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Apr 153 min read

A Short Drive and a World Away

As some background about my painting style, my paintings are mostly completed in the moment, live scenes I try to capture as they happen....

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Nov 21, 20222 min read

Paint One Just For me!

Like many of you, my collector hasn't ever helped create her own painting! A commissioned oil painting is just that - we work together to...

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Jan 26, 20212 min read

New Toy! Sous Vide

COVID boredom forced me to discover new cooking tools, such as Instantpot - I've posted about the time saving meals it helps me make so I...

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Aug 21, 20201 min read

Got Lilikoi?

The Lilikoi crop is coming in on the tails of the mango season. This is the best time of year in Maui with all my favorite fresh fruits...

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Jun 30, 20201 min read

Sunday Beach Walk - Maui Style

My husband and I love to walk the south Maui Makena Beaches, especially during this quiet time on the island. We'll never see it like...

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May 1, 20202 min read

It Made My Day- And Theirs!

Commissioned painting of a great kiss in the waves!

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Apr 1, 20202 min read

Covid-19 Quarantine, by Boomer (the cat) with Nicole Nissen Hooper, Ghostwriter.

April 1, 2020. These are very interesting times....very strange time in the life of the Maui cat. The two authorities have not left the...

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