30×22 pastel “Red Petals” is a blown-up view of intensely red gerbera daisy flower petals. I chose the dark green as a background color to offset the red, which is so very …
Madrone, Oak, Bay
22×30 watercolor I live in an area of California where there are many hiking trails in oak woodland. This watercolor shows a collage of fallen leaves of madrone, oak and …
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 …
Found Treasures
18×12 watercolor; 26×20 framed When I first moved back to California after living in New York for ten years, I went for lots of hikes. I could hardly go a few …
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 …
Violet Jade Gems
22×30 watercolor This lovely purple orchid plant was a birthday gift from my parents one year. I knew the flowers wouldn’t last forever, and I probably wouldn’t be able to …
Mandavilla Magic
22×30 pastel A mandavilla vine grows on my garden wall. I chose to use pastels for this painting to take advantage of the saturation of pigment in that medium. There …
Two Faces: Pansy & Geranium
24×30 oil pastel This large close-up focuses on the intricacies and “faces” of two flowers from the garden- a pansy and a geranium blossom. Published in Floral Birthday Calendar by Carlina …
Venusian Skies
22×30 pastel This pastel painting is without forms – just nebulous clouds of color. I imagined it as an abstract of atmospheric colors on some distant world.
Creative Force Meets Matter
12×22 pastel Inspired by a dream, this abstract is about the powerful impact of the creative force on reality.
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.
Rose
9×12 watercolor I painted this rose watercolor as a demonstration for an art class when my daughter was in high school.
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 …
Heart’s Desire
30×22 mixed media When I was a child, The Wizard of Oz was shown on television once a year. I watched it every chance I got – even though our TV …