Blue Stellar

This is my most recent painting. I was playing with color and this image emerged. I felt it needed rocks and a softness so added the foreground. There seems to be a message but I'm not sure what it is, yet...

Vein of Turquoise

I love turquoise! As I painted this vein in a rock wall, I couldn't believe how alive the vein and the rocks looked. This kind of vibrancy can only be attained on yupo paper. But the character of the rocks intrigued me too. The entire painting felt like it was a part of me!

Watercolor on Yupo paper - Size: 11" x 14"          Original art, unframed  $140

Vein of Gold

I was inspired to paint Vein of Gold while writing in my journal. I realized rocks and layers of rock have always been of interest to me. As a child I loved to dig in the dirt and find rocks. Using a hammer I would crack them open to see what I might discover inside. Often I'd find thin veins of quartz and I thought I'd found gold! This love of discovering the unknown prompted this painting called Vein of Gold.

Watercolor on Yupo Paper - Size: 11' x 14"          Original art unframed: $125

Wall of Strength

I wish I could say I planned ahead and drew little sketches and did everything many artists do, but that just isn't my style. I paint from the heart and allow my feelings to guide me. I added the softness of the green (maybe something growing between the crevices), to portray that strength and softness survive very well together. The rocks give stability to the plant and the plant gives life to the rocks.

Watercolor on Yupo Paper - Size: 11" x 14"       Original art unframed: $110

Vein of Color on Yupo

What is it about rocks that I love so much? I play with the paint and suddenly rocks appear! With this painting, the warm and cool gemstones wanted to be seen, and sometimes I feel the painting comes alive by itself. It's like Michelangelo sculpting and talking about the form crying to be freed from it's stone casing.

Try painting with watercolor on Yupo. Allow the color to paint itself. All you need is the wisdom to know when to stop. After it dries, give it a spray of clear acrylic gloss to seal the paint and to prevent you from going back and tinkering! The other day I had a painting everyone loved but I felt it needed just a little more. It kept getting worse and worse until finally I washed it all off to start fresh. That's the good part about painting with Yupo. You never waste paper.

Watercolor on Yupo Paper - Size: 11" x 14"     Original art unframed - $110

It all depends on how you look at it......

                                  

On the left: Mountain Mist  

On the right: Tree of Mystery

This is an interesting painting. I began painting Mountain Mist, as a continuation in my rock series. I loved painting it, feeling the cool mist crawling over the edge, and adding the mysterious dark blue mountain in shadow to the right. The strength of the rocks and softness of the mist with a touch of mystery, spoke to me of a woman's character.

When I was finished I turned it upside down and voila! there was Tree of Mystery with snow piled around the tree's trunk. The same feelings of softness, strength and mystery live within the painting turned this direction. I love it! 

This is wonderful. If you get tired of Mountain Mist, just turn it upside down and you have a new painting! This is what I call a "happy accident"!

Watercolor on Yupo Paper - Size: 11" x 14"          Original art unframed: $120

Rock Mountain

Rock Mountain was a more planned painting than I usually do. I wanted to paint the ruggedness of rock mountains. I loved using many colors to portray the interesting rocks. To me, this painting represents the strength of the rocks and peacefulness of the snow covered mountain in the background.

Watercolor on Yupo paper - Size: 10" x 13"           Original art, unframed - $120