Hawaiian Artist Pegge Hopper

May 30th, 2015
Hawaiian Artist Pegge Hopper

  Every step we make can be filled with peace, joy  and serenity. Thich Nhat Hanh   Fabled romantic, idyllic Hawaii. I hadn’t seen my son Andrew Russell Towl  in the flesh, for two years. Way to long! A field trip was definitely called for! Thank goodness for air miles! I My first goal wherever […]

World of Art: The Hyde Collection: Modern Nature

July 27th, 2013
World of Art: The Hyde Collection: Modern Nature

Yesterday we took a drive to Glens Falls, NY to visit the Hyde Collection. It was a perfect New England summer day. Our mission was to mail a small original painting to Utah, and to send a giclée print on canvas of Raven Nest to Maine, then see to the show. The Hyde Collection is […]

Surprises in Surprising Places

March 23rd, 2013
Surprises in Surprising Places

St. Johnsbury, Vermont is in what Vermonters call the “North East Kingdom.” It’s waaaaaay up in the northeast corner of the state, pretty far from just about anywhere. I was there recently to take down a show of my work in the North East Kingdom Artisan’s Guild that had been up for 6 weeks. On […]

Shadow, Form, Line

June 3rd, 2012
 Shadow,  Form, Line

In the desert the bones of the earth are laid bare, seared and illuminated by harsh sun.                 Where there is water this revelation is transformed in the shimmering surface.               Time becomes visible in etched and shifted cracks layered with multi-colored […]

Shadow, Form, Line

June 3rd, 2012
 Shadow,  Form, Line

In the desert the bones of the earth are laid bare, seared and illuminated by harsh sun.                 Where there is water this revelation is transformed in the shimmering surface.               Time becomes visible in etched and shifted cracks layered with multi-colored […]

Exquisite Brevity

January 3rd, 2012
Exquisite Brevity

The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. ~Thomas Jefferson The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC is a haven for me. Restorative, informative, inspirational, reassuring. An afternoon spent there last week provided all of the above. Plus a bit of serendipitous surprise. The exhibit was […]

Exquisite Brevity

January 3rd, 2012

The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. ~Thomas Jefferson     The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC is a haven for me. Restorative, informative, inspirational, reassuring. An afternoon spent there last week provided all of the above. Plus a bit of serendipitous surprise. The […]