Live Oak at Mepkin Abbey
In the low country of South Carolina is Mepkin Abbey, on the banks of the Charles River, settled on several thousand acres, where the live oak trees bend like monks at prayer! Watercolor • 2004
The Little Chapel at Winthrop University
The Little Chapel at Winthrop University Rock Hill, S.C., where Woodrow Wilson was converted as a young man.
Lighthouse on the Way to Mull
Off the west coast of Scotland is the island of Iona, famous for a monastery established in 564 AD by St. Columba. From there missionaries reached out with the gospel to the Scots. It takes several ferry connections to reach Iona. We got as far as Mull but missed the last ferry. So we settled …
Light on a Mountain Morning
Early on a Sunday morning I stepped outside to see these fingers of fog half veiling Grandfather Mountain, near Linville. It seemed like an artist unveiling a half-finished painting. Watercolor • 2015
A Lazy Afternoon on Moses Cone
With friends on a retreat I climbed up this hill near Blowing Rock on an October afternoon. We came across these wise creatures taking a nap with Grandfather Mountain behind them – a reminder that leaders need times to nap too! Watercolor • 2015
Late Afternoon on Oyster Bay
On British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast is a lovely home whose owners take pleasure in inviting hard-working folks for a place to rest and recoup. The calm on the cove quietly invites those who come to receive the gift of peace for frantic minds and hearts. Watercolor • 2011
Keswick Hotel in the Lake Country of England
In the summer of 2000, after some teaching engagements, I stayed in this lovely small hotel, wishing Jeanie could be with me. I made this very small watercolor painting and took it home to her. It still sits on our piano.