My heart always takes me back north—the Wonderland of my childhood. Although life’s path lead me to finally make my home in a wooded Missouri sanctuary, the call of loons still pulls me north. The Boundary waters are a vast canoe wilderness marking the north eastern border of Minnesota and stretching far into Canada. Elders now, John and me—plus our golden Sheba, Hana make gentle, annual extended fall journeys to paint on location. And to just respond and just take in the wonders around us. Larger oils—more reflected experiences are executed later in our home studio.