Hell to Pay orangatang

Hell to Pay orangatangEl Topia Washington is home to this grand ol grain elevator and silo but there is a story to how the town got its name. Allegedly many many years ago there was a Scottish railroad foreman who upon seeing an avalanche caused by workers remarked in his thick accent that when the powers that be find out what had happened "there was going to be hell to pay!" Over the years that foreboding prose morphed into the towns current name El Topia! I just love

Playful and full of life

Onto the Verge

A breathe taking scenic wonder on the Oregon Washington border

i used Crystal Powdered paint (Brusho) and regular tube paint (American Journey Watercolor) to create this joyous image

I am currently making a weekly Vlog about my journey and adventure moving around the country in a small RV painting and teaching and basically funhaving as i go

about the Artwork:

There is just something magical about Sea Turtles not the least of which is the fact that on land they are -shall we say- less than graceful but under water they are poetry in motion

The title was a gift also from my Mentor and dear friend Bev Jozwiak

I Painted this Original for very dear friends who have been super supportive and wonderful over my many years as an Artist

So much more

be/yF4oXzN9gGE) by Artist Ward Jene Stroud

Picacho Peak in Arizona is an iconic and magical place