These birds live for sweet nectar, and if you make it easy for them, a bowl of sugar. Their location seems appropriate; a mesmeric island where the good life runs thick. Oddly enough, if you…

Venus has been at the Bitter End for over 30 years. She has a beautiful full face. My battery is about to run out, so I’ll have to elaborate later. Nice day at the Bitter…

The Club House Bar at The Bitter End Yatch Club has a really cool collection of mostly intact glass bottels sanded by the sea. The sun seems to find them high up on the rack,…

Sweet sunset cruise on a catamaran through the islands. Can’t paint on a boat very well, so mostly from memory. Nothing subtle about the sunsets here. It’s a pretty special place. I’m taking the rest…

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I’m getting a workout. I wiped out two canvases today. That happens sometimes, and it’s ok. Repeated wipeouts are better than a bad start that will madden you all the way through. But I had…

This is a place where all seems right with the world. I arrived yesterday. I was tired, a bit worn out from the past few weeks, and feeling really thankful for such a reprieve. The Bitter…

Totally disconnected. I went the thrifty traveler route. I have to spend one night in St. Thomas because the airline changed the flight time. I arrived too late to catch the last ferry off the…

Wow. I’m too tired to be witty, and I think my one liners can not do this place justice. I’m taking the rest of the day to soak it up, and take a deep breath.…

She gave me permission to say it. It did not come easy. No one, especially the young with their lives ahead of them, want to publicize their shortcomings around the playground. So I tried to…