The Grieving Tree

The Grieving Tree

The gnarled tree has stood sentinel for generations, deep in the outer reaches of the Forest of Sorrows. It lives, never growing green, yet never dying  or rotting away, next to a chill, bottomless, crystal pool of water salted by tears.  The Grieving Tree can somehow...
Within

Within

Painting on the front porch during warm summer days is one of my “Most Favorite” things! This image is the result of a “just for fun” session on a hot summer day. I’d been finding little snail shells in the woods…left by birds, or...
Braiding It Back Together

Braiding It Back Together

We all have those days! Those” not-so-great” sort of days that prompt you to call and vent to your best friend.  It was one of those days, and a comment she’d made during that call that inspired this painting. She was wishing we could gather up...
Triplicity

Triplicity

A gathering of owls is officially called a parliament. Sometimes a group of owls is referred to as a brood, nest, looming or wisdom. These three owls seem to have been interrupted mid-conversation. They almost appear a bit guilty, as if they were caught plotting some...
The Song of Spring

The Song of Spring

Every so often I feel the urge to create a new fairy, and this beautiful girl was very much inspired by my cabin fever and the late March desire for Spring! I had an entirely different color scheme and background in mind when this piece was first sketched. But, as I...
Interlude

Interlude

Everyone close to me knows of my lifelong fascination with mermaids. Those always beautiful, mysterious, and hauntingly lyrical creatures of the sea. Everything about them captures my interest… I have loved them since I was a little girl, and remember drawing...