9″ x 12″ (private collection)
I painted this plein air piece at Fieldbrook Valley Winery in McKinleyville, California. They were great to host a bunch of us painters for the afternoon as part of the 2022 Humboldt Open Plein Air Event.
Exhibited …
2022 – Redwood Art Association “Humboldt Open”
9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
In painting this scene, I was trying to capture the variations of color and patterns in the water. And, if you look very closely, you may see the dragonflies that I included. They were so entertaining to watch as I painted.
12″ x 9″ oil on linen panel
My much loved friend Susan has a grove of Aspen adjacent to her property. In this painting I am catching them at daybreak in late summer.
9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
Usually I think of a plein air painting as finished as I’m packing up my gear to leave. This time, I added the riders later to give the piece more of a sense of a story and to provide additional balance to the composition.
10″ x 12″ (private collection)
The carousel in Parc Monceau in Paris is an all time favorite. Maybe because it references my childhood literary favorites. The Nautilus Submarine is from Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The plane from Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry. Regardless it brings a bit of joy to the heart to see children play and at Parc Monceau some of the little girls do so in charming summer dresses.
Exhibited …
2022 – Coastal Arts League “Kindred Spirits”
8″ x 10″ (private collection)
Spring is such an amazing time of year in the area foothills. In this Plein air painting, I’m appreciating the cool shade of a nearby oak surrounded by late spring greens punctuated a sense of the summer yellows to come.
16″ x 20″ Oil on linen panel
This painting captures a personal memory. My husband (Mark) and our much loved Dalmatian (Beau) walk gingerly on a rickety footbridge near the Genesee River in Rochester New York. Beau is terrified of heights and Mark has a thing for sound construction.
Exhibited …
2022 – Coastal Arts League “Kindred Spirits” (Honorable Mention)
6″ x 8″ (private collection)
In this piece, I’m particularly noticing the way the light catches the Aspen’s bark along with the shapes formed by color and shadow in the distance.
8″x10″ oil on linen panel
Winter in Northern California delivers residual autumn leaves and spring green grasses.
9″ x 12″ (private collection)
This painting began as a plein air piece in rural San Jose at a spot in Santa Teresa Park where I enjoy painting. In addition to the friends I painted with this day, I also appreciated seeing a few local equestrians and lots of turkeys.
