Monday, January 29, 2018

Tendrils

9"x12"

I suppose this was inevitable, with all my interest in painting magical underwater worlds! But my goodness what a challenge all those little tendrils are!

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Morning Light

11"x14"
sold

The sea creatures are invading again! See the shadows of the tiny fish coming through the glass bottles?

Monday, January 22, 2018

Waves

9"x12"
sold

It's all about the light in the sky, and shining through that little bit at the top of the wave...

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Mourning Dove

5"x7"

I fall in love with the most difficult-to-paint animals, I swear.... I've been crushing on our mourning doves for a long time now, just too intimidated by all those subtle color shifts to try!

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Coalesce

8"x8"

Exploring the way light behaves underwater, and the way a transparent, constantly moving animal bends it!

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Winter Kinglet

5"x7"

A portrait of an incredibly tiny, fearless, beautiful female ruby-crowned kinglet who has apparently decided to include my back porch in her overwintering territory.

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Pulse

5"x7"

Obviously this is part of my I-just-want-to-be-warm wishful thinking.

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Monday, January 1, 2018

Resolution

9"x12"
sold

Just something beautiful, offset by some truly wonderful swimmy blues and very selective details on her feathers and darling little face.