9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
In painting this scene, I was trying to capture the variations of color and patterns in the water. And, if you look very closely, you may see the dragonflies that I included. They were so entertaining to watch as I painted.
12″ x 9″ oil on linen panel
My much loved friend Susan has a grove of Aspen adjacent to her property. In this painting I am catching them at daybreak in late summer.
9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
I painted this on a day when weather reports indicated the sun would be fleeting. Instead, it was sunshine all day. Such a joy! This painting began with an interest in the reflections of boats in the Santa Cruz Harbor. From my painting spot I was able enjoy the activity of sailors and kayakers heading in and out.
Awarded …
2nd place, Coastal Arts League, Annual Juried Painting Show (2023)
Exhibited …
2024 – New Museum Los Gatos “Greater Bay Area Open”
2023 – Coastal Arts League “Seasons of Beauty” Annual Painting Show
6″ x 8″ (sold)
There are lots of beautiful scenes to paint near Pigeon Point Lighthouse and have almost painted this large rock outcrop several times. I did some rambling around to find it’s “good side” and had this go at it.
9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
Usually I think of a plein air painting as finished as I’m packing up my gear to leave. This time, I added the riders later to give the piece more of a sense of a story and to provide additional balance to the composition.
10″ x 12″ (sold)
The carousel in Parc Monceau in Paris is an all time favorite. Maybe because it references my childhood literary favorites. The Nautilus Submarine is from Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The plane from Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry. Regardless it brings a bit of joy to the heart to see children play and at Parc Monceau some of the little girls do so in charming summer dresses.
Exhibited …
2022 – Coastal Arts League “Kindred Spirits”
8″ x 10″ (sold)
Spring is such an amazing time of year in the area foothills. In this Plein air painting, I’m appreciating the cool shade of a nearby oak surrounded by late spring greens punctuated a sense of the summer yellows to come.
16″ x 20″ Oil on linen panel
This painting captures a personal memory. My husband (Mark) and our much loved Dalmatian (Beau) walk gingerly on a rickety footbridge near the Genesee River in Rochester New York. Beau is terrified of heights and Mark has a thing for sound construction.
Exhibited …
2022 – Coastal Arts League “Kindred Spirits” (Honorable Mention)
6″ x 6″ oil on linen panel
This view is from above Luffenholtz Beach in Humboldt County with views north toward Trinidad. It’s a beautiful spot and a lot to capture on this small panel.
11″ x 14″ (private collection)
I was attracted to this scene by the sandstone pillar’s angular puzzle shapes. Then, as the morning sun illuminated the distant bluff at just right angle, I was taken by the the warm green reflections in the water. That moment of morning shimmer persists in my memory even as the bluffs themselves erode and change.
Exhibited …
2022 – Coastal Arts League “Annual Juried Painting Show” (Honorable Mention)
