Welcome! Please feel free to grab a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine, and wander amongst my paintings. My paintings reflect my emotional connection to the Magic and Mystery of nature that surrounds me.
But what is Magic? For me, Magic is the sound of wind, the smell of weather, the dappling of light, the dance of leaves, even rust on a barrel; nothing conventional, usually imaginary, sensitive, sensual, thought provoking.
To begin with, I work intuitively; playing with combinations of colors and textures until the painting nudges me, and reminds me of a feeling, a place, a poem.
Bountiful
Acrylic on Canvas
24 X 48
$800
Night Flight
Acrylic on Canvas
24 X 48
$800
Through Green Dark
Acrylic on Canvas
36X36
$900
Tin Roof
Acrylic on Canvas
30X30
$630
After the Rain
Acrylic on Canvas
36 X 12
$300
Sun Scorched
Acrylic on Canvas
30X14
$300
Chasing the Light
Acrylic on Canvas
20 x 29
$400
Down by the Witchy Garden
Arylic on Canvas
12 x 36
$300
Flamenco Versa
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 12
$300
Across the Misty Mountains Cold
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
30 x 40
$900
Beyond these Rocks my Fathers Lived
Acrylic on Canvas
12 x 36
$300
Burning off the Fog
Acrylic on Canvas
31X31X2
$650
By the Light of the Moon
Acrylic and mixed Media on Canvas
20 X 24
$325
Graffiti Reef
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
20 X 15 1/2
$200 Each
Stone Fences
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
12 X 36
$300
Never Again Will I Go Underground
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
14 X 32
$315
Once I finished this piece, I wanted to name it something that would reference coal mining. Then I remembered an Instagram post I had recently seen of Tee2Sugars’ wall mural in Rhymney, Wales. I loved the accompanying text, which I later discovered was from the Rita MacNeil’s famous song, “Working Man”. The second picture, also by Tee2Sugars is in Abertillery, Wales.
Memoirs of a Trespasser
Acrylic on Canvas
24 X 24
$400
Silence is my Meditation
Acrylic on Canvas
15X30
$300
The Smell of Weather Changing
Acrylic on Canvas
27 1/2’ X 43 1/2
$820
Puddle full of Mystery
Acrylic and Collage on Canvas
10” x 10”
$100
Music of the Sky
14” x 32”
Acrylic on Canvas
$315
What Remains
11” x 21”
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
$160
This painting was created by adding and removing layer after layer of collage and paint. What remains reminded me of rocky mountains and mist.
Detail
Prophecy Tree
Acrylic and Ink on Canvas
32” x 23”
$515
Early Sunday morning, I stepped outside to investigate an incredibly loud noise. It was a large flock of crows (some insist a flock of crows is a “murder”, others are just as adamant that it is simply a flock)flying through the trees and cawing to each other. I caught the tail end of their party on my phone…
I looked up the symbolic meaning of crows: Transformation, Change and Prophecy.
Sea Fall
Acrylic and Ink on Canvas
11” x 14”
$110
Turbulent
Acrylic and Ink on Wood Panel
11” x 14”
$110
Reflections
Acrylic on Canvas
24” x 24”
$400
No title was coming to mind for this painting, so I posted it to Instagram and Facebook, and asked for suggestions. Dave said, “I like the name bobbles. The thingy on Children's hats as they scurry home before the sunset.” Sabine liked the name “Celestial Lanterns”. Tony suggested “The awakening”, and Michael said,”Paper Lanterns over Sedona.”
My 3 year old Grandson wanted me to call it “Pretzel”. Carol liked “Waking of the Orbs”, and Doug suggested “Reflections from Above”.
It’s interesting to find out what other people see. I may try it again!
Fall from Grace
Mixed Media on Canvas
14” X 11”
$110
My family and I visited Wales during Christmas 2017. One of the highlights for me was a trip to Tintern Abbey, which served as the inspiration for this painting.
Another Cup of Coffee
Acrylic on Canvas
24X36
$300
SOLD
Breathe Deeply
Acrylic on Canvas
40” X 30”
$600
The Hills series
The following four paintings were all inspired by Arthur Guiterman’s poem, “Hills”. I fell in love with this poem when I was in High School. I lost my paper copy, and searched through poetry books at the library for years. Recently, I thought I’d try again, using the internet this time. So I searched up beginning lines of poems…I never loved your fields, your flat lands, your plains…Bingo!!
Hills
Arthur Guiterman (1871-1943)
I never loved your plains!–
Your gentle valleys,
Your drowsy country lanes
And pleach’d alleys.
I want my hills! — the trail
That scorns the hollow.–
Up, up the ragged shale
Where few will follow,
Up, over wooded crest
And mossy bowlder
With strong thigh, heaving chest,
And swinging shoulder,
So let me hold my way,
By nothing halted,
Until, at close of day,
I stand, exalted,
High on my hills of dream–
Dear hills that know me!
And then, how fair will seem
The lands below me,
How pure, at vesper-time,
The far bells chiming!
God, give me hills to climb,
And strength for climbing!
I Stand Exalted
Acrylic on Canvas
14” X 32”
$315
Far Bells Chiming
Acrylic on Canvas
15 X 30
$315
At Vesper Time
Acrylic on Canvas
14 X 32
$315
Strength for climbing
Acrylic and Latex on Canvas
15 X 30
$315
Walking with Giants
Latex and Acrylic on Canvas
15 X 30
$315
After I painted this, a photo popped up on Instagram of a rock formation in the Welsh Beacon Brecons called “The Diving Board”. I immediately added it to my list of places to visit. I can only imagine the breathtaking feeling of looking out from the diving board into the wind and the light and the magic!
“Art is our memory of love. The most an artist can do through their work is say, let me show you what I have seen, what I have loved, and perhaps you will see it and love it too.
Annie Bevan
Spring Comes Late this Year
Latex and Acrylic on Canvas
19X39
$520
Last Saturday, the day after Saint Patricks Day we had quite a storm...not much accumulation, but the wind was howling, and snow was blowing in every direction.
Then the sun popped out.
I had no intentions when I started this one; I was painting merrily along, and turned the canvas upside down. Suddenly I had woods on a hill, and snow…Spring comes late this year.
Leap of Faith
Latex on Canvas
24 X 36
$604
There are positive and negatives to every aspect of life. On a recent camping trip, our tent was shredded by a sudden storm…negative. So we pulled our truck up next to the Ohio River, and woke up to dawn breaking ….amazing.
The video, obviously is not for sale. I just wanted to share this little bit of dawn magic with you.
Home from the Sea
24 X 24
$403
Acrylic on Canvas
You’ve been away for a long time, years perhaps. You fight your way through storms and fog and disappointment, until finally you arrive, only to find that you can’t see the place you’ve longed for.
Then the clouds part, the fog lifts, you catch a glimpse, and at last, you know that you are home.
Imagination Remembered
14 X 24
Acrylic on Canvas
$235
It’s funny; we go through life trying to remember all the wonder and beauty of our lives. But at what point does Remembrance end, and Imagination begin?
Sleep in Forgetfullness
Acrylic and pen on Canvas
22 X 28
$437
I like the dreaminess of this forest. I named it after a quote by John Muir, “There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Sleep in forgetfulness of all ill.”
Dream Stalkers
31 X 48
Acrylic on Canvas
$744
Did you know that January 16th was National Appreciate a Dragon Day; the perfect day to introduce you to these guys. This canvas has been languishing in the studio for a year, when I decided to do a bold streak of blue/black, just to change things up. The dragons appeared at that point, uninvited, but quite welcome. I call this one "Dream Stalkers" after a poem by Tui T. Sutherland,”Beware the darkness of dragons,Beware the stalker of dreams…”
Heading North - October
Acrylic on 18 X 24 Canvas
$300
After a long week of teaching, I head north; away from the bustle of the big city, and into the rural buzz of insects, the breeze that sways the grass, and the soar of birds.
As the seasons progress, the soy fields change from the green of summer, to a beautiful chestnut color in October.
Heading North - November
24 X 32
Acrylic, Ink and Chalk on Canvas
$535
Soon thereafter, the beautiful the sienna tones of October fade into the gray gloom of November.
The Realm of Ravens
Acrylic on Canvas
10 X 40
$200
It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Frost on the Chimney Pots
24 X 36
Acrylic on Canvas
$595
Chimney Pots are extensions of the chimney that increases the updraft. Beginning in the 18th century they became more ornamental. In this piece you will see the hard edges of chimney pots, the translucence of smoke, and the crispness of frost.
Winner of a Bronze Award from the All Abstract 2022 International Juried Art Competition by the Camelback Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Skein
24 X 36 Acrylic on canvas.
$595
I thought about painting Canadian Geese for 2 years before I actually put my thoughts on canvas. Geese on the ground are a gaggle, geese in the air are a skein. These geese mate for life, only finding a new mate if theirs dies.
The wind that comes off a goose’s wing is shaped like a volute. If they flew in a line, the goose behind would have to work harder to fly. By flying behind and to the side, the goose behind gets a small lift.
Tide Pool
Acrylic on Canvas
24 X 24
$410
A tide pool is a shallow pool of seawater. Many of these pools exist as separate bodies of water only at low tide.
Many tide pool habitats are home to especially adaptable animals; sea stars, mussels and clams.
Tangerine Morning
24 X 36
Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Canvas
$595
This dream of a tangerine morning was built by layer upon layer of sheer color.
The Smell of Autumn
I love the smell of Autumn; slightly dry and powdered, slightly of earthy and decomposing plants. I love the promise of cooler weather, and I love the colors.
$110.00
Acrylic and mixed media on 12 X 9” paper
Framed (white mat and wood 14 X 11 frame)
Sedimentary
Sedimentary rocks are formed by layer after layer after layer of silt. This painting is definitely Sedimentary! Look closely, and you will discover the fossils of doilies, and polka-dot paper, and layer after layer of paint.
$110.00
Acrylic and mixed media on 14 X 11” paper
Framed (white mat and wood 16 X 12” frame)
Crow in a wet wood $110.00
One wet Saturday morning there was a murder of crows perched on our wood rack. Moments later, I was reading Louise Fletcher’s email about her book, “Life Force”, in which she based her paintings on the poetry of Ted Hughes. I looked up the poetry of both Mr. Hughes and his wife, Sylvia Plath. Ted Hughes wrote a poem called “the Crow”, and Sylvia Plath wrote a poem called “Black Rook in Rainy Weather”. Too many coincidences in such a short amount of time led to this painting.
Acrylic and mixed media on 11 X14” paper
Framed (white mat and 12 X 16” wood frame)
Redrock Nocturne $110.00
Last December my son and I took a trip to Arizona. I fell in love with the red rocks and the special beauty that is Sedona.
Acrylic and mixed media on 14 X 11” pape
Framed (white mat and 16 X 12” wood frame)
Limestone Mountain $110.00
Acrylic and mixed media on 14 X 11” paper
Framed (white mat and 16 X 12” wood frame)
Power of Wind and Water $110.00
Until 2018, my experiences of the ocean have been of clean beaches and rolling waves. It wasn’t until we visited Sligo, Ireland in 2018 that I saw my first powerful sea.
We tried to visit Mullaghmore Beach in January. The wind was so strong we had trouble opening the car doors, and once we did that, we were immediately soaked through.
It was powerful, scary and exhilarating! I tried to capture some of that feeling in this painting.
Acrylic and mixed media on 14 X 11” paper
Framed (white mat and 16 X 12” wood frame)
Dawn
During the summer of 2021, I decided to get up early every morning, usually around 5AM, and get my painting time in before it got hot, and before I got busy with other things. The paintings that came from this endeavor are all sunrise pictures. I didn’t intend it to happen - I have to believe that the pictures themselves wanted to represent that most beautiful time of day.
Dawn $110.00
Acrylic and mixed media on 11 X 15” paper
Framed (white mat and 12 X 16” wood frame)
Dawn 3 $110.00
Acrylic and mixed media on 14 X 11” paper
Framed (white mat and 16 X 12” wood frame)
Acrylic and mixed media on 14 X 11” paper
Framed (white mat and 16 X 12” wood frame)
Dawn 5 $110.00
Acrylic and mixed media on 15 X 11” paper
Framed (white mat and 16 X 12” wood frame)
Lone Wolf $110.00
After several rounds of painting and sanding, a lone-white wolf appeared. Can you find him?
A white wolf sometimes symbolizes a desire for freedom and adventure.
11 X 15” Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper
Framed (white mat and 12 X 16” wood frame)
Land of Sea and Stone
$110.00
14 X 11” Acrylic and Mixed media on paper
Framed (white mat and 16 X 12”wood frame)
North Face $110.00
During the process of painting and sanding, the white top of a mountain appeared. The shape reminded me of the north face of the Matterhorn.
14 X 11 Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper
Framed (white mat and wood 16 X 12” frame )
Blue Spruce $110.00
15 X 11” Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper
Framed (white mat and wood 16 X 12” framed)
Series: Trees
Leafy Prayer $110.00
This Painting is named for Joyce Kilmer’s Poem Trees
“…A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;”
11 X 15” Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper
Framed (white mat and wood 12 X 16” frame )
Green Spirits $110.00
The name for this poem came from E.E. Cumming’s poem, “I thank you God for most this amazing”
11 X 14” Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper
Framed (white mat and wood 12 X 16” frame )
Misty Morning $110.00
11 X 14” Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper
Framed (white mat and wood 12 X 16” frame )
To touch God SOLD
One normally sees a tree’s leaves; this painting concentrates on the trunks and branches. Their purposes is to unobtrusively hold the leaves up closer to heaven so that they can touch God.
11 X 14” Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper
Framed (white mat and wood 12 X 16” frame )