Hope (Lost and Found)

Hope (Lost and Found)

Hope… It is easy to lose, and sometimes very hard to find. The eyes will always show it. Our eyes reflect our history.  The souvenirs we have collected on our life’s journey are written in our miraculous eyes. They speak of how we have been to the raw,...
Whimsy

Whimsy

Whimsy…an unusual, or fanciful idea. I had just opened a brand new box of paints. 48 colors to play with, and that is exactly what I wanted to do ~ Play! I wanted to paint without worrying about perfection or realism. I veered away from my “normal”...
Wrought in Moonlight

Wrought in Moonlight

The light of the full moon glimmering on intricately coiled wrought iron gates draws you along the darkened path to a peaceful and serene oasis. This is a place of quiet, of rest, of reflection amid moments of time that fade from one to another unnoticed. 11″ x...
Simple Pleasure

Simple Pleasure

This piece is loosely based on a photo taken by my wandering little sister. She possesses a gypsy-soul and is currently vagabonding around Asia. She spent some down time on a beautiful beach in Thailand and snapped a photo of a group of young girls enjoying an evening...
A New Perspective

A New Perspective

I started this piece simply as an exercise (and personal challenge), in using a very limited palette of colors. (Not something I am known for!) This woman is in a very unique pose. I imagined I would be in for a bit of a struggle with the shadowing, as I didn’t...
Visions

Visions

This scene has been in my mind for ages…a young man looking at his future; an old man looking at his past. The connection between them is unmistakable, yet they are separated by the passage of time. I recently read this sentence and it describes the idea of this...