2021-Current

Nature always reminds me that the outer world is utterly connected to the inner world. During the turbulent pandemic, needing nature's transient beauty as a healer and teacher, I spent time painting things nearby in the garden surrounding my studio. Birds and butterflies populate these paintings, their fleeting visits and fluid flight offer a boundless freedom of spirit. The series title Bird Path, refers to a phrase Zen Buddhists use to describe a spiritual journey. A bird's flight follows no visible path in the air and leaves no evidence of its track behind. Yet even without a physical trace of its flight, it offers its share of grace. The Wellspring series is a return to source, tapping back into thematic wells and inspirations. Images of waterfalls suggest deep reservoirs and represent the permanence of form despite the continuous flow of change.

 
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A painting of a tree branch in the middle of a field.
By A Grace of Sense, 48 x 36 inches, watercolor, wax and oil paint on panel
A painting of a tree in front of a bench.
Installation at Patricia Rovzar Gallery for the "Synergies"exhibition.
A painting of a bowl with water pouring out.
Source, 38 x 32 inches, watercolor, wax and oil paint on panel
A bird sitting on top of leaves in the sun.
Augury II, 29 x 40 inches, watercolor, wax and oil paint on panel
A painting of a waterfall with white water
Wellspring V, 62 x 24 inches, watercolor, wax and oil paint on panel
A painting of a bird flying near a waterfall
Wellspring V, 62 x 34 inches, watercolor, wax and oil paint on panel
A painting of a bird flying over some bushes
Bird Path IV, 30 x 40 inches, watercolor, wax, and oil on panel
A painting of a bowl and a bird flying over it.
A Piece of Radiant Sky, 24 x 24 inches, watercolor, wax, and oil paint on panel
A room with several paintings on the wall
Installation at Gail Severn Gallery, Offering series
Three paintings of a bowl and a mirror
Offerings 1,2,3, each 48 x 20 inches, watercolor, wax, and oil paint on panel
A painting of flowers and leaves in the background.
Beholding, 48 x 48 inches, watercolor, wax and oil paint on panel
A painting of purple flowers and green leaves.
Beholding, detail, watercolor, wax, and oil paint, mixed media on panel
A painting of the sky and water
Gravity and Grace - diptych, 48 x 36 inches, watercolor, wax, and oil paint on panel
A painting of a bird flying over leaves
Augury I, 28 x 40 inches, watercolor, wax, and oil paint on panel
A blurry image of a waterfall with water pouring.
Wellspring II diptych, 48 x 24 inches, watercolor, wax, and oil paint on panel
A painting of birds flying over plants
Bird Path Iv, 48 x 40 inches, watercolor, wax, and oil paint on panel
A bowl of food on the ground in front of some bushes.
Enough for the Day, 20 x20 inches, watercolor, wax, and oil paint on panel
A painting of smoke and water in the background.
Into Light, 24 x 55 inches, watercolor, wax and oil paint on panel
A painting of a flower with green leaves
Between and Atom and a Star, 15 x 31.5 inches, watercolor, wax, and oil paint on panel
A painting of a bird flying near an eclipse.
Pictograph series 1-5, smaller: 12 x 12, large: 24 x 16, watercolor, wax, and oil paint on panel
A series of paintings with various objects on them.
Narratives in Spacetime series, each 12 x 12 inches, watercolor, wax, and oil paint on panel
A glass window with writing on it.
Narrative in Spacetime - Origin, 12 x 12 inches, watercolor, wax, and oil paint on panel