I-163 View in San Diego

One of my favorite perspectives to use in my paintings is the upper view. After living in the flat swamps for ten years, not able to see beyond the trees, I find it very interesting to look up and see what is up above the trees now that I live in the San Diego area....

Washington Ave. at Magnolia Ave. in El Cajon, CA

A long time ago there used to be a flower cart on the corner of Washington and Magnolia in El Cajon, CA. I took a picture of it so I could do a painting of it and showed it to the man who worked at the cart, but he wasn’t interested in the painting. I decided to...

Eureka!

When our family moved back to California (1982), and we got settled, my daughter and I would spend a lot of time at the local library. While she looked around for things to check out, I came across some books about California which looked so good to me since I had...

Summers Past Farm Secret Garden

One day I was in the Secret Garden at Summers Past Farm, where I go to paint. It is a very pleasant place to visit if you like country gardens and relaxing places. They have a herb garden and a lavender field and all kinds of things that give you a nice retreat area...

Remembering a Relative

The name of this painting is “Relatives” and the actual truth in this story is not just one relative that I am mentioning here because she just passed away recently. Janie Kelly, my sister in law, will be missed, but I have her in this painting. She is...

Found Triangles

Do you see all the triangles in this painting?  It was rather unique how I came across them and I’m not one to draw out those type of structures, but when I looked at this photo of Myra Brandt who used to work with my husband, I thought this would make a good...