by KarinUrquhart | Mar 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
On one of my several trips to Alaska, we stopped in the Yukon Territory and went aboard the S.S. Klondike which was the largest of a fleet sailing between Dawson City and Whitehorse in the early 1900s.I was fascinated by the galley stocked as it would have been a...
by KarinUrquhart | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
I spent 36 Springs in the extraordinarily special place known as Death Valley National Park. Each morning, when the sun came up, I walked out into the dunes at Stovepipe Wells and marveled at the patterns the wind, water and erosion had made. So this is called...
by KarinUrquhart | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
As you can see, the piano in this painting is a square grand (known as a parlor grand) and is 150+ years old. I am fortunate to have it in my home and I often think of all of the people and musicians (also people by the way!) who have gathered around it in the past,...
by KarinUrquhart | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
The name of this painting is “Erika’s Flowers”. These beautiful white gladiolas are in memorium to a very lovely and very special family member. The Native American and Eastern Religious symbols in this painting represent a part of her many broad...
by KarinUrquhart | Feb 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Playland at the Beach, San Francisco, opened in the 1920’s and was a favorite of young and old alike until it was demolished in 1972 to make way for condominiums. Those who enjoyed it’s wide variety of entertainment will well remember Laughing Sally who adorned the...
by KarinUrquhart | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Bryce Canyon National Park in Southwestern Utah is famous for the largest collection of hoodoos—the distinctive rock formations at Bryce—in the world. The glow of pink permeates the Canyon in all it’s locations. This is a view from one of the many turnouts on...
by KarinUrquhart | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
I love eucalyptus trees! This oil painting I call “On the Road to Dogtown” is along a stretch of Highway 1 in West Marin County near the art community of Dogtown. I took the liberty of taking out the asphalt highway and making it a wide path through the...
by KarinUrquhart | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
It is a rare occasion when you come upon Denali, formerly known as Mt. McKinley, that you can see this magnificent mountain in all it’s glory. This day was one of those occasions. Denali means “The Great One” in the Native American language. As it is...
by KarinUrquhart | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
This charming Teapot Shop is located in the small town of Duncan Mills, in Northern California where the Russian River meets the sea. The sign underneath the colorful flowers says: “Global Destination, One Teapot at a Time”. It caught my eye due to the...
by KarinUrquhart | Jan 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dominga Springs, in Lassen County, is known for not only it’s beauty, but for the water’s healing power. People come from all over the area and beyond to bottle up it’s therapeutic properties. This oil painting was created when the fall colors were...
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