Studio Artist

painting

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Sketchbook # 1

Sketchbook # 1

Sketch done while sitting in a long meeting.


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North Central Industrial Park, District 51

detail

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North Central Industrial Park, District 51

oil paint, oil pastel, cold wax, fabric dye, on clay board


Red Forest Sector 12

Red Forest Sector 12


Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn

Doll made from felted sweaters, needle felted wool, yarn made from recycled sari fabric, embroidery thread, buttons


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Not a Party

Not a Party

oil paint, oil pastel, cold wax, fabric dye, on clay board

6″x6″


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Zoe’s cardinal

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My oldest daughter Zoe asked me to paint a cardinal in honor of her Great Great Auntie Mary, Grammy, and Grandad. She intends to get a tattoo of this cardinal. I’m debating whether I want her to draw a spaceship, a chicken, or both for me.


Hello Dolly

She is 37" tall and comfortably plump

She is 36″ tall and comfortably plump

She is 36" tall and comfortably plump


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“FRED”

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Detail of various doll hands

  •  hand stitched, scrap fabric, mostly old bed sheets

felted sweater doll %22Fred%22 (2)


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Inhabitants of the Lesser Known North Sea

Inhabitants of the Lesser Known North Sea

oil paint, latex paint, oil stick, on wood


Penelope’s bird

Penelope's bird

oil paint, beeswax, stones, on wood

This is an old painting from early 1990. My mother was an avid bird watcher. During my teenage years she used to horrify me by standing in our suburban back yard while making what I considered a thoroughly insane cacophony of tweeting and chirping sounds. Little did I know that as a mother and older woman I am inclined to behave in the very same manner when outdoors. I pay no attention to what embarrassment and misery my own two teenage girls might be experiencing.


Very Small Fairytale

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oil paint, beeswax, stones, on wood

4″x6″


Gathering

oil paint, oil pastel, on wood
8″x8″


Family Vacation

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Rendezvous

Rendezvous

oil paint, oil pastel, pencil, on wood


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Cogs

detail of Cogs

Cogs oil paint, oil pastel, pencil, on wood off our barn


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Distant Travel

Distant Travel

oil paint, latex paint, bees wax, corn starch, oil pastel, art stix, permanent marker, on wood.

24″x18″


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A Painting with Fungi for Ava, my youngest daughter.

A Painting with Fungi for Ava, my youngest daughter.

Some of our favorite fungi names are: Mousepee Pinkgill,
Unicorn Pinkgill, Poison Pie, and Wood Woollyfoot.


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Drifting

Drifting

oil paint, oil pastel, art stix, china marker, beeswax, on panel

20″x17″


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Underwater

Underwater

oil paint, beeswax, collaged drawings and stickers, on birch panel

10″x10″


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Interior, Mother

Interior, Mother

oil paint, beeswax, thread, on wood

7.5″x9.5″


Mother and Child


The Conversation

My mother has Alzheimer’s. I am trying to fine some peace in this journey she is on. My father passed away 17 years ago. My hope is that he is guiding her to a beautiful destination.


Prayer


Development