Painting during the Super Bloom in Southern California
Angel Island & The City
Painted in plein air from the end of Tiburon Blvd. in Tiburon. It is a 9″ x 12″ oil painting and framed with a black and gold frame.
Morning Sail
Morning Sail was painted en plein air from the end of Tiburon Blvd. This oil painting is 8″ x16″ and framed with a black and gold frame.
The Three Graces
It was painted in Samuel B. Taylor park en plein air. It is an oil painting and framed with a black and gold frame.
Gallinas Valley
It is an 8×8″ oil painting of a view from Smith Ranch Road.It is framed with a black and gold frame.
A Fine Balance
Oil on canvas 60×72
Itty Bitty
Watercolor on cradled Baltic birch panel that has been primed with Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground. A little bunny among the peonies. He’s a baby bunny. He’s very earnest and sincere and promises to do his very best if you give him a treat.
Wool Snek (California Kingsnake)
This is a needle felted California Kingsnake. He is felted over a wire armature using locally sourced Corriedale wool from Windrush Farm. He has hand painted glass eyes and is finished in smooth Merino wool. He comes with his very own safety dome with a beautiful wooden base to protect him from dust moths pets and small children.
Shelli Poppin, Proprieter, Shelli’s Bits and Bobbles
Meet Shelli Poppin. She is a larger than life Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel. She used to be a librarian but after a vacation to England where she visited a store called Ginger and Pickles she was inspired to start a store of her own. She now lives among the Redwoods in Mendocino where she operates her store and sells small trinkets to other animals. Ravens are her most frequent customers. Shelli is a needle felted sculpture over a wire armature. She is made of wool and alpaca fiber and her fur coat is made of fur combed off of rescue rabbits at the SaveABunny rabbit rescue. She stands almost 10 inches tall and is possible with care. She comes with her little bit of redwood forest her wares and a nice glass dome to keep her safe from moths dogs and small children.
aureole no.3
Intricately folded paper stitched with red thread.
Each in the Aureole series is created from one strip of paper. The strip is 25 x 2.5 inches and my fascination lies in the variations that this one small piece of paper provides. They create beautiful groups.
