Thursday, September 17, 2009

"Can-Can-Canna" 12"x14" watercolor

"The signature of God is written in flowers."

Saturday, September 12, 2009

"The Lion King" 9''x11'' watercolor

"Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of it own."  Charles Dickens

Thursday, September 10, 2009

''Sculpted on the Vine'' 12''x10'' watercolor

''Why try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden?"  Brault

''Each an Original'' 12''x10'' watercolor

''I think that if a mortal heard the voice of God, it would be in a garden at the cool of day.'' 
F.F. Moore

''Curtain of Rain'' 9''x12'' watercolor

''Rain showers my spirit and waters my soul.''  E.L. Decens

"Consider the Lily" 12''x16'' watercolor

"To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat." Nichols

"Aesthetic Elliptical Fruit" 9''x12'' watercolor

Thursday, August 13, 2009

"Maui in Color and Form" 12''x16'' watercolor

"Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of EARTH are never alone or weary of 
life. " Rachel Carson

"Tropical Patchwork" 22''x30'' watercolor


"I love to think of NATURE as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in."   G.W. Carver

"Sunflower Celebration" 16''x12'' watercolor

"What incomes have we NOT had from a FLOWER, how unfailing are the dividends of the seasons."   J.R. Lowell

"Fungi Family Gathering" 8''x12'' watercolor

"I believe there is a subtle magnetism in NATURE, while, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright."   Thoreau

"Sunflower Aflame" 10''x12'' watercolor

"Earth is crammed with heaven and every common bush afire with GOD."   E.B. Browning

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

"Tulip Poplar Showtime" 12"x16" watercolor

"Drawn to the Sun" 24"x12" watercolor SOLD

"I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers."  Claude Monet

"Hana's Green Mile" 22"x30" watercolor

"Butterscotch and Amber" 22''x28'' watercolor

"The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man." Unknown

"Hidden Home" 12"x16" watercolor

"Wild Yet Elegant" 12"x16" watercolor

"Designer Dress" 16"x12" watercolor

"I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God."    A. Hovhaness

"Tropical Christmas" 12"x16" watercolor

"Vibrant in White" 12''x16'' watercolor SOLD

"Dressed in Her Best" 12''x16'' watercolor


"Anyone in her right mind would have an inferiority complex when looking at a flower. " Kay




"Tropics: In the Pink" 12''x16'' watercolor

"Dew Drop Reflections" 16''x20'' watercolor SOLD

"Look deeply into nature and then you will understand everything better."  A.   Einstein

''Curves" 12''x16'' watercolor

"Love at First Sight" 12''x16'' watercolor

The colors and shapes of this succulent began my love affair with these hardy, yet beautiful plants. I photographed it on the island of Maui and have since photographed and painted many others.

"Drama of the Wildflower" 12'x16' watercolor pencil

"Dance of the Calla" 12''x16'' watercolor

"Tropic Splendor" 12''x16'' watercolor

"Golden Thistle Lover" close up from larger painting

This male American Goldfinch is a frequent visitor to our cottage in the deep woods.