Tools of My Trade

Here I am again with a favorite subject, twisty, squashed, bulgy paint tubes. Full of personality and potential....

Rose Bouquet

It has been a very damp spring as we all know, but those hardy roses persist in their mission to keep on blooming! It lifts the spirits and makes for lovely fragrant bouquets. I have tried to capture that reckless abundance in this study.
9" x 12"  150.

Colander and Tomatoes

This colander stands as a sentinel just in case those tomatoes get rowdy.
Actually, I paint colanders as an excuse to play with reflections .... but you know that!
I'm going away for a few days to go see art in San Francisco .... be back next week

Camellias /Red Vase

Today I wanted to show how one of my previous posts looks when it is framed.  It transforms from a simple work on paper to ART ! ( Just to note that the  watercolors  I show in this blog are shipped unframed...)

Old Leather Chair

A very comfy chair with a bookshelf of old paperbacks a rainy afternoon and me with some version of the flu.... one of this week's quieter moments.
7" x 10"

Bowl of Lilacs

This painting was a lovely surprise, initially a class demonstration, it held promise, so I continued to develop it further and voila! A fresh representation of the spring that has finally come to stay.
9" x 12"  at the usual price.....$150

Maidenhair Fern

This potted fern sits on a windowseat that gets the morning sun, filtered through the white blinds. The light is just lovely, and it makes me feel calm and happy and I go make a pot of coffee.
10" x 7"  $150