A little bit about me
After discovering the fascinating world of watercolor in 1998, I began my journey in learning how to express myself in this wonderful and exciting medium. Although I have no formal training in painting, I have been most fortunate to have been able to take workshops with such artists as Cheng-Khee Chee, Barbara Nechis, Zoltan Szabo, Stephen Quiller and others. There is also a world of books on painting, many of which have become cherished friends.
My true delight in painting is in expressing my responses to the beautiful world outdoors, especially the woods, streams, trees, flowers, rocks and old buildings. Light and color are the primary elements that come into play when I am painting. But in a painting that I consider successful, there will also be an element of mystique…a little area left undefined. That part is totally me.
Being a scientist during my “day job”, it’s a bit of a challenge getting into my “right” brain and staying there when I’m painting. Maybe the architectural landscapes are my outlet for that aspect. Each piece on my website, however, was painted for a reason and touched a warm place in my heart. I do hope as you view my work that you find some piece or element that touches you as well.
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Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor
Watercolor on Arches HP, 9.5 x 13.5. In Zion Nation Park in Utah, there were many such sights as this. They seemed to deserve honoring. $230
Field of Daisies
Field of Daisies
Watercolor on Arches CP, 14 x 21. I took a vase of daisies my husband gave me outside to enjoy the fresh summer day…and we did! SOLD. Prints Available
I Love Green
Watercolor on Arches CP, 10 x 14. This is a play with a family plant and different shades and mixes of greens, which happens to be my favorite color. $305
Green Leaves
Watercolor on Arches HP, 10.5 x 14.5. These were actually very green in color before I started pouring different colors into the mix. It just happens sometimes. $360
Desoto Rocks
Watercolor on Arches CP, 13.5 x 19.5. At one of Alabamas state parks, Desoto Falls, there are so many beautiful aspects of nature, including these rocks reflected in the lake. $555
Flaming Birches
Watercolor on Arches CP, 10.5 x 14.5. My mind just fills with warm colors in the fall, and sometimes creates a place like this in which to bask. SOLD. Prints Available
Gray Barn
Watercolor on Arches CP, 13 x 20. A short stretch of country road in southern Tennessee was the site of so many old barns, surrounded by wild flowers, and backlit by rolling hills...a perfect example
Trumpets Hanging
Trumpets Hanging
Watercolor on Arches CP, 9.5 x 12.5. These wild flowers grow on vines that hang from trees in woods near where I live. The sunlight really shows them off! $27
Elk River
Watercolor on Arches CP, 14 x 21. A favorite view on mine is the Elk River as seen from the bridge, and it is especially beautiful on a fall morning. $590
Madison Main Street
Watercolor on Richeson Rough, 10.5 x 14.5. Early on a quiet Sunday morning, this is how you will find the small town of Madison, Alabama. Quietly appealing, I thought. $375
Sunlit Pots
Watercolor on Arches Rough, 14 x 21. On a sunny day, I carried many of my southwestern pots outside and sat them on a table. I loved the way the sun fell on them! $610
Sunny Water Lilies
Watercolor on Twinrocker HP, 10 x 14. I love the way these rather large flowers just rise up so proudly from the heavy stems, adorned with all the lily pad colors. $305
