April 12, 2017 – When love leads

April 12, 2017 – When love leads

Starting a new one – my first painting of tulips(!). The warm colors are a welcome change for me. Last week at dinner with a couple of the artists in the Friday group, the subject of jury duty came up and I found myself recounting the experience I had when I sat...
April 5, 2017 – Ain’t mishavin’

April 5, 2017 – Ain’t mishavin’

That last bee, last bud, last flower center painted. This one is now officially finished. I’m calling it “Eden.” Look for it on my website later this week. It’s already spoken for, but I’ll have beautiful giclee prints available soon....
March 29, 2017 – Why make art?

March 29, 2017 – Why make art?

I’m back to the painting of apple blossoms I started last spring – it’s the perfect thing to paint – and be in love with – in this moment. I spent the day last Tuesday sitting on the jury for this year’s Sausalito Art Festival.  It’s a...
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Ho’omana

Shop Archival Prints I just love plumeria. They’re my absolute favorite tropical flower—the way their petals spiral inward, their pristine grace, their elegant simplicity. And then there’s their scent: fresh, clean, heavenly. Even though I already have hundreds of...
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March 22, 2017 – Desiderata – things desired

“The painting of plumeria started last month on Kauai is done. I’m just not yet sure what its name is…” It’s all gotten to me lately – the state of the world, especially as depicted by the news media, the political situation, the divisiveness...