Gallery

  • Bamboo pastel

    This was my first attempt at bamboo. These colors are pastel and the whole subject is light and fresh. image size is 11" x 14"

  • Ribbon Candy

    This is an early work done from a still-life of ribbon candy. Image size is 9" x 12"

  • Spoons

    These are tiny demitasse teaspoons with enamel handles. I love the colors and decided to capture their beauty. Image size is 5.5" x 8.5

  • Fond Memories

    This was a still life I set up before putting away the Christmas decorations. It is 14 x 31 inches

  • Winter's Remnant

    I took a photograph of this nest, about to fall from the tree, on a wintery morning in New Hampshire. It measures 17 x 14 inches.

  • Emerald Greenery

    This is from a photo I took at a botanical garden in North Carolina. It measures 6.5 x 6 inches.

  • Crazy Quilt

    I own this lovely quilt and have photographed it extensively. I hope to do a series at some point. It measures 11 x 13.5 inches.

  • Cheers

    The morning sun was shining on these glasses as I came into the kitchen. I quickly got a photo and then the work began. It is the only painting I have done on black paper. It measures 9 x12 inches.

  • Fragrance of Talc

    This is a still life set up in my house with vintage items. It measures 12 x 13

  • Expectations

    A still life set up that portrays the excitement of Christmas preparations. This measures 17 x 23 inches.

  • Cozy

    A white throw with the light coming through. Measures 14 x 11.

  • Delicate Balance

    I filled these antique teacups with sugar and stacked them on the bed to photograph then rendered each cup individually. No teacups were harmed in the making of this painting. It measures 11 x 14

  • Sunny Sunday

    This is a still life I set up after breakfast one morning. I was going to leave out the tablecloth design then decided I liked the way it draped down. It measures 11 x 15.

  • Shells in Crystal Bowl

    This was an accidental set up. While arranging a still life of something else I looked down and saw these shells carelessly thrown into this bowl. I decided to paint this picture instead of my original idea. It measures 14 x 11 inches.

  • Tablescape

    This is from a still life 5.5 feet long. It measures 10.5 x 28 inches

  • My Day Off

    I took this photo from the upstairs window of our farmhouse in New England. It measures 20 x 22.

  • Lily

    I love this monochromatic lily. I photographed it while the shadows were strong. It measures 14 x 11 inches

  • Leaves

    Anyone from New England knows the endless beauty of the Fall leaves. I took a photo of these because I liked the shadows falling across the leaves. It measures 6 x 9.

  • Lady in Red

    I set this up to depict an old-fashioned lady preparing for a night out. It measures 13.5 x 21.5.

  • Clouds

    This was painted from a photo I took from my backyard. The challenge was to move from blue to yellow without making green. It measures 11 x 29 inches.

  • Bowl and Barkcloth

    The texture of this cloth intrigued me so I set a similarly patterned bowl in front of it and began to work. It measures 10 x 11.

  • Hand Quilted

    I have been making quilts since I was a teenager, and they often appear in my artwork. This measures 11 x 14 inches

  • Balcony Paradise

    This was worked from a photo I took at a botanical garden in Florida. It measures 11 x 16.

  • Aloe

    This is from a photo I took in Sedona Arizona. The red rocks turn the greenery there a particular teal green and it is so lovely. It measures 8.5 x 8.5.

  • Fan and Lace

    I was interested in rendering the lace in this set up. It is a corner of my guest room so photography was easy. Then I just worked from each individual item. It measures 24 x 9 inches.

  • Lilypads

    This is from photos I took in Maine. The challenge was to create the reflections. The tree creates a good lead in and makes the picture more interesting. It measures 11 x 14 inches