This was a fun painting! I painted it in a just a week – super fast in my painting life. It was done as a gift of appreciation for someone who is really generous to Joe and me. She is in my painting group and had attempted to paint a shell like this on a full sheet...
shop for archival prints Broadway” is a show stopper of a rose – with intense color, big fat buds and a heady fragrance. What’s not to love? I was coddling a set of images I took of a trio of these roses, full and open, in the early evening light. The flowers...
Shop Archival Prints One a cool January morning, as I walked by a neighbor’s front yard, this cluster of succulents catching the just rising sunlight jumped up at me, telling me to take their picture. Succulents have been quite popular in paintings, sculptures as...
This painting brings together two stories — one of roses, the other of paper. The roses are an exception to my usual practice. I don’t repaint the same image, no matter how much I’ve loved it or wished I’d done something differently. I always want to move forward. But...
On November 11, 2020, at just about 2 in the morning my very beloved dad took his last breath and his spirit left his earthly body. He was the most amazing dad. Everyone who knew him says “what a guy.” The first man to love me, someone said the week he died. My...
