Started en plein air, this piece was finished from memory and refrences. I know this place well, as it was a great house across the street from where I once lived. This tree's magnificant crown of gold gets more glorious as the years pass. I was so h... 

Every Monday is dedicated to tending Monets garden - replant, clean, water, and fertilize. Several gardeners come out when the public does not see all the activity. Mondays are also the only full day a few artists are permitted access to the garden t... 

A week before conducting a workshop in Monetamp#65533s garden, I painted all around the village of Giverny, France. There was one main street with a few smaller streets of houses. This was painted from my photos of a Frenchman walking up a hill as th... 

While teaching a workshop in Tobaccoville, North Carolina, I found the back side of this barn to use as a place to demonstrate painting. I loved the unusual view and sunamp#65533s influence on the landscape. Painted on location then finished in my st... 

So many times I passed by this red house in VA in the winter - loving the stunning contrast between snow, house and sky, so painted it! 

I love painting rocks of any kind. But to take on a major studio painting of the expanse, found only at the Grand Canyon is beyond wonderful. Rivers were captured at both sides from the head of the canyon. The colors and atmosphere in the rock format... 

I do not paint many barns, yet a few really captivate me. This small barn was behind a residential area, still well kept and cute as a button. I have painted it several times from different views. This one being my favorite.  

While recently painting in the upper Adirondack mountains of New York, this beautiful walkway of white birch trees adorned one of the lakes. Iamp#65533ve always loved white birch, and this was an opportunity I could not pass up!  

I have painted this view of Monetamp#65533s main garden in spring and summer, but this is the first time in autumn. What a change in the gardenamp#65533s colors as pinks and blues gave way to the violets and yellows of early fall. The Nasturtiums fin... 

Exquisite old English garden passageway and door surrounded by flowers on both sides. This is a beautifully planted casual garden at a castle in England. The sun made the flowers "pop" from the gray stone wall behind. Realistic, yet painted in a live... 

Side of barn with lots of old character. I rarely see white barns, and this one was a charmer! I painted a side view as the morning sun was just grazing the side with an unused gate, wild flowers and toe path as a bonus. Painted using a brush and pal... 

Painting of the top of nearly a mile high falls in upstate NY, that I captured while on the highway. This fall was practically hidden from view in the vast distance. It was most beautiful with it's ins-and-outs of water wrapping around the rock walls... 

While teaching a workshop in Monet's garden, I would see this charming house and scene nearly every day. I have always wanted to paint it and finally have. I hope it cheers you, and invites you to enjoy a lovely day in France! 

Painting of a vast lavender farm that I came upon while in England. It surrounded me! No painting can tell the whole story, but I love sharing this cottage and the entrance to this beautiful scene with you. 

Part of my 20th Centry Vintage Ladies "HATS" Collection. I had so many red hats in my collection. Not wishing to paint each one as a portrait, I came up with a way to combine many of them with a theme of "cherries." It was a real treat to pretend ...