48" Pink Circle
Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 48", 2024
As often happens in my larger canvases, smaller paintings emerge. I wanted to unify the quadrants by using the pink circle to touch each. The vortex indicates the endless opportunities art sucks you in.
Black & White Pool Sweep
Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 48", 2020
The initial markings I make on a new canvas help to guide the direction I take. The contrast of the black and white against the vivid background, helps to lead the viewer on a lively journey from start to finish, much like a board game with stops along the way.
Old San Francisco
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 36", 2019
As a kid going into the big city of San Francisco with my family was so exciting. Driving down Lombard Street with all its switchbacks was both scary and exhilarating. And the views! Oh, the views!
Old San Francisco Series 1
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 36", 2023
The unmatched charm of the beautiful Victorian homes in San Francisco, the “Painted Ladies”, never disappoint. Neither do the shades of blues off of the San Francisco bay on a beautiful day.
Old San Francisco Series 2
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 36", 2024
Moving south of SF into Silicon Valley, the blue of the water fades into the heat of technology and robotics. Colorful, yes, but much of it inorganic in nature.
KAPOW
Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 48", 2019
If colors could be onomatopoeic, these are! The colors seem to be exploding off the canvas!
New Orleans
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 36", 2021
I named this painting while only about ⅓ of the way finished. I heard the sound of trumpets and clarinets along the way.
Pointy White Foot
Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 48", 2022
This painting morphed into a study of complementary and tonal colors–fuschia on red, bright green on a darker shade, blue on brown, and the always eye-catching complementary colors of red next to blue!
Coming in for a Landing
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 36", 2023
Any of the plots of farmland below would be a pleasure to parachute down to! Who wouldn’t love to land in a field of hearts?
Geometry Cloud
Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 48", 2021
For months I enjoyed this painting of a rainy, cloudy, ominous sky. One day, I felt it needed a strong juxtaposition, et voilá, the addition of measured geometry provided just that.
Deconstructed Flowers 1
Acrylic on Canvas, 18" x 24", 2019
A painting of applied balanced colors.
Deconstructed Flowers 2
Acrylic on Paper, 48" x 72", 2019
I gave myself 13 minutes; black, white and citron yellow paints, and six feet of paper.
Unplanned Chaos
Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 60", 2026
This painting reminded me of the blood-thirsty plant in the movie, Little Shop of Horrors…in that I kept feeding the canvas more and more paint, but it wanted even more!
Ozark
Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 48", 2019
This is one of the first paintings I did when we had to hunker down during Covid-19. I just loved the dazzling effect of placing blue and reds of the same value and hue side x side.
Japanese TANSU
Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 48", 2022
In a Japanese home, one might see a tokonoma–a decorative space to honor the seasons or special events through scrolls and minimal floral arrangements.
Get Well Martin Tree
Acrylic on Canvas, 60" x 72", 2025
This was painted as an enormous get well card for a friend. I wanted to paint something uplifting and one that represented renewal.
OBI TANSU VASE
Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 24", 2026
In my childhood home, these items were often found displayed together. A juxtaposition of materials wood, silk and porcelain.
Black Circular Vase
Acrylic on Board, 18" x 24", 2025
I love the idea of capturing a thoughtfully organized floral arrangement when the flowers will be no more beautiful than they are at their peak moment.
On the Outside
Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 24", 2024
Flowers are beautiful in all stages, even when they droop and lose vibrancy.
Calicados y Limones
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 36", 2024
The lemons and avocados were picked from the gardens of my friends’ homes in California and were brought as hostess gifts!
Flowers for Micki
Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 24", 2022
A painting for someone who loves the color purple.
Japanese Porcelain Container
Acrylic on Canvas, 20" x 20", 2019
An homage to a Japanese utilitarian porcelain container.
Amalgam
Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 24", 2025
This painting is an amalgam study of my three sons using only the flat side of a paintbrush.
Swan Song
Mixed Media, 24" x 24", 2025
As I drew this fellow, he looked happier and happier because swans fluttered from his mouth while singing.
View into My Kitchen
Oil on canvas board, 18" x 24", 2024
Exaggerated view of my Kitchen while painting (in oils) from my (then) dining room studio!
Viennese View
Oil on canvas board, 18" x 24", 2024
Simple room-gorgeous Viennese view in oil colors.
Marsh Road/Atherton
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 36", 2025
Do You Canoe?
Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 36", 2025
Canoes in clear, beautiful water while the sun creates dazzling streaks.
Isabella Avenue/Atherton
Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 48", 2023
Growing up, I was surrounded by the amazingly lush topography of redwoods, eucalyptus, native grasses and trees that made up the landscape of the San Francisco bay area.
Indian Princess
Metalic Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 36", 2026
This painting started out as a stooped over walking figure-very simple, few colors. It was begging to be re-imagined so I turned it upside down, doused it with gesso and started over. I love to work with metallic acrylic paint and she really reflects in the perfect light.
Roof Top Garden
Mixed Media, 36" x 36", 2021
The garden is blooming, the swimming pool is sparkling and the artwork is hanging in my dream house made of glass, concrete, and stone.