Smoke Stacks

8"x8" gouache on canvas panel

Don't worry. All of these smoke stacks have scrubbers on them!

Horse on Hill

10"x10" gouache on linen panel

Painting has much in common with poetry. Both try to create images and feelings in a compact form. I think of my geometric abstracts as haikus - abbreviated and structured.

Rose

6"x6" gouache on canvas panel

Thinking here about growth.
Leaves spiraling out from a center.
Pieces of stem and thorns.
Land, sky and water.

Moonlight Sails

8"x8" gouache on canvas panel

Sherbert colors.
Totally.

Violin

8"x16" gouache on canvas panel [SOLD]

I was listening to Vanessa Mae on my mp3 player the other night while falling asleep. Lines and shapes floated through my mind as I enjoyed the music. I had to try and make a painting from the experience.

Origami with Ellipses

8"x8" gouache on canvas panel

I really enjoy paper. Early on in my art journey, I did mixed media collage for a couple of years. The different papers from all over the world were so delicious.

Feather

8"x8" gouache on canvas panel

In science, when you want to examine a property you hold all the other variables in the system constant, make one change at a time and observe the reaction. It's a special pleasure to dive deeply into one topic; a luxury really.

Summer Sun

8"x8" gouache on canvas panel

I can't believe that I'm thinking of summer in February! It has been such a lovely fall and winter here in Michigan too.