From June to October the humpback whales travel along the Humbolt current just off the coast of the beach where I live. Some days, driving down the coast, Ruta del Spondylus, its hard to keep your...
Coastal Art
She Believed She Could
I love powerful prosaic quotes, and this one inspires my ability to manifest my best ideas. I keep this sign on my wall to remind me how powerful imagination can be. Its a fun sign because it...
Octopus’ Garden
The fantasy of the Beatles music had captured a whole generation. How could I resist this opportunity to make a sign for the beach?
Fly High to See the Full Reality
Original Watercolor, 2018 Our lives are filled with dramas. We are often so close to them, it is like standing next to a breeching whale. Whales seem enormous when you are close and they make a big...
Fresh Catch
Original Watercolor – 2017 If you drive down the Ruta de Spondylus, you may recognize these two entrepreneurs from the fishing villages along the coast. Or maybe you only recognize the lobster and...
Gringas in a Moto-Taxi
Original Watercolor – 2017 The Moto-taxi is a cheap, practical way for local citizens to travel in their community. But many extranjeros visiting Manabi, a ride in a Moto-taxi is as much exciting as...
Early Birds
Original Watercolor – 2016 I arrived at the beach at 6:30am because I wanted to see the fresh fish come out of the nets. But I was too late. The fish were long gone, and nets were being...
Tital Pools
Original Watercolor, 2015 During low tide, at the far end of Puerto Cayo’s beach, you can find the “Piedreras.” These are ancient lava flows worn down by wave action with older, sea rocks...
Waves of Opportunity
Original Watercolor, 2015 With each wave, jewels of unusual rocks and shells are washed up on Manabi’s coastal beaches. You’d must be fast if you want to collect them. One instant you see them, and...
Ancestors Among Us
Recently I did a cover illustration for Bay Soundings, a colorful and informative publication that focuses on estuary issues in Tampa Bay. The story dealt with the ancient creatures that once...