9×13 watercolor Many people think of any and all insects as “bugs”, but that’s not really the case. Only insects of the order Hemiptera are true bugs, as are these two …
Madagascar Sunset Moth
22×30 watercolor The Madagascar Sunset Moth, Chrysiridia rhipheus, is one of the most beautiful winged creatures in the world – in my opinion. This one is painted so much larger than …
Autumn Crepe Myrtle
22×30 watercolor One fall, I noticed that the little crepe myrtle trees across the street seemed to have particularly colorful autumn leaves. I went over with my camera and took …
Two Dragons
22×30 pastel These two red dragons are, of course, snapdragons. At this size, though, with their odd faces and manes, they reminded me more of some type of mythical, floral …
Purple Majesty
22×30 pastel A purple iris bloomed in my front garden. Such a purple! It was incredibly rich, deep and velvety. I wanted to capture that color. It took many different …
Purple Lisianthus
22×30 watercolor The first time I ever grew a purple lisianthus in my garden, I was amazed at how beautiful it was. I tried to capture the essence of it …
Foundlings
14×16 watercolor; 20.5×23 framed Foundlings is a collection of a few favorite items I found while on walks in the woods and on the beach. It struck me that each one …
Mussel Shell
9×12 watercolor I brought the mussel shell and dried seaweed home from the beach one day. I made a few small paintings from them, in subtle, natural colors. In 2006, this …
Autumn Leaves
22×30 pastel This pastel is a very enlarged view of a few autumn leaves in all their intensely colorful glory. Click here to view the original in my Shop.
Winter Fruits
16×24 watercolor; 23×30 framed Pomegranate and persimmon are the lovely fruits I associate with winter time. Warm, rich hues – and so delicious! I added a few liquid amber leaves to …
Beautiful Beasts Emerging
30×22 watercolor My favorite winged insect, the Madagascar Sunset Moth, is featured in this dream image. The painting was inspired by a series of images that insinuated themselves into my …
Beauty in the Beasts
22×15 watercolor Beauty in the Beasts was inspired by a dream… I held several pets in my arms. I couldn’t tell you exactly what they were, but I was happy …
Feast Food
26×20 watercolor; 30×24 Feast Food was created to benefit the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (Marin MOCA). Twenty four artists were invited from MOCA membership to create works based on dishes to be prepared …
Cosmic Currents
15×22 mixed water media Cosmic Currents is a wild mass of colorful energies. The painting is more opaque than most of my other mixed water media pieces because I used …