Summer Reading

"Summer Reading"

Oil on Wood

10"X10"
SOLD

The promise of things to come. 

Westerly Weather

Westerly Weather

Oil on Canvas

30"X30"
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I just discovered a sketchbook from the 60s when I was in college. It is filled with drawings, portraits of people I actually recognize, and many random, disorganized notes from readings, classes, and  thoughts.  I am struck by how much of today's me I recognize. What touched me then, touches me now. One page is just a series of staccato ink marks. At the top is written, "Scarlatti -- I love you." And then one whole page on which is written, "Union Street. Home sweet home." That brings tears to my eyes. Home has always been where my heart is. Some things never change.

A Break in the Weather

A Break in the Weather

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

You would think that after all these years of painting, I would know what I am doing. But each painting is like starting over. Huh. I guess "Live and Learn" isn't true after all.

In The Cloud

In The Cloud

Oil on Wood

14"X11"

 My head has been in the clouds in more ways than one, lately. 

Light at the End of the Day

Light at the End of the Day

Oil on Wood

12"X12"
Available for Sale HERE.

Letting the light in is always a good idea;  smiling at a stranger, lunch with a friend,  the whiff of a rose first thing in the morning, the San Francisco skyline morning, noon or night. It's the little things that punctuate the day around here. Little miracles shedding light on life.

In the Pink with Rothko

In the Pink with Rothko

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

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Rothko's "Pink and White Over Red" warms the heart, continuing to glow like an after image, long after seeing it at the Anderson Collection at Stanford University last week. It's worth a trip to meander through the beautifully designed building gazing at wonderful art without crowds or any hullabaloo. Admission is free. A gift that keeps on giving.

In the meantime, speaking of gifts, Spring has sprung in the garden. Everything is in bloom. Dogwoods, calla lilies, roses, azaleas, camellias, wisteria, blue bells, and my favorite, forget-me-nots. It was a little miracle that just happened to coincide with Easter and the turkeys that strutted their stuff in the Sonoma meadow on Saturday.  The tenacity of Nature is a great tonic at this time of year. The color, the fragrance, the beauty, and audacity of it all. It even rivals Rothko.

San Francisco Storm

San Francisco Storm

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

SOLD

I'm already missing the soft gray tones that gathered over San Francisco Bay during last week's parade of storms. An "atmospheric river" they said, and that it was. Now, warmed by the sun and buoyed by watching the dedicated DC Eagle pair hatching their eaglets within view of webcams for all to witness online, a fine mist of hope is in the air. Just in time to end the continuing cycle of bad news.