Charleston!

Painting a specific city, in this case Charleston, on a grid was a challenging experience. What do you need to give the feeling of this wonderful city? What do you need to change in order for the overall design to work? This was a fun painting, but in some ways agonizing. Enjoy.

Word of Mouth

An exhibition challenged me to tell a story in 80 square inches, so I came up with this little painting ("Word of Mouth"). Originally I had moved to canvas to have a BIG space for my stories, so this was particularly difficult for me. But three girls, three very different personalities and some tension told a unique story. The viewer can fill in the "words."

Adult Children

I loved the gesture in the photo that this painting materialized from. It brought home the exuberance that we had for nearly everything. We went white water rafting last weekend and that exuberance came back in full force. We will always be adult children.

The Cake

I found a cake like this by Chef Ryan on Facebook, and wondered why I didn't think of this myself. After all, I made plenty of cakes like this before I discovered the bakery. Just ask my kids.

What else can I pile up and paint?

Down in the Valley Where the Green Grass Grows

Chanting while jumping rope kept us busy for hours. We didn't know that we were burning calories. We were playing and competing with our friends--or even ourselves. Remember Double Dutch, crossing our arms, double jumps? This series on Free-Range Children is bring back memories and lessons for the future. Watch for my new web-site with 15 paintings in the series. Coming to this screen soon!