color

Overhanging branches casting shadows on rocks

Whirlwind!

August 31, 2026
It's been a very busy, exciting, and challenging summer. My final festival exhibition was followed...
art festivals / color / landscape / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / watercolor
Easel with poppy pastel painting in garden

Plein Air Painting (and sketching)

June 13, 2026
Standing next to flowers in full bloom, inspiration came from observing Oriental Poppies. I love...
art festivals / art therapy / color / exhibitions / garden painting / italy / landscape / nature
Colorful abstract painting of plants and sky.

Heading into Autumn

November 1, 2024
My favorite time of year is here, my favorite colors are everywhere! It becomes a...
color / encaustic / landscape / miniatures / nature
Sunset over canyon with colorful sky.

End of Summer

September 2, 2024
Where did the time go? Grand Canyon Sunset soft pastel on UArt 18†x 24â€...
color / exhibitions / gouache / landscape / mountains / nature / soft pastel / travel / watercolor
Abstract watercolor landscape with trees and sky.

New Routines

March 21, 2024
I've been acclimating to life in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It's a huge change from my...
art festivals / color / encaustic / exhibitions / gouache / landscape / miniatures / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / watercolor
Rocky shoreline with distant trees and water.

Pastels at the Peninsula School of Art

July 4, 2023
"Cana Island", a favorite painting completed on the last day of the pastel workshop. Cana...
art festivals / color / exhibitions / gesso / landscape / nature / soft pastel / travel / watercolor
Desert landscape with shrubs and distant mountains.

New Mexico Landscape Inspiration

May 9, 2023
I was in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Cerrillos, Taos, and Placitas last week. I had only...
color / encaustic / landscape / mountains / nature / travel / watercolor
Colorful landscape painting with trees and water.

A Quiet Place

August 6, 2022
A Quiet Place soft pastel on Pastelbord 18" x 24" I am still recovering from...
color / landscape / nature / soft pastel
Colorful flowers alongside a garden pathway.

Flowers in the Air…

March 6, 2021
... and Art Festival Season is only a few months away! The light at the...
art festivals / color / encaustic / exhibitions / garden painting / landscape / miniatures / nature / soft pastel / student
Lavender field painting with sunset and tree.

Sunrise & Sunset

January 13, 2021
Lavender Sunset soft pastel on Lux Archival 11" x 14" I have always been drawn...
color / encaustic / landscape / nature / soft pastel