Author: Sarah Richards

The waters of Penn Cove on Whidbey Island, WA are ever changing. This day, I was sitting at a meeting of the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association when the muted grays insisted that I photograph them. Coupeville is the county seat of Island County (which includes Whidbey and Camano Islands) and yet it is a small… Read more

I got lucky being a beginning farmer on Whidbey Island starting in 1999 and got to know several people farming land their families had farmed for generations. This image is taken from the property of one of those farmers, looking at the house of another. The poignant thing about this picture is what is missing.… Read more

While this image of waves breaking could have been taken on either of the islands I have called home, it was actually taken near Princetown, Victoria, Australia. I was taken with the idea that beyond these waves was Antarctica, plus they are simply beautiful. Check out Breaking Waves — available as canvas prints, framed prints,… Read more

Hiking up the trail at Ebey’s Landing you can look away from the water and see this view of the fields and Mt. Baker. In this field they had planted cabbage that farmers grow for the seed. Apparently, cabbage seed grown on Whidbey (and the Skagit Valley) is of excellent quality and they export it… Read more

Looking across Penn Cove when it was foggy yet still blue. This vague image of a sail boat at anchor is evocative of ghost ships and their legends. Check out Ghost Ship — available as canvas prints, framed prints, phone cases, tote bags, and many more products. Shop This Artwork on Fine Art America → Read more

Focus on what is right in front of you. The wonders of the Salish Sea and the mountains are still there, but sometimes you just have to look at what is right there and it can be beautiful. Check out Ebey’s Bluff Grasses — available as canvas prints, framed prints, phone cases, tote bags, and… Read more

Some sailors taught their children to “box a compass” which means to name the points going all around the circle. One fall I thought it would be fun to mark those points with maple leaves in honor of my father who taught that to me. Check out Compass Rose of Maple Leaves — available as… Read more