7″x5″ pastel on sanded paper. Plein air

Beautiful light, after a lovely rain.

7″x5″ pastel on sanded paper

“Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” -Robert Frost

24″x48″ mixed media

These are my parents walking my daughter to school. They were crossing an intersection holding her hands, and the light and shadows were so beautiful. The stop signs and construction were not so beautiful. However, no one cared about the clutter, they had the hand of their youngest grand child, and she had their undivided attention, as her three older siblings had gone off to school. They all had two more miles to savor that sweetness of arm swinging, smiles, and stories. The rest of the world had disappeared for the three of them, they were: walking together.

As of TODAY my parents have been walking together 50 years! Congratulations Mom and Dad, HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSARY! I love you both. Thanks for all the support and love over the years.

*This painting is part of my “Walking to School Series”. To see this painting come see my one woman show at the Sunderman Gallery. There will be an opening reception 6-8pm, Thursday, September 13th. 5100 Ross Avenue, DALLAS,TX 75206. (These paintings are so much more interesting to see in real life. Four feet of painting reduced to a computer or Phone screen leaves out a lot of details)

42″x36″ mixed media

I simply love to splash and twirl in a good puddle. Give me a rainbow walk, and I will be a happy girl

This is part of my “Walking to School Series”. To see this painting and 100 more in real life come to my one woman show! At the Sunderman Gallery There will be an opening reception 6-8pm, Thursday, September 13th. 5100 Ross Avenue, DALLAS,TX 75206

36″x24″ Mixed media. I recently got some new toys in my studio: oil paint sticks. They are delightful to work with. If you were ever tempted to draw on the mirror with your mother’s lipstick, you would enjoy these.

Here is the painting before the paint sticks!

I loved making the fat, crayon-like marks, and also found they produced a beautiful warm glow when blended. Delightful!

10″x8″ pastel, wind, and sea mist on sanded paper. Plein air

The wind was a battle. I used my underpainting to do most of the work, just sculpting out the palms with Sky, then adding a few strokes of green. Usually soft pastels are dusty, today they were sticky.

Pastel 8″x10″