I had lunch with my parents on the back terrace in the place we stayed in Quarante, in Langedoc in France – the same village where Blue Door is. I love the colors in the salad and wine and was intrigued to paint the reflections and shadows in the glasses and... 
In June 2009, I showed my work at the La Jolla Festival of the Arts for the first time. The festival organizers (the Torrey Pines Kiwanis) seemed to like my work. A few months later, they invited me to submit a concept for the 2010 festival poster. I was thrilled! To... 
There’s nothing like a deadline to light a fire under my butt. I really wanted to submit a painting to the California State Fair Art of Wine exhibit the summer of 2011. A painting of mine had been accepted in that category the previous three years in a row and I... 
There’s something about the time of year.when we come out of winter. I had just painted something with more muted colors making me crave bright, intense, warm colors. A year before as I came out of winter, I painted Awakening, Joseph’s Coat roses growing... 
Icarus is a stately Borzoi (Russian wolfhound) who lives with his mom Beverley and canine siblings. I met his mom at the Healdsburg art festival one September. We made a lovely connection which deepened when she had the thought that I might paint Icarus’... 