We took the train table backdrop out to Port Orchard and delivered it to its new home.  At first we were thinking that we couldn't fit...

Yes, I have decided that it's finished! Yay! (And there was much rejoicing.)  I took all the pieces outside and got some pictures, i...

(Andy wants to help.) I think I may have finished painting today. I need to set it all up and look at it in the cold hard light of tomo...

I decided I should add some madronas in with all these conifers.

I've been enjoying listening to the Writing Excuses podcast (with Brandon Sanderson and company). One of the things that they talk a...

I painted five days a week for the past three weeks. Yay! Making progress. A few details: I finished listening to The Name of t...

I've been able to paint every day this week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. I think working on the Mod Prom decorations got me back in ...

What I've been working on today.

Making slow progress on the train table backdrop . I've got things down to a science. I can fit two of the big boards on our kitche...

I've been trying to sneak in some painting time during Andy's nap. This is not easy, but I think I'm developing a system. Sl...

I've been painting outside! Finally got started on the model train backdrop . Doug goes back to work in two weeks, so I'm tryin...

Yesterday we (the kids and I) went out to Port Orchard and set up the primed plywood on the train table so I could sketch out some ideas. I...

Guess what this is? It's my new painting project! I'm doing a backdrop for a model train table. 18 feet long (in five panels) and...