oil painting by Mike Simpson of an Alaska summer between Tok Alaska and Glen Allen

Gallery Update of New Paintings

Just a short note to let you know I have made a gallery update with of a couple of new paintings I have just fininished. Plus there are others gallery updates that I made recently so you might choose to take a look if you haven’t been there in a while. You can view the particulars for each piece in the …

…And Life Goes On

Word has gotten out and that’s typical for a small town like Montrose. Mother passed away a week ago. Many of you have called to express condolences. Thank you. I appreciate it. I’d like to thank the great staff, nurses and doctors at Montrose Memorial Hospital and staff and nurses at Hope West (Hospice) that helped us get through this …

Unexpected Weather Weekend

Guess I should have paid closer attention to the weather forecast last weekend. It would’ve been worth actually looking at it I suppose. I recall something about a chance of rain but I interpreted it as to say a chance of scattered showers, or something to that effect. As it turned out it was a rather unexpected weather event. I …

Returning to The North Country

I guess I knew it had to happen sooner or later. I’m just as glad it’ll be sooner. I’ll be returning to The North Country this summer. They say that once you’ve been to The North Country you never really leave. I have found that to be true. This is one of the posts you probably missed because of the …

Richardson Amphitheater

In the eighteen hundreds, Dr. Sylvester Richardson and his bride settled in an area near Moab, Utah. This homestead flat is called the Richardson Amphitheater and it’s where I spent last weekend painting the Utah red rock landscape and enjoying life. To get there, go west on I-70 and take the Cisco exit to Moab, Hwy 128, and follow along the …

Home Again, Home Again.

  Well, I made it home this afternoon. It was a great ride and trouble free, except for that little glitch with the electronic display that I ultimately fixed. But Hey! That was just a minor inconvenience. Yes the weather was a little iffy on a number of days and the wind was definitely a factor but you know, if …

Timing is Every Thing

I’m in the home stretch after a fabulous week long ride to San Antonio on the Harley. Last night I left you in Roswell, New Mexico. Tonight I’m in Alamosa, Colorado, a scant 3 hours from home.I had lunch in Santa Fe and was in pretty good shape to make it on home today but the wind was brutal so …

Blue Bonnets Found…Sort of

This was the best I could come up with. I took this in Johnson City yesterday evening. On a side note, Johnson City is the home town of LBJ. His ranch is near by. I had planned on staying in Johnson City last night but by the time I got there, it was early enough that I pressed on to …

The Alamo

Glenn took me on a tour of downtown San Antonio yesterday. We first visited the Alamo and then walked on down to the famed “Riverwalk”. The Alamo was quite impressive. It was very crowded unfortunately and made it difficult to really grasp the full impact of the place. It’s no wonder however, that Texans are so proud of their heritage. …