Upcoming events:

Most of the year has been spent in writing and illustrating my next book, "Portraits of the Prairie." It will be released in 2011 by the University of Nebraska Press.

More humanitarian work is scheduled for Mexico and Africa in 2009. And as always, my sketchbook and watercolors will be in my backpack.

This original watercolor painting was recently sold at auctioned to raise funds for Pathways Hospice. High quality, digital prints are available at $125. They measure 16 x 20 inches and are printed on acid-free watercolor paper. If interested, please call Jodee at 970.663.3500, or visit the Hospice website: www.Pathways-Care.org.

Sketching the walled City of Dubrovnik

On a recent trip to the Adriatic I found the area of Slovenia and Croatia to be an artist's paradise . . . mountain vistas, seaside villages, and ancient ruins were subjects to start the creative juices flowing

Assisting Dr. Kuyaya in a remote health clinic

I returned from Kenya, East Africa November 4, 2009. My mission: to deliver two dental units and a portable dental chair to Tenwek, a remote mission hospital. As always, I recorded my impressions of this land in 40 simple ink and watercolor sketches.