A Pile of Cocoa Pods

This is a commission I recently completed for the world famous Marine Cargo Insurance Agency, Rekerdres and Sons. Yes, that's my husband.  He insures cocoa traveling from all parts of the world, among other things. This painting will hang in a conference room at his office.

Madeleine's Roses

I made a painting a couple of years ago of a bouquet of roses that my friend Barbara gave me.  That started a series of flower paintings.  This is a large pastel that I did of a bouquet of roses that Madeleine gave me for Mother's Day last year. We are in the process of framing it in order to show at the upcoming North Dallas Artist Studio Tour (April 23 - 24).

Echo Amphitheatre Abiquiu, III

This completes the panorama moving from right to left. Can't you just see the smoke signal issuing from the top of this rock?

Echo Amphitheatre Abiquiu, II

Moving my view to the left from the first painting, this is the view just left of the actual "amphitheatre". This day wasn't so dramatic weatherwise as that of yesterday. The thing about this view is the markings towards the top that look like designs from an Navajo rug. At first, I thought that someone had artfully added these designs to resemble the rugs, but on closer inspection and introspection, I realized that these natural markings were probably inspiration for the rug designer many years ago. Yes, I know, elementary, Watson.

Echo Amphitheatre Abiquiu, I

I've painted at this spot more than a couple of times and it remains to be so fascinating. The rocks are undulating and various colors. On the day I started this painting it started to rain, then snow, then high winds, then more rain, then more snow. At that point, I gave it up and finished the work in my studio in Santa Fe.

At Cow Creek

As the hammers ping their unique percussion, I'm sitting at the bar in the kitchen painting with gouache.  I wish I was at Cow Creek.

You are my sunshine

This summer I came across this gorgeous field of sunflowers about an hour south of Dallas.  I've been painting it ever since.