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I am obsessed by color. I am a sucker for the drama of striking light. I keep being drawn to the lush fullness of fruit. I’m soothed by looking at flowers. I think food can be as beautiful as anything else. I want only the simplicity of watercolor – painting pure pigment on cotton paper. I love to make these paintings.

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For four years I faithfully wrote weekly journal entries for my blog.  Now and then I go back to what I’ve written and think that some of this huge body of  content could be given new life – but the impulse was to use my speaking voice this go-round.

Watercolor Conversations with Cara Brown is the result.  I am re-visiting some of these journal entries – sharing the stories, seeking, and inspiration in my written words – along with whatever else occurs to me to say at this point in time. 

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May 31, 2017 – Painting the Light

May 31, 2017 – Painting the Light

Here it is! Meet "Gala" - my newest painting. Look for the story in my gallery later this week. During Marin Open Studios earlier this month, I was paid a visit by two lovely people – Trinette and James - who I’d met at last summer’s San Anselmo festival and they took...

May 24, 2017 – When whispers become passions

May 24, 2017 – When whispers become passions

"Getting there with my parrot tulip painting - and contemplating what's next." There is this idea in our culture that we should find our passion. What’s more, we hear that this passion is like a switch – you come upon a way to channel your energies and boom: You fall...

May 17, 2017 – Painting the truth

May 17, 2017 – Painting the truth

My tulip painting is coming along - I'm having fun with these colors! Marin Open Studios 2017 has just passed, which means I spent the past two weekends hanging out at my mom’s real estate office in Larkspur, my artwork all over the walls, as people came in to see it....