This is more about my love for eating ice cream and watching too much Netflix… A humorous take on our journey through a life abound with rich media. This painting of Homer’s bust, peering through an ice cream cone lens invites contemplation on our consumption of junk food & media. His head adorned with car junk speaks to the weight of useless information & entertainment we all carry. Candy wrappers and money protruding from his upper body symbolize the sweet distractions and monetary influences shaping our perceptions. Me thinks I protest too much…
dimension: 48″ H x 36″ W
reclaimed wood, paper, plastic, and foam with seed pods mounted on plywood, 25″ wide x 16″ tall x 6″ deep
reclaimed wood and foam with sea shells, 24″ wide x 17″ tall x 6″ deep
reclaimed wood and foam, 22″ wide x 15″ tall x 4″ deep
While living in Japan I visited Kyoto many times. Each time I hoped to glimpse the beautiful Geisha (referred to as Maiko and Geiko in Kyoto) as they walked to work or classes. We always kept a respectful distance so many of the photos are taken from the back…allowing us to enjoy the gorgeous kimonos they wear. Geisha is one of my favorite subjects to paint. This is a 10×8 inch canvas treated to accept watercolor. It was my first time trying this substrate. I used a spray varnish to protect it so that it doesn’t require glass in the frame. I love how there is no glare to look through.
This 7×5 inch acrylic on panel, is framed in a nice Mahogany colored wood plein air frame. I started this painting on location, near the Swinging Bridge in Wawona and then finished it in my home studio.
This 11×14 inch Acrylic on Canvas is approximately 19×16 with it’s black wood frame. I painted this from a reference photo I took after visiting the Grand Canyon for the first time. I loved the variety of colors, especially with the contrast in values from the shaded areas.
Highway 1, near Big Sur, CA has the most vivid colors in the Spring. Pastel is great for capturing such vibrant color. This piece is 14×20 inches, soft pastel on paper and available in a 24×30.5 inch frame, with a beige/cream colored mat.
This is my latest Watercolor Koi painting (on paper). It’s 11×17 inches available in a frame (no mat) that measures 14×20 inches.
I used a reference photo my husband (Lenny Sharp) took, with permission. I tried to capture the graceful sense of movement, reflection of the sky on the water and the bright colors of the fish. The photo was taken at the same cafe in Kyoto that I visited many times while living in Japan from 2012-2016.
This watercolor on paper is approximately 20×14 inches. With the mat and frame it is 32×26 inches.
I painted this in my studio using reference photos I took during the years we lived in Japan from 2012 to 2016. During frequent visits to Kyoto, I’d stop by a small cafe with a beautiful koi pond in the back. The vibrant colors and graceful movements of these fish were mesmerizing to watch.
