Spring colors are beckoning and a lighter, more frivolous look seems called for. Following a trend in fashion, I’m satisfying my urge to play by mixing unusual patterns and textures together. Layering gives new possibilities to patterns I’m not usually drawn to, including stripes, checks, plaids, and argyles. Over the years I’ve stood by my […]
March Paintings
View from High Above Spring Sky Everywhere I look I see a painting: Blossoming trees against verdant green hills, wild radish blooming in riotous profusion, dramatic clouds streaming across the sky. A mustard field viewed from a distance is a bright postage stamp of color, the yellow sharp and peppery. Working outdoors I have to […]
Dark Blossoms
I wasn’t aware of blossoming trees when I was growing up. I don’t remember if they weren’t as noticeable in temperate Southern California or if I was just too fixated on boys to notice my surroundings. Now every year when the trees sprout their lacey blooms I’m charmed by the delicate pink and white frills […]
February Paintings
The brief glint of sun breaking through thick clouds is always an exhilarating moment. I painted Mustard Fields as the afternoon light waned. The last burst of sunlight illuminated the landscape only briefly so I worked quickly. On a sunny day, the beauty of the emerald green hills washed by the sun reminds us to […]
