"Growth" Mixed Media 24 x 16"

Closeups of "Growth".

Layered Paper

I hand tear tear BFK Rives paper. I start building the image with many tiny pieces of the hand torn paper and I glue them on top of each other to create a 3-d image. I then hand paint the piece the piece with colors I select.

npsfok.com "Goodnight Norman" I did two pieces of art for this published book.

Color studies done with watercolor

Tunnels

This photo was taken in a park in NYC NY

Photo taken in Buena Vista Colorado.

Using The Tunnel photos for my birds in a tunnel series.

FORESTS

I started making forest because I find them enchanting, seeing forest on jeep trails, the tree is a symbol of life and is beneficial to our environment. In my art studio I look out my window everyday at two oak trees that are in their fifties. They are huge and beautiful and provide shade to my house and myself. The forest I see when I am in a jeep in Colorado are breathtaking. When every season changes I am in awe of the beauty the tree provides.

Twelve Red Cardinals

I am working on a series of pictures that goes with the Native American Lore about 12 red cardinals.

Print On Paseo 2017 The juror chose this two pictures for the show.

INSPIRE group womens art show

I am one of the 14 female artist selected to be in this art show in Oklahoma City in August 2017.

Gallery One Paseo

Showing June Through August.

"Blessed"

This is a commissioned piece and the lady had specific colors in mind and she wanted a cross because she survived cancer. She said "it will serve very well in my soul and home." 

"The Lost Acorn"

Clohesy Lake in San Isabel Forest in Colorado is a trail we take to visit the lake in our jeep when we visit Bueno Vista Co.. This piece was done from a photo I took when I visted this area. This is about 11,000 feet up in the mountains. The view is stunning.

Pods

For years in my art work I have used organic images. I have always taken many photos of organic images. My images are made up but I am sure parts of the shapes have come from what I see in my photos and out on my excursions. i love the simplicity of organic images. 

Leaves from My Seventy Year Old Oak Trees

My seventy year old oak trees in the front of my house was a huge part of the beauty that came with our house when we bought it 10 years ago. During the seasonal changes these trees always inspire me. It takes these old oak trees much longer in the fall to loose their leaves. This also means many hours of raking and bagging leaves. This is just part of having beautiful old oak trees. Winter comes and my trees are bare and it almost adds a since of gloom along with the chilly weather. Spring comes along and the tiniest vivid green leaves start sprouting on my trees. This is always a reminder that life contiunes and I always feel a since of renewal. This spring will start a new journey in my life. When May arrives I will be retiring from a 36 year career of teaching art to many young people in Oklahoma. During the hot summer while my trees shade the house the acorns that the squirrels buried during the winter will start sprouting young oak trees. Fall will arrive again and I will enjoy the fall weather and watching my old oak trees.

" My Mom"

I found this photo of my mom this summer. The photo has inspired me to start working on mixed media art work using cactus. This summer I went out and took many different photos of cactus. I am starting a new series using cactus.