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My terrific designer

I'd like to give a big shout out to Connie Robertson of http://communicatewhatmatters.com
 who did the design for my new book, Is This How it Will be?

Connie is not only superbly talented but a smart and wonderful collaborator. She has the rare ability to listen to your ideas with respect and empathy and help make them visually stunning.

She didn't want a credit in the book so here it is... Thank you Connie...

My book is out!

It is wonderful to have it out and now to wait to see how readers respond. It's personal and there were times I wondered if I wanted to make it public but now I'm glad I did. So happy that our local bookstore http://tatteredcover.com  is carrying it in 3 stores in Denver.  It is also on Amazon.com  for those who aren't in Denver.

new book

Life has intervened since my last post. However my new book should be out in late August. Stay tuned for more information.

Night Sky Series

I have been working on this series in 2014 and they are hard to photograph, however this is pretty close. I have painted a series of 6 small painting on wood panels, each 12" x12". I then completed a larger painting on canvas- soon to post and now am working on an even larger canvas. It seemed a logical progression from the sky series and reflects my interest in deep space. I love the images from the Hubble telescope but my paintings are my own memories of night skies. Have you been watching Cosmos?

VIRGA

I painted this in September after a wonderful trip to the Jackson Hole area between Wyoming and Idaho. We stayed with friends in Victor, Idaho and this is a view of the large valley ringed by mountains. One day we saw this weather phenomenon, a virga, as my husband informed me. Basically it is when rain forms in the sky but doesn't quite hit the ground. This was a bit or a outlier from the Plains series but it was all so beautiful and memorable I had to paint it. It is 36" x24" and was purchased at the Open Studio in December. I will miss it but it is in a good home with a true art lover. So I guess that means I am back to the studio to get more work done...

Valley in its frame

I really like the way Valley looks in this simple black shadow box frame.