It took a Life-Changing Evacuation for us to realize… only my talent as an Artist and John’s Marine profession, could save our future somewhere to rebuild somewhere.   Not knowing if our homestead would survive… what do you take?  With only 24 hours to decide.   Family of two adults and 3 animals, our patented LEAF BAR table and watercolors, brushes, laptop computer, lots of important papers…a lot of Love.   Gas, food, water, put yacht in safe harbor and out we go 4AM north Florida and out of state.

Clouds, Mountains, Trees, Deer, River gave me the inspiration to create fun and fast Digital Art canvases for my students.

Structures in Tallahassee:  ski-scrapers at the top of the iconic Tallahassee Capital Hill.  Shocking new architecture at my FSU campus in Tallahassee. Modern architecture in Atlanta and magical highway overpasses seemed to defy gravity.  Iphone Photos capture quickly those paintings I could never do so fast.  After Irma, our landscapes in Broward county were not too bad… Marathon and lower Florida Keys were damaged to at least a year or more to be restored.  We took time to enjoy the Blue Ridge Mountain.  I joined the Art Center and will participate in plein air events in future.  I focused on the PleinAirArteasel Leaf Bar to create a digital canvas giclee and then enhance it…new technique for classes for the next 50 years…Enhanced Giclees: