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.

Prairie Sunrise/Sunset

better?

open studio this Saturday

Looking forward to the annual Dry Ice Factory Open Studio Saturday, December 14th from 12-5. Some of the newest pieces are a 6 part, oil on wood panel 12" x12" each Prairie Sunrise/Sunset that can be sold as 2 sets of 3 each for $600 or all 6 for $1200. Valley is a small oil on canvas, 10"x12" in a black shadowbox frame SOLD somehow the wonders of the digital medium make Valley look big and Prairie small. Go figure.

more from Plains series

light and space- I find as the paintings become more minimal they are closer to what I want. Ecco on top is one of my favorites. 36" x24" $750 oil on canvas but I love the warmth and sense of infinite space of July 20" x60" $950 oil on canvas