pnw25 travel art journal
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Tail End of Vacation
Cabin Patch, Cascade Mountains a spit of steep landunpretentious, rough and true,a deft dreamcatcher. —dotty seiter ===== ==== Notes about poem and art:• “Cabin Patch” speaks of a visit with Scott and Alisa to the Cascades where they have a sweet little patch of land.• Walking Barefoot came into being at our gate at SeaTac Continue reading
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Hiking Beside, Not Kayaking In
Deception Pass, Whidbey Island narrow channel. fierce tides force whirling eddies, whitefroth a bright blessing —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “Deception” is a haiku that places me right back on the high bridge that spans Deception Pass where we watched two kayakers contending with the force of the outgoing tide. Better Continue reading
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Island Entertainments
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts countless practice hours,days, weeks, years. Django guitar,harmonica, wow. —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “Whidbey” celebrates a world-class musical performance by Antoine Boyer and Yeore Kim as part of DjangoFest NW 2025. Totally knocked our socks off.• A Moment celebrates the meditative joy of playing with Continue reading
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A Wednesday in September
Perfect Pacific Northwest Vacation Day hike the high bluff trail,walk the beach beneath, cozyup in fleece to nap —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “Perfect,” with a mere seventeen syllables, puts me right back on Whidbey Island on the bluff, on the beach, in that fleece blanket. • At Ease took considerable Continue reading
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D&D Getaway
Daybreak tide out beach exposedquiet water in the soundgood morning whidbey —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “Daybreak” captures in a few syllables the feeling of waking to our first dawn on Whidbey Island in September in a rented home right at the water’s edge.• Dry Footfalls is my color swatch memento Continue reading
My Story
In 2014, I grab an unexpected opportunity to paint.
To make art.
I get hooked.
In 2015 I start a blog—a diary of my life as an artist.
I post my paintings and their stories. The good, the bad, the ugly.
My compass points: bust through fear, be playful, get messy, trust my gut.
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