Back to the Land
2007
Weeding the garden.
Medium: watercolors Size: 12" x 13.5"
Price: $200 (unframed)
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Undertow
2007
A millipede is
cupped by a dead oak leaf.
Medium: watercolors Size: 19" x 19.5"
Price: $400 (unframed)
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Gaping Sweetgum Beaks
2006
A sweetgum seed pod
opens to release its seeds.
Each pair of projections on the pod resemble a baby bird's gaping
beak.
Medium: watercolors Size: 29.5" x 20.5"
Price: $600 (unframed)
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Winter Wonderland 2006
Ground Pine leaves
bend down under a light snow, but the spore stalks stand tall.
Medium: watercolors Size: 22" x 27.5"
Price: $550 (unframed)
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The Longest Night 2006
This painting was
inspired by a winter bout of insomnia.
"The Longest Night" refers to the Winter Solstice.
Medium: watercolors Size: 22" x 30"
Price: $600 (unframed)
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Three Sisters
2005
These Laccaria
ochropurpurea mushrooms were growing
in Roan Mountain State Park. I was captivated by their bulbous
bases, and as I painted they turned into women - the maiden, the
mother, and the crone.
Medium: watercolors Size: 17" x 30"
Price: $550 (framed)
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Seed Dispersal
2005
A tiny shelf fungus
growing on a log at Cave Springs Natural Area looked just like a
miniature catcher's mitt, so I couldn't resist putting an acorn in the
palm of its hand.
Medium: watercolors Size: 30" X 22"
Price: $600 (unframed)
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Rockpile
2005
After some late
summer rains, bolete mushrooms popped up near the top of Turkey
Knob.
Medium: watercolors Size: 30" X 22"
Price: $500 (unframed)
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Dragonfly Nymph Exoskeleton
2005
I found a huge
dragonfly nymph exoskeleton beside Sinking Creek. The dragonfly
was long gone, having pushed its way out of its youthful skin and
turned into a winged predator.
Medium: watercolors Size: 22" X 27"
Price: $500 (unframed)
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Colors of the Desert
2005
On a trip to New
Mexico, I was captivated by the colors of the desert, and of the adobe
houses which blended in so well. This is a columbine seed pod
found on a mountain east of Albuquerque.
Medium: watercolors Size: 28" X 22"
Price: $650 (framed)
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Oak Community II
2005
A cluster of white
oak leaves had fallen during a heavy wind. The halfway dried
leaves curled into graceful postures.
Medium: watercolors Size: 30" X 19"
Price: $300 (unframed)
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Daddy Long Legs
2005
A daddy long legs
walked atop indian strawberry leaves.
Medium: watercolors Size: 22" X 30"
Price: $400 (unframed)
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Dangling 2005
In early summer,
the new redbud seed pods are pale green with violet trim.
Medium: watercolors Size: 22" X 30"
Price: $700 (framed)
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Hatched 2005
The turkey chick
has long hatched, but this egg has become a tiny community. The
egg's walls are coated with algae, cracking as it dries, and the bottom
of the egg hosts insects amid the leaves and moss.
Medium: watercolors Size: 30" X 22"
Price: $600 (unframed)
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First Leaves
2005
Tulip-tree buds
burst open to reveal the first tiny leaves.
Medium: watercolors Size: 18" X 27"
Price: $300 (unframed)
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A Little
Twisted 2005
An ailanthus seed
displays its delicate vein structure, but I paint reluctantly, knowing
this invasive tree is outcompeting our native trees.
Medium: watercolors Size: 29.5" X 13"
Price: $400 (framed)
Shown in the
2005 Virginia Highlands Festival Fine Art Show
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Pebble
Pair 2005
A damselfly nymph
contemplates two creek pebbles.
Medium: watercolors Size: 18.5" X 21.75"
Price: $450 (framed)
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Yoga Leaf 2005
A white oak leaf
pratices dawn yoga, slipping between cat and cow.
Medium: watercolors Size: 22" X 30"
Price: $700 (framed)
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Virgin's
Bower 2004
Virgin's bower is a
wild Clematis often found
growing along hedgerows. In the fall, its small flowers turn into
tufts of furry seeds.
Medium: watercolors Size: 22" X
30"
Price: $700 (framed)
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Conversing
Ferns
2004
Two new Christmas fern fronds pass the
time of day.
Medium:
watercolors Size:
20" X 30"
Price: $600 (framed)
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