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In coastal Northwestern first nations mythology, Raven is a mischevous, powerful, trickster that brought back light, fire, the moon, the stars for the benefit of the people. It is my greatest hope that we can bring back this gift from the edge of extinction. On our ranch on the Sanpoil River, the Colville Tribes have successfully introduced chinook salmon into the West Fork on our ranch. Reds, (salmon nests) have been found that establishes they like the water enough to spawn. I can only hope they thrive.

I paint on location a lot using canvas as a camera. Plein air painting is the zen of painting. It is being in the moment. It is a light poem reflecting creation from the mirror of a single soul. Light stopped in the fabric of time, becoming material. Starlight caught in the web of earth's karma on the eternal path of existence. I work en plein air daily as a gardener works his garden, in contrast to my studio work which is a reflection of what I've found most significant in those daily efforts. It usually has to do with light and substance. Light is the substance of the universe from which all is derived. It is a marvelous yet challenging privilege to be a painter. I love painting en plein air. It is a method that reflects today's world...