Macarons

Macarons

La Durée is a venerable Salon de Thé – tea house – in Paris. I took the photo that became this painting while on a trip there with Anne and Brad – my sister-in-law and nephew. This image has been calling to me to paint it as a companion to the...
A Celebration of Pink

A Celebration of Pink

I was at my mom and dad’s, in their garden taking photos of roses, when I happened to notice the lovely afternoon light coming through this rhododendron. The image that became this painting told me to paint it – it was almost a painting as it was. I just...
Fauchon Éclairs

Fauchon Éclairs

I took a photo of these brightly colored eclairs in a fancy food shop called Fauchon on a trip to Paris in the late autumn of 2004 with my brother, Matt. When I saw the photo in the display of the camera, my first thought was “this would make a fun...
Birds in Paradise

Birds in Paradise

Shop Archival Prints These bird of paradise flowers were growing in the front yard of a home in the Marine Street-Wind-and-Sea part of La Jolla, CA. As a result of the La Jolla Festival of the Arts in June 2009, I was asked to submit three ideas for the poster art for...
Blueberry Symphony

Blueberry Symphony

Shop Archival Prints These blueberries found me on a farm in Nevada City, California, while on a weekend with friends. The bright summer sun accentuated all the colors the berries pass through on the way to our cereal bowls and pie plates. Just like the Zinfandel...