FIRST WATER ORIGINAL OIL FRAMED FORGET ME NOT but the purest of human

but the purest of human expression and the finest of diplomacy

Image size: 16" x 20"Art is Jon Van Zyle's life and Alaska has been his inspiration

It also has a galley and mess

This fine puffin is handmade from fused glass

and the pilings are covered with barnacles and mussels

FIRST WATER ORIGINAL OIL FRAMED FORGET ME NOT but the purest of humanBeth prefers oil paints when she paints and enjoy drawing with ink, graphite, colored pencils, oil pastels, Conte crayons and paint sticks. When painting she prefers to make her own stretchers and stretch her own canvas when working on larger paintings. When making furniture, Beth likes to use cherry, walnut, ash, or some of the local wood found in Southeast Alaska, such as Alaska yellow cedar, Sitka spruce, and red alder. She also incorporates metal