Watercolor Paintings
	Watercolor was my original passion and remains my favorite medium. I love the fact that the material - the paint, the type of paper, the water - retains a certain amount of control beyond me. Happy accidents happen! I use various quality watercolor papers, sometimes mix in rice paper for fun, and I've come to really enjoy the challenge of painting water media on treated canvas.

Pumpkin Hollow Bridge in Sun
	The Pumpkin Hollow Bridge, which spans the main fork of the Kaweah River, was built in 1922. The architecture, with curves, columns and wonderful shadows, is simply lovely. Seen in full sun the bridge seems to sparkle. Image is approximately 11 x 14 inches, framed and matted to 16X 20, will ship without glass. $175

The Elephant's Winter Coat
	Alta Peak in the Sierra Nevada gets covered in snow each winter, revealing a surprisingly clear image of an elephant. Locals know to what the melting of the elephant's coat for clues about the rafting season on the Kaweah River. This painting is 11 x 14 inches, matted and framed at 16 X 20, will ship without glass. $175

Mesas of the Mind

SOLD I painted this while we lived in New Mexico just outside the Gila National Forest. It is painted with heavy layering and was painted upside down. The painting started with the light ocher and moved up/down from there. While it reflects the FEEL of the beautiful mesas and cliffs that I was saw, it is entirely from my imagination. Framed size is 16 X 20"; work is 11X14. It is framed in black metal and double matted. Glass will be removed before shipping. $475

Yokohl Valley Watering Hole
	This watercolor on canvas was inspired by a scene in Yokhol Valley seen just after the passing of a winter storm. I love old buildings, and finding an old watering tank was a bonus. The canvas is 20 x 24. It would look great in a rather rustic frame. $575

Lunch Beneath the Sycamore
	When most people think "California" they don't think farms and ranches, but this area - the great central valley - is a huge agricultural area. So yes, this is a typical scene. Sycamores in winter are fascinating with their white bark and the small branches appearing nearly red. And who can resist one white cow and one black bull? Image is 15 X 22 and has a 2 1/4" mat, no frame. $475

Lean on Me

This new watercolor, completed February, 2008, is inspired by a very old barn next to a very old oak tree, that I pass whenever I drive down into the Valley. It's my hope to someday "rescue" the barn, tear it down, and re-build it where I live. Meanwhile, I painted it. I love how the barn and tree seemed to have grown together over the decades. 15 X 22; unframed; can be shipped matted or not. $425

Life in the Fast Lane

SOLD Painted on treated canvas with watercolor, Life in the Fast Lane is a study of an old, deserted car that sat down the road from where we lived in New Mexico and just needed to be painted! Working on treated canvas with watercolor is challenging, but it gives a look of painting on old linen, and really changes the feel of watercolor. I like the way this car shows its past, and although it sat amidst junk, it needed to painted in isolation. The canvas is wrapped and has painted edges. I've hung it unframed or framed. The piece is 24 X 36. $1200

Light Through the Window

SOLD This my husband's favorite painting, and I've only recently decided to offer it for sale. The painting was finished in 2001 using only a triad of primaries - red, blue, yellow - and created from a mix of reality and imagined. It's one of my many paintings featuring things old and weathered. Framed size is 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/4. Image size is 10 X 12, and it's on watercolor paper. It is framed in wood with a bit of an aged look and is double matted. Glass will be removed prior to shipping. $525

Pomegranite Trio
	SOLD Structure, shape, color, shadow, these fruits have it all! Clumping them together like one entity made them fun to paint as shape and color. The image is 10 x 14 image; 16 X 20; matted and framed; glass will be removed prior to shipping. $475