

 

• The Entire North Puget Sound Collection pdf ~ Click on the pdf to see and learn about 13 paintings in this collection.

 

SNOHOMISH PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"HANDSOME HANSEN HOUSE" (SNOHOMISH, WA • MAY 2009 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH
 
This 2-1/2-story residence with the half-timbered top floor gable and front porch was one of the most striking homes, both inside and out, in the historic district of Snohomish. The exterior of the residence was enhanced with river-rock masonry at its entrance flanked by two large planters filled with brilliant colorful Fall foliage. It was the perfect subject for this Thanksgiving-themed artwork. When my sister Marilee and I toured the residence during the Holiday Season in the mid-2000s, it was imaginatively decorated with vintage music boxes and childrens’ toys, an antique Christmas village and much more. No one on the tour that year breezed through this home's main floor, as there was so much to see and marvel at. N.P. Hansen House was built in 1906 on a slightly sloping hillside at 1314 4th Street. Its lot was prominent as it sat just around the corner from Snohomish High School. Highlight ~ A favorite with visitors, this mansion was featured on the Snohomish Historical Society’s Holiday Homes Tour several times.

 

"PIPING HOT PIES AT THE CLEMONS HOUSE" (SNOHOMISH, WA • PAINTED SEPTEMBER 20130 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

Located in the heart of the historic district of Snohomish, this symmetrical structure was a fine example of classic Queen Anne-style residential architecture ~ very popular at the time it was built. Even though this home doesn't include the frequently "mandatory" turret, it's still a very charming inviting home. Of special note were the decorative windows installed on both floors and the handsome red brick foundation, chimney, stoops and steps leading up to the front porch. Highlight ~ Even though I gave the skies in this portrait a slightly overcast treatment (Snohomish has always had more than its share of showery weather), I added three cheerful bakers on the porch outside in red checkered aprons, waiting for folks to stop by and collect their steaming hot pies for their evening dinner's desert Yum!

 

 

• The Entire Snohomish Collection pdf ~ Click on this pdf to see and learn about all 27 paintings in the collection.

 

 

WEST AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES (Note: No photos available for these paintings)

"STAN FOREMAN'S HOUSE AT SEAHURST" (SEAHURS, SOUTH PUGET SOUND, WA • PAINTED NOVEMBER 1993 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

This home portrait was a piece I was inspired to create as a special gift for my friend Stan Forman, an executive with Capitol Records who I met through my association with a music company in Seattle. Stan lived in this handsome Mid-Century Modern home overlooking Puget Sound in a small upscale community near Seattle known as Seahurst. Stan was great fun to spend time with. He was an avid golfer who introduced me to many of the best courses in Kitsap County as well as the challenging 18 holes at Ocean Shores. As a result of our friendship, Stan also helped me become a membership at Glen Acres Country Club. Part of the vintage ‘60s “Beachcombers” band in addition to his career at Capitol Records, music was a huge part of Stan’s life. Much of my collection was courtesy of his generosity. Highlight ~ Stan had a soft spot for cats ~ and is pictured in this piece holding his holy terror of a black kitten, Squeak, who never mewed ~ he squeaked!

 

"OCEAN SHORES OUTING" (OCEAN SHORES, WA • PAINTED SEPTEMBER 2013• ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

This sweet little vacation place at picturesque Ocean Shores on Washington's Pacific coastline belonged to a couple who were close friends of a golfing pal of of mine named Peter, pictured with me in this image dressed for heading to Ocean Shores Golf Course in the mid-1990s. They loaned their place to us in early Autumn for a fun "Indian Summer" weekend getaway from Seattle. At Peter's request as a thank-you gift for the couple’s kind gesture of loaning us their beloved home, I painted this portrait. Ocean Shores has always beckoned vacationers year-round with its beautiful beaches, picturesque coastline, ocean-view restaurants, art galleries and gift shops. Highlight ~ Historic Ocean Shores Golf Course (18 holes open to the public) proved to be a hugely challenging 18-holes as the wind from the Pacific blew relentlessly, adding substantial challenging for anyone trying to make par!

 

• TheEntire West & South Puget Sound Collection pdf ~ Click on this pdf to see and learn about all 13 paintings in the collection.

 

HISTORIC PORT TOWNSEND PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"WYLIE HOUSE AUTUMN WELCOME" (PORT TOWNSEND, WA • PAINTED JULY 2008 • ACRYLIC-ON-CANVAS 8X10-INCH)

This pretty Victorian cottage with Queen Anne-style details sparkled with imaginative detailsl and trim, from its second-story porch with kitties Andy and Sophie relaxing its second story porch's railing and French doors to its inviting bay windows on the first floor. The home enjoyed a peek-a-boo view of Port Townsend’s gorgeous harbor below the higher level of town which housd its beautiful Historic District. The two-story cottage was built in 1889 on 1406 Garfield Street for the Henry Wylie family. Sadly, Henry’s wife became ill and passed away soon after the Wylies moved into their pretty cottage in this pretty seaside community. The sad result was the remaining family decided to relocate back to their home Illinois in the Midwest This charming place residence looked small from the curb, but the home included a parlor, roomu sitting room, kitchen, dining room and enclosed porch ~ all on the first floor ~ with several bedrooms located on the second story. Highlight ~ This painting celebrated Autumn with the traditional task of raking brilliantly colored leaves followed by “al fresco” dining on a crisp Indian Summer day. This was one of my most favorite Port Towsend paintings!

 

 

"THE BLUE HOUSE B&B" (PORT TOWNSEND, WA • PAINTED JUNE1986 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS •8X10~INCH)


This is one of the earliest paintings I still sell images of in my collection. I finished it in the 1980s when I was a single business woman working in design at the Bon Marche HQ and showing my fine art in a Kirkland, WA gallery. I painted this fine art decades ago, but I love it still! I've done a portrait of this residence twice, intially this art of a pretty light blue shingled B&B and the second as Autumn-themed "HARVEST CELEBRATION AT THE HOGG HOUSE." J.B. Hogg, for whom the house was built at the turn of the last century, was an engineer in this picturesque seaside community. Remarkably, Port Townsend was once slated to be the State Capitol instead of Olympia. However, the port was deemed to be too shallow to allow deep-keeled ocean-going vessels to use it as a harbor, so the plans changed. I took a bit of poetic license with this piece, creating the inn on a snow-covered hill instead of a flat lot in Port Townsend's Historic District, but wouldn't that have been just as pretty? Highlight ~ When the home was sold in the 1950s, the structure became a rectory for Catholic priests. They significantly changed the residence, enclosing the porch on the second floor, converting it into a sleeping area.

 

• The Entire Port Townsend Collection pdf ~ Click on the pdf to see and learn about all 18 paintings in this collection.

 

BAINBRIDGE, VASHON, WHIDBEY AND THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS PRETTY PUBLIC PLACES AND HOME SWEET HOMES

"PAUL'S PLACE AT ROCHE" (SAN JUAN ISLAND, WA • PAINTED MAY 2007 • ACRYLIC-ON-CANVAS • 8X10-INCH)

This Roche Harbor (RocheHarbor.com) garden scene pictured the residence where John McMillin's son Paul lived with his family during his tenure as manager of his father's business, the Roche Harbor Lime & Cement Company.
In 1930, Paul’s three-story cottage was moved his from its location adjacent to the sunken garden up the steep nearby slope in order to take advantage of the breathtaking harbor view. Workers accomplished this painstaking task inch-by-inch using both cribs and jacks ~ quite an engineering accomplishment for the time. Later when the Paul's residence became part of the Roche Harbor Resort & Marina, guests frequently booked its top floor for their honeymoon suite after wedding celebrations at one of the resort's garden settings or the quaint Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel that sat nearby. Highlight ~ My sister Peggy's son Michael and his bride Mikaila spent their honeymoon night here after their marriage in the garden and reception on the patio by the outdoor fireplace. It was one of the most beautiful destination wedding that Doug and I have ever been to!

 

 

"ROARING FIRE AT ROCHE” (ROCHE HARBOR, SAN JUAN ISLAND, WA • MAY 2012 • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS • 8X10-INCH

Christmastime at Roche Harbor (RocheHarbor.com) ! I pictured my husband Doug and me with dear friends singing carols and toasting our backsides in front of the blazing fire. When I visited Roche Harbor for the first time in 2000, the space in front of the fireplace was grass. When my nephew was married there several years after I finished this artwork, instead of a grassy area, it was paved into a large patio ~ thus the revision to the original painting. Decades ago, a huge stone fireplace was built by Roche Harbor founder John S. McMillin in what was once the banquet court adjacent to his Hotel de Haro. Highlight ~ Frequently the setting for his spectacular barbecues and banquets, he had the masonry inscribed with “Friendships fires are always burning.” The walkway leading from the hotel to the Roche Harbor pier bid his visitors adieu with the Scottish phrase, “God be wi’ ye till we meet again” ~ a fitting Holiday greeting!

 

 

• The Entire Islands Collection pdf ~ Click on this pdf to see and learn about all 17 paintings in this collection.

 

 

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