Garter of Gold
The pirate crew is expanding with this newest addition the San Francisco garter snake! It may not be a lizard but a group of pirates has all sorts of members. This member has got their coils on the gold! Painted digitally this piece is available in a variety of print sizes. Check out the shop to see more.
Electro Gecko
Painted digitally this critically endangered small Electric
Blue Gecko is only found in Tanzania. The male of the species is a
beautiful blue or turquoise color. Vanishing from its native habitat please
help conserve this amazing gecko.
Pirate Meleon
There was the western gang, now introducing the Pirate lizards. The captain Pirate Meleon is the leader of the crew. I felt like colorful lizards didn't quite fit the cowboy desert look. So now there is going to be a pirate crew. This is the first one the Captain of the crew. It was painted digitally and is available in a variety of prints.
Forever Gone Golden Toad
The Golden Toad was only recently discovered in 1964. It was
discovered in a remote location of Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest
Reserve. Unfortunately, the last sighting of this toad was in 1989. Later
they were declared extinct due to not being seen again. I wanted to convey
a sense of longing and fading in this painting, as if you are seeing this
toad for the last time and by morning they will be gone forever. This piece
was done in oil paint and measured 16” x 20”. The original is available for
$850 unframed.
Mystic Leucistic Green Turtle
Leucism causes animals to have reduced pigmentation. I absolutely love how the green sea turtle looks when they have this
condition. It makes them look so mythical and magical! Green Turtles are
already endangered making this kind of turtle extremely rare. I painted
this piece with the purpose of portraying this beautiful sea turtle as a
mythical creature. It was painted using iridescent India Ink to help convey
that mythical quality. The piece measures approximately 14” x 11” the
original is for sale for $500 unframed.
Overlooked Beauty
This piece is an India ink painting of a ladybug on mat board. During the summer we had a
whole bunch of ladybugs around our garden so I decided to paint this portrait. The textured
nature of the bark shimmers differently depending on the light. The highlights glisten on the
ladybug itself. This piece measures approximately 5" x 7”. This painting is available for $100.
Orange Fronted Yellow Finch
This piece is the second in a three painting series. I wanted to capture the color and different
poses of yellow finches in a series of miniature canvases. Painted on a black 4” x 4” canvas
this is the frontal pose. He makes a cute expression as he looks at you. This piece is available
for sale individually at $55 or as a set for $150.
Orange Fronted Yellow Finch
This is the third piece in a three painting series. I wanted to capture the
color and different poses of yellow finches in a series of miniature
canvases. Done on a black 4” x 4” canvas this is a left facing profile. I
love how the finch in this piece is closer so you can see the detail of
color on the eye. This piece is available for sale individually at $55 or
as a set for $150.
Barn Swallows
A small ink sketch of baby barn swallows in their nest. We had barn swallows that nested
every year in our horse barn. I loved to peer at the chicks and see what the parents made the nest with. They’d often make the horse from some horse hair and other objects from our barnyard. It measures 11 1/2” x 9 1/2 “ framed. It is for sale for $75.
Magpie
Painted in ink, this piece was a study of a Magpie. I wanted to create the texture of the feathers
with a rough background. The edges show a sketch quality that goes into a fully detailed
piece. It measures 8”x10” and is for sale at $300.
Orange Fronted Yellow Finch
This is the first in a three painting series. I wanted to capture the color and different poses of
yellow finches in a series of miniature canvases. Done on a black 4” x 4” canvas, this is the
right facing profile while he sits on a stick. This piece is available for sale individually at $55 or
as a set for $150.
Fleeting Beauty
In the summer every year we have butterflies that come and land on the variety of flowers we
have in the garden. I often run around following them doing sketches and taking photos for
references. Butterflies are fragile and beautiful insects that help provide life by pollinating
plants. This piece measures approximately 8” x 6”. The original is for sale at $200 unframed.
Hanging Out
A small pastel of the red eyed green tree frog. It perches looking at the viewer. You can see the
almost translucent color of the frog, and leaves are eluded to in the background. This was my
first frog pastel. The colors were an experiment to make the frog appear moist. The original
measures 8” x 10” and is available for sale at $200 unframed.
Hidden Life
“Hidden Life” is a painting in India ink of a sparrow in a pine tree. It was painted on a textured
background. The light shimmers differently and exposes different shades of color on the small
sparrow. This piece won a second place award in the Annual Art competition of 2010. This
artwork measures approximately 10 1/2 x 13 5/8 and is available for sale at $450 unframed.
Bird Bunch
A commission, this oil painting is meant to capture all sorts of sparrows. With seven different
sparrows I tried to express how each sparrow possesses a different personality. I believe
animals have distinct personalities and show it in different ways. It measures approximately
36" x 12” and has already been sold.
Let's Have a Peek
This artwork is a pastel piece of the red eyed green tree frog. I wanted to experiment with
having a 3D animal emerge from the board. Sparking the imagination with his partially hidden
appearance, he is meant to draw in the viewer with his adorable personality. A custom size, it
measures a little bigger than 8” x 10” The original is for sale at $300 unframed.
Fragile Beauty
The monarch butterfly is known for having one of the longest migrations for insects. I found
this butterfly in our yard with the marigolds and other flowers. This is a painting created in
India ink. I did ink washes of the flowers and plants in the background. The butterfly rests on
a flower feeding. I wanted to portray this unique butterfly so I captured the pattern on its wings.
It measures approximately 9” x 12”. It is for sale at $450.
Concealed
Snakes have always been fascinating to me. This is an oil painting of a coiled up rosy boa. It is
a miniature artwork, and each scale is painted individually. It measures 4” x 3”. This painting is
not for sale.
Hidden Raven
To me ravens are very intelligent and beautiful birds. In this pastel painting I
used a black board doing a reverse process capturing light instead of shadow on the feathers
of the raven. A mainly monochromatic piece it is meant to convey a sense of mystery drawing
in the viewer to look closer. It measures 11.5" x 9” and the original is for sale at $450.