Watercolor The fruit, background fabric, and book in this work suggest Summer. The painter Sorolla was a master of beach scenes and warm seasonal light. This painting is a tribute to him. I challenged myself with the inclusion of his work, along with the many textural and reflective objects. This painting was included in the […]

Watercolor The multi-striped tablecloth of earth colors contrasts well with the yellow-green of the plump pears in this painting. As one of my first pieces in the ‘bell-jar’ series, I was fascinated with the play of light and reflections on the glass dome. It was a challenge to render them in a realistic fashion.

Watercolor Every year, my friend Bev gives me pomegranates from her tree. I paint them, and my grandkids eat them afterwards. I set up this still-life motif keeping the abstract qualities of the foreground reflections and background tablecloth in mind. There are many different textures and surfaces in this composition, as well as contrast in […]

Watercolor This painting is one of the first in my series of ‘bell-jar’ paintings. I had the idea to put colorful still-life set-ups together using the bell-jar, to afford myself the opportunity to paint the distortions, reflections, and patterns as seen through glass.The tangerines, when first placed in the jar, weren’t nearly as interesting as […]

Watercolor You might say that a melon in an ornate goblet, on a bed of blueberries, is definitely mouth-watering and a likely still-life subject. But my intention was to place large against small, warm colors against cool, and simple and patterned objects against each other. There is also the element of balance: the heavy melon […]

Watercolor My violin, ink-well, silver dish, and sheet music sit beautifully on the floral-patterned tablecloth that makes up an interesting and balanced motif for this still-life painting. These objects are some of the many antiques and collectables that I have in my home. In this painting I have combined many different surfaces and textures to […]

Watercolor My granddaughter and I found these purple sweetpeas at the local Farmers’ Market. I put them in a carnival glass vase and placed it on a magazine of art and antiques. Strong afternoon light streamed in through the window to backlight the scene and create reflections. Complementary colors of purple and gold were used […]

Watercolor This started out as a painting demonstration for an art society. Although I had planned to do a simple subject, I wasn’t prepared for the thought and work that went into the composition. This painting is a study in complementary color and texture. The design element is simple and bold. It makes me happy.

Watercolor Chocolate is my favorite food group. In this painting I am paying tribute to a fanciful, and very delightful, twenty-first century children’s book series. The composition was interesting to me because of the distortions as viewed from overhead. There is always a little child in us excited to paint red and fun.

Watercolor Honey bees are natural artists. They create the most beautiful amber color in the universe. There are many different sizes, shapes, and reflections in this composition. I created it because I have always have had an interest in bees and I loved painting the amber color of the honey. A bee completes the motif. […]