Our dog Pagau has been an inspiration for my work for 7 years, He was rescued in China as a small puppy by my daughter who was teaching in a small village in the Hunan Province. It took several months and an epic journey across China and the Pacific Ocean to bring him safely home to San Juan Island in Washington State.

I began to observe and paint Pagau's moments of contemplation and his story now unfolds visually through his discoveries. There are over sixty paintings in the series and I donate many to animal welfare organizations for fund raising events in hopes that our good fortune can be shared by others as well.