Ridgevale in the Fall

Backyard foliage

Ultramarine Splash

Blue and yellow are opposites on the color wheel.  This makes for a complimentary color scheme.

Watermelon Splash

With a lot of my paintings I try to create "chiaroscuro" a contrast between light and dark. 

Lime Splash

A new chapter...

Painting is like reading!

Lemon Splash

Painting is like reading...
Every time you change the subject matter in a painting your onto a new story.
When I study a new set of objects or places or people it is like opening a new book.
I look forward to every new adventure.

Even "still life" objects are interesting and dynamic! 

White Flowers in a Cobalt Vase

I lose track of time when I paint, I remember feeling totaly focused on the moment while I painted this still life.

Red Rose with Green Apple

November Flowers

Every year around the holidays I tend to feel melancholy over the loss of my beloved mother.  These flowers were sent to me from my husbands mother to cheer me, and they did.

Mexican Bowl in Backyard

This bowl is from one of our trips to Mexico, viva Mexico!

Backyard Solace

North Kingstown Beach 4

North Kingstown Beach 3

Birdbath at Roger Williams Park

Painted outside this fall at Roger Williams Park what a glorious day!