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My Portfolio
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Cloud Dragon
This painting is part of a series of dragon screens that represented the keepers of the earth elements. They care for the clouds that hold the rain, the water, that transport life and fire that provides warmth and light. This is the cloud dragon, that controls the water from above.
Fire Dragon
This screen is one of three screens with elemental dragons flying across them. This one is the Fire Dragon, keeper of light and warmth, able to cleanse all things.
Water Dragon
These is the third in a series of dragon screens. This is the water dragon, the ruler of moving bodies of water. I controls the gentile streams, the flowing rivers and the raging seas. I is the yang masculine power of generation.
Black Dragon
This painting and the "Black Dragon 2 were experiments in using different black acrylic paints. I wanted to play with texture, light and what different black colored paints would do to the surface of a painting. I chose to only concentrate on the head of a mythic beast to simplify and use the eye as a contrast and area of focus.
Black Dragon
This painting and the "Black Dragon" were experiments in using different black acrylic paints. I wanted to play with texture, light and what different black colored paints would do to the surface of a painting. I chose to only concentrate on the head of a mythic beast to simplify and use the eye as a contrast and area of focus.
Ginkgo Leaves with Water Dragon
This painting is part of a series of ginkgo leaf paintings. Leaves float on the surface of water while a dragon swims beneath.
Ginkgo Leaves with Water Dragon 2
This painting is the second in a series of ginkgo leaf paintings. Leaves float on the surface of water while a dragon swims beneath.
Ginkgo Leaves with Water Dragon 3
>This painting is the third in a series of ginkgo leaf paintings. Leaves float on the surface of water while a dragon swims beneath.
Ginkgo Leaves in the Wind
This painting is part of a series of gingko leaf sries of paintings. This painting is of golden leaves blowing in the wind.
Ginkgo Leaves in Frozen Water
I got an ispiration for this piece This painting is part of a series of ginkgo leaf paintings.
Ginkgo Leaves in Frozen Water 2
I got an ispiration for this piece seeing fallen leaves with frost of them. This painting is part of a series of ginkgo leaf paintings.
Gingko Leaf Prints
This painting of gingko leaves, was inspired by leaf stains that I saw on the sidewalk. The original has layers of paint, including a luniescent pigment embeded in the layers that would make it glow if it is exposed to sunlight, heat or a blacklight. This image has the glow image layered on top of the nonglow views of the same painting.
Dandelion and Sow Thistile
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In the spring, while pulling weeds in the garden, I noticed that the dandelion and the sow thistle looked very much alike, but grew very differently. I tried to show the difference in this painting. This painting is part of a series of common weed paintings.
Sticky Weed
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This weed is called sticky weed or "bed straw" because it was used as a filler for mattresses. All parts of the plant have tiny barbs to make it stick on clothing, fur or it's self. I had to paint them! This painting is part of a series of common weed paintings.
Clover
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In the spring, while pulling weeds in the garden, I noticed that the pattern of the pulled weeds as they lay on the adjacent concrete pathway reminded me of lace. I had to paint them! This painting is part of a series of common weed paintings.
Bouganvilla
My husband gave me a big, beautiful hanging pot if pink bouganvilla. The blooms were so tightly packed together that hardly any of the green leaves were showing. All of that pink was actually modified leaves that surround the actual little white flower. I had to paint them!
Purple Iris
I have always been facinated with irises amd at one time I had 700 varieties of irises. This was one of them It is a medium bearded iris with an unusual dark beard.
Purple Edged Iris
For years I had grown and given away an array of iris plants in a variety of colors, sizes and type. This is one of just three varieties of I rises that I have left. It bloomed this spring, revealing its creamy, ruffeled, purple edged flowers.
Yellow Iris
For years I had grown and given away an array of iris plants in a variety of colors, sizes and type. This is one of just three varieties of I rises that I have left. It bloomed this spring, revealing its creamy, yellow edged flowers. I added faries in this painting at the request of my son!
Red Tulip
My sister sent my mother a bag of tulip bulbs from Michigan when they went to visit years ago. I planted them along the front walk and and they have continued to bloom every year, even though mom had passed away several years ago. When I see them blooming in their glory, I think of her and how much she enjoyed them.
Terristial Orchid
Someone left bags of rhizomes outside the church on a bench that said, "free!". I took one of the bags and planted the rhizomes. They turned out to be beautiful, hardy ground orchids, bletilla striata, that are native to China, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan and myanmar. I had to do a watercolor painting of one of the plants in bloom!
Botanical Series
I got a tree from the Arcadia Arbroetum and planted it in our front yard. It grew into a beautiful tree with these large, pink flowers, but the trunk was studded with thorny spikes! Ine day I tripped and stumbled against the thorns, scratching myself. I found out then that I was allergic to it!
Japanese Ginger
Japanese, myoga ginger is an odd plant. The plant itself looks like other ginger plants, but the flowers bloom from a scally looking bud that emerges from the base of the plant. This is the edible part, not the root. My plants gave me several buds that I decided to do a painting of before I would pickle them later.
Lemons
With all of the lemons that we had this year, I douldn't ignor them, so I painted them. I love how they hung like golden pendants against the dark leaves!
Lemons 2
This year we had so many lemons that I was able to give many away. This crazy tree was flowering while the ripe fruit was still on it, so I had to paint it for the second time. I loved the way that the lemons stood out against the dark leaves, studded with the light pink flowers.
Mission Wall
This is part of the Paso Robles series, but this mission is located in the nearby town of San Miguel, CA. I painted this on site, sitting at the front of the mission where they have a low wall and giant agave cactus planted.
Winter Vineyard
This is part of the Paso Robles series, painted from many photos that I had taken during the winter time when the vines were bare.
Spring
This is part of the Paso Robles series,showing the vineyards in the spring. The new growth of grass and vine really are that bright, vibrant green.
Big Cloud
This is a painting of a house and it's outbuildings just outside of the town of Paso Robles, CA
Vineyard
Much of what I loved about views of the vineyards around Paso Robles, CA was the skies. They were wide open the view to the distant areas. The sky displayed the promise of the weather that is so intricatly tied to farming and the success of a good harvest. Every view of the sky tells the weather condition, wind, rain, cold, or no cloud could mean unrelenting heat.
Distant Hills
Much of what I loved about views of the vineyards around Paso Robles, CA was the skies. They were wide open the view to the distant areas. The sky displayed the promise of the weather that is so intricatly tied to farming and the success of a good harvest. Every view of the sky tells the weather condition, wind, rain, cold, or no cloud could mean unrelenting heat.
Blue Hill
Much of what I loved about views of the vineyards around Paso Robles, CA was the skies. They were wide open the view to the distant areas. The sky displayed the promise of the weather that is so intricatly tied to farming and the success of a good harvest. Every view of the sky tells the weather condition, wind, rain, cold, or no cloud could mean unrelenting heat.
Paso Robles Sunset
My sister and her husband live in a house that is set on a hillside with a clear view of the hills accross the valley. We would often be amazed when the sun set and stand out side to take pictures or paint images of the sky on fire!
Fern Canyon
Fern Canyon in Prarie Creek Redwoods State Park is my absolutly favorite spot on earth! We used to go camping at Praire Creek every summer, where we would hike down to Gold Bluffs Beach where the elk lounge in the sand dunes, munching grass. The Fern Canyon was at the end of the road, but continued the trail back up to the camp grounds. This canyon was also used for a scene in Jurassic Park. I painted this scene from memory in Adobe Photoshop.
San Juan Bautista Mission
While traveling, my mother and I would often visit this mission where her friend was a nun who lived there. While they talked, I would walk around outside to take photos. The string of missions that were built along the coast of California provided a stop for travelers on the El Camino Real, The Royal Road. This view is from that road, now broken up by modern roads and new residences. A piece still exsists on the back side of this mission.
Trains
While traveling, my mother and I visited this old train yard and train museum.You can take a ride in the open coaches of a steam engine and visit the museum to learn about the trains in the 1800's. I painted this painting from memory and some photos that I had taken. I distinctly remembered this scene as my mom walked along the wooden train platform ahead of me.
