View From The Asylum

This piece was inspired by the view from my studio on an icy February morning. I couldn't mix the colors fast enough once I saw the ice hanging from the branches of the peach tree outside my window.

16"x20"

One Long Ago Day

This piece was inspired by a very bad day,
a long time ago.
If you are a victim of rape, abuse, violence, or rage,
please don't stay silent.
Please get help.

You are worth it.

16"x20"

Sandia 1

For Dale.

This was my first landscape. Inspired by a print I purchased on a trip to Santa Fe.

Thunder clouds building over the Sandia mountains.



24"x36"

Flamingo In My Front Yard

Flamingo In My Front Yard was inspired by the actual bird, not the plastic variety. Even growing up in Florida I never had the honor of having this amazing creature light in my front yard, but I've always been facinated by their range of colors.



16"x20"

Koi Pond

Koi

Inspiring creatures
Shimmering and sparkling
just under the surface of the water...

Supernatural saturation of color
Dancing in the sunlight...



16"x20"

Indefatigable

The spark that never gives up

when life is

the darkest ngiht,

the blackest dread,

the coldest frost.

The oppressive blight holds no power

over the shining golden wings of

indefatigable hope.

11"x14"

Depths

Swirling

Whirling

Sinking

The colors

float and fade

with the changes

in depth.

Juice: The Study

Juice is a color study.

Juicey colours make me happy...

7"x7"

In Sarayu's Garden

Read The Shack by Paul Young

7"X7"

The Promise

The Promise of God's Love.

Electiric Sweet Dreams

Or:
Things You Can't Tell Just By Looking.


Half of the faces and most of the background glow in the dark.

Lesson: Look beyond the surface. Try to see others how God sees all of us.

India

Spicy
Exotic
Silky
Sparkley
Mysterious
Hot
Sensuous

Good Bye

Letting go of the things that eat away at your insides....

Vida Nica

A House

In a banana grove

with laundry on the line

on a road

outside Managua....

Reverie

Aspirations and

beautiful day dreams

bubbling forth

from the dream factory.

Okaki

My favortie

rice cracker

covered peanut

snack mix

with a few wasabi peas

thrown in

for good measure.

16"x20"

Rushing By: The Flamingo

Vegas 1

rushing by the

Flamingo Hotel

on a warm night

in March.

Winter Scene

Red Barn

Through the

Bare Trees

in the Falling Snow.

Look up at the sky.

Spin with arms open wide.

Breathe in the cold.

Be happy you're alive.

Rushing By: Over the Edge

Holding on to the side

Hot sun shining down

Feeling the spray

Tasting the salt

Wind tying hair into knots

Imagining the mermaids singing

as I lean over the edge.

Degrees of Joy

Life can be hectic

Chaos can be joyful

Happiness can be exhausting

Be present

Right smack-dab in the middle

of life.

Experience

all the degrees of Joy.

Spirit Lead

Vision in a prayer.

Some inspirations are

powerful enough

to write down imediately.

Some are even strong enough

to make it to the canvas.

This is one.

Peace Wall

Escudo do Mar

Ulster 1015BC

Sangre

Blood oranges

and blood

a bit gruesome, admitted.

Violence.

The things we humans

do to eachother.

For Cas

When Cas was five

He drew his people like this.

The three connecting figures in the top row

are the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Angels and people in Heaven surround The Trinity.

The rest are the people in his life, good and bad.

The people glow in the dark at night, watching over my angels as they sleep.

The Owl and The Oyster

How the Owl and the Oyster

were sharing a pie.....

Line from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll