This is the third in my series 'Roots'. The inspiration for this painting was a connecting of generations. My memories as a chil...

After a very detailed batik it was time to get back to basics and create ink paintings that allow the inks to do what they do best...f...

SOLD After much tweaking I'm calling this damselfly done. It's a Willow Emerald and my reference photo was courtesy of Paul She...

I decided I should get back to the inks for awhile so last night I prepped some waxed paper with black ink for faux batiks. I treated t...

I had an idea of adding fighting roosters to my corporate chicken collection. Somehow it seemed appropriate. Anyway, I thought if I plann...

  I had planned to paint this as a work in progress but it's been so gloomy lately I couldn't get decent photos of the steps. F...

I've had this drawing completed for 4 days but have been waiting for my new brushes to arrive before starting to paint. I ordered 4 ...

SOLD I painted this fella 3 days ago but it's been so gloomy I couldn't get a decent photo until today. Our sun came back along...

Sorry again to be late in posting an update. I'm refurbing and downsizing my garden beds and with my lung issues it takes the wind ou...

Often I've wished I had a particular stencil for a project but couldn't find exactly what was needed online. Also I knew I ...

I chose to revisit  Faux Batik Sunflower  using a different palette of colors. Also I used walnut ink in place of India ink during the pr...

I'm finding that Simple Leaf is very delicate and can scratch easily. The silver leaf goes down on Yupo like a mirror (without burnis...

I have had questions put to me and my own concerns about working with alcohol ink on waxed paper. How archival could these paintings be?...

Another experiment and I think this has definite possibilities! I applied Mona Lisa copper Simple Leaf  with Mona Lisa leaf adhesive to a...

Butterfly I 5" x 7" April 2013 has not been a productive month for me. I managed to create more paintings than usual, all o...

...I had to say goodbye to my cat, Digby today. I gave him several nicknames over the years but 'Bubba' seemed to stick. He was a...

Okay....I think I finally got myself headed in a new direction. I'm not there yet by any means but I'm working on it. I have my g...

Where have I been? Lost...totally. I admit it...this style change is not going to be easy for me. After spending an entire afternoon fr...

I love metallics but am never sure how to incorporate them into my artwork effectively. Recently I purchased a few packages of  Simple L...

First sketch for Studio Cat 2. I wanted to include the same elements and shapes from the first painting but switched around. Working off...