Snippets of Italy

Italy has so many wonderful foods, like the porcini in the Fall, pomegrantes and of course the cappucino in the morning. I have been painting small images to share our November experience. Stay tuned.

Summer Dream

I finally decided how I wanted to finish Summer Dream.  Those of you who visited my studio and asked about it, probably remember it started with thrown paint and ended up with a few additional strokes.  It is finished and sold and will display in Kerrville, Texas....

Mama Mia

Sometimes happy surprises happen.  I love painting my Mother’s red poppies.  I brought some of the seeds from Oregon, planted and got lovely pink ones.  Mama Mia!

Charcoal Revisited

Earlier I created a painting titled “Hidden Village”, which featured charcoal and watercolor. The charcoal was a result of sprinkling powdered charcoal over tubs of water, then dipping watercolor paper in and hanging to dry. Many “designs”...

Music in the Studio

I always paint to music, typically Andrea Bocelli. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of Masek Music, a quartet that plays classical music in the Bay Area warm up in my studio.