My Work

Welcome to my gallery. Take a moment to explore the beauty of watercolor and oil paintings. Each piece is a unique expression of my passion for capturing the essence of nature and human emotions.

Pink Flower

Watercolor 12"x16"

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The thing I love to do is get up close and personal in paintings.

Magnifying the images makes them feel more intimate to me and I then can feel what they're about. With flowers, I become aware of colors and details I wouldn't ordinarily notice. With faces, it's always the eyes. The eyes tell the story and the story is what I want to know.

Blue-Eyed-Girl With Flowers

Oil on linen 9"x12"

Pink Peoni

Watercolor 9"x9"

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Lacy Daisy

Painting with negative space.

Watercolor 8"x10"

The joy of a baby's face inspired this image of a sunflower. I incorporated the photo of the baby and painted around her.

Oil on canvas

' Ceb'

Waterdolor 12"x17"

'Ceb' was one of my breakthrough moments in watercolors. All the time I was painting him I felt the power of his look. I either loved him or was frightened by him.

I scour every outlet to find a face that inspires me. National Geographic is a good source.

I fell in love with the Chinese fishermen who use

cormorants to assist them.

It was a world I had never

known about before, which is another reason I love

researching for paintings.

Chinese Fisherman

Watercolor 15"x25"

I was so drawn to this woman's face. Her life journey is revealed in her eyes, her lines, even her hands. It is a woman's story untold.

This is one of those faces that makes my heart ache to look at; a life of honest hard work even into old age. Still there is clarity in the eyes.

Old Chinese Man

Watercolor 8.5"x11"

In My Dreams

Oil 10"x14"

Boy in Blue Parka

Oil in Black & White 8"x11"

Chinese Girl With Hands

Watercolor 14"x20"

The Wild Woman Within

Oil 9"x12"

The Man With the Piercing Blue Eyes

Watercolor 22"x30"

This is one of my largest paintings. I wanted to challenge myself and see if I liked painting on a larger surface. The image is so large that I feel his eyes on me everywhere in the room.

Mother and Child

Oil on canvas 12"x14"

Large Pink Rose

Oil 15"x20"

The Sea Is In Her Eyes

Oil on Linen 9"x14"

Magnolia Branch

Watercolor 12"x16"

This is one of those faces that tells an entire life story in her look. I see that she may have lost loved ones along the way and had to face many years without them. I see a mother with resolve, "I will not break."

Strength

Oil 9"x12"

This was one of my earliest watercolor challenges. I found her deep crevices and watery eyes compelling as well as off putting. Her face is a road map to her life experience.