Shop Archival Prints On the street leading up to our Fairfax house a persimmon tree hangs over a neighbor’s fence. At the time I painted this, my husband, Joe and I had been living in this neighborhood for several years. Every fall, as I went by it, I thought I... 
This painting was fun to paint and yet I could never find myself really satisfied with the outcome. It just looked like a overgrown tropical postcard. I collaged leaves in – hand cutting paper photos – to replace the all-black background behind the... 
I found this blue door while strolling through a tiny village called Quarante in Languedoc, in southwest France. I was on vacation with my parents. Those 12 days in France continue to be some of the best days I’ve ever spent on vacation, and I love being... 
These roses hung down towards my face from a trellis in a rose allee in the Jardin de Plantes. It was a trip back to Paris, in late May, 1998, before I’d really begun painting in earnest. Yet, the photograph stayed with me, telling me to paint it, already! I... 
Shop Archival Prints We go regularly to Kauai to re-generate our energy and spirits. I took this photo on one trip and painted most of it on another. I spend lots of time painting when we are there; there are many more tropical paintings in me wanting to come out!... 