I was painting this just as I had agreed to show at Marin Open Studios for the first time. I was terrified of the leaves – all that detail! But I did them! I was working on the final layers of the bud at this point. This is the last piece I painted on 140 lb... This is Pink Plumeria before I whacked off 8 inches of it and made it square. It never was a very strong painting. Though I did have fun with color in the petals and learned about putting compliments in to create great darks. I used some of the quinacridone rose from... This painting along with Bud the Dog, Blue Door, Roses for Annie and Full Circle were in a plastic bag stored under my bed for a a long time, maybe a couple of years. My girlfriend Brenda told me to get them out and get them framed! She said that I had something and I... I had this paiting banging around in my life for so long before I protected it with a frame. I had it in the window sill of my studio, as part of an altar in the pink room. I had no idea that I was really an artist and that anyone would find this precious enough to... 
Contact Me For Details This painting reflects a world that no longer exists. These lilies floated in a pond outside the Plantation Gardens restaurant in Kiahuna Plantation on south side of Kauai. The restaurant didn’t survive the pandemic and most of the ponds... 