My latest acquisition, Annie Strickler's plein aire' painting, "Royalton at Dusk", 6 1/4 x 15 15/16" oil on panel.  A student of JD Wissler, and a four-year employee of Lynden Gallery, it seemed fitting to bring a work of Annie's into my collection.  I've watched her work blossom in recent years, as she has begun to make time for painting.  It hangs in my bathroom to the right of the sink, where I see it every morning and evening.  David and I find much satisfaction in walks by the river on Sundays after church at St. Stephens.