September 8, 2015 – Scattering seeds

September 8, 2015 – Scattering seeds

The painting “Still” that found its home this weekend. I have just spent three days at the Sausalito Art Festival, showing and selling my artwork. This is the eighth year in a row that I’ve been invited to show at this festival – one of the top outdoor art...
September 1, 2015 – My Donna

September 1, 2015 – My Donna

Donna and me at my 50th birthday. When I was 25 and making plans to marry my first husband, my mom asked me to go see a therapist named Donna. She wanted Donna to talk me out of marrying him. I was marrying an alcoholic and my mom was – understandably – pretty...
Sungold

Sungold

Shop Archival Prints It was a bright Saturday morning early in tomato season at Mike and Julie’s garden in San Anselmo. This was just such a nice arrangement of the little tomatoes and their star-shaped sepals.  And then – of course – the light! I...
Douce

Douce

This painting began the evening before I was to lead a Saturday workshop on painting glass. At the last minute, I wanted something new to work on—something real, not just an exercise. It was early June, around 6 p.m., and I wandered the yard looking for flowers to...
August 25, 2015 – It all works out in the end

August 25, 2015 – It all works out in the end

I worked my way through the hydrangea last night – on to the rose! I need to finish soon! I subscribe to a magazine called “The Intelligent Optimist.” It’s filled with all kinds of good news, that fuels my hope for the future of the planet and humanity. They are...