“Fishing on Lake Wenatchee” collection Snohomish County Courthouse, Everett, WA

American Scrolls

American Scrolls consists of landscapes from three regions of the U.S.: “Autumn Scrolls” from the Northeast; “Pacific Scrolls” from the Pacific Rim, and “Desert Scrolls” from the Southwest. They are mixed media: acrylics and photography on rice paper, often mounted on Belgian linen.

“Buddha and Checkerboard” from home of Jean Jongeward, Seattle

East and West, Near and Far

Still life compositions, mostly found in homes of friends, family, and acquaintances around the world. They range in size from miniatures to large paintings, mostly oil pastels and photography on heavy Arches paper.

“Rowboats” from Cama Beach Portfolio

Camano Island

A specific place in the world nestled in the Puget Sound and at the convergence of two river deltas, the Skagit and the Stillaguamish. Includes “Cama Beach Portfolio.

“Interior, the Little Mosque” Ashkelon, Israel (from the 14^th Century)

Architectural Elements from Israel

Since 1991 we have been photographing and painting architectural structures and remnants from various periods, mostly Islamic. Some of these sites are not accessible to the public or no longer exist.

“Sandpipers” Stillaguamish Wetlands

Nature

Divided into three sections: Compositions with birds; butterflies; and flowers.

“Grand Central Station, 8:11 A.M.”

American Icons

Paintings of iconic American landmarks and holidays. Influences: Norman Rockwell, Edward Hopper, the Farm Security Administration, and others.

“Casbah”

Dying of Romanticism

First exhibited at the Jerusalem Theatre during the Jerusalem International Film Festival in 1996, this series of paintings is a meditation on the nature of media and the roots of Romanticism.

"Megilla (Scroll of the Book of Esther)" Jerusalem, 2005

Judaica

We have often found inspiration in the sites and artifacts of religious faith. Art began as an expression of spirituality, even in the cave paintings of Lascaux. We return often to Israel for many reasons, but among them is to gather material for our art.

Bedrock, Princess Louise Inlet

Natural Abstracts

Abstraction is a matter of seeing patterns that may occur in the natural world out of context, or out of scale, or changing the palette.

“Lost Teddy”

Doodad City

A series of works combining words and pictures, for example. “lost teddy” began as a photo taken with a cheap pocket camera, then printed with an old dot matrix printer onto a torn sheet of hand made paper and painted over.

“Me and Medici”

Europa

“Tulip Field, Skagit Flats”

Yonnah's Paintings

“Totem I”

They are the Hosts; We are the Guests

Paintings of Native Americana including totems, regalia, and portraits.

Ethiopians I

Ethiopians

Operation Solomon took place over 2 days in late May of 1991, when over 15,000 Ethiopian Jews were suddenly airlifted out of a civil war and brought to Israel.

We hope that if you find this of interest, you will take the time to further explore our website. Each page is like an exhibit, and some lead to other exhibits on related themes.