Raspberry Iris
April 18, 2024
Occasionally I enjoy working on monotypes in between painting watercolor or collages. This design is one of my irises. more »
Posts Tagged “Magenta”
Ferns & Fronds
January 11, 2024
Many of my paintings and collages are inspired by my garden flowers. This botanical collage is composed of lilies, coneflowers, and ferns. more »
Chianti & Autumn Beauty
March 16, 2023
This is another sunflower bouquet with magenta zinnias. Over the years, I have done at least two hundred different sunflower paintings and I am still inspired by their bold, big shapes and beautiful colors. more »
Toni Morrison
February 21, 2022
This acrylic collage portrait is part of my ongoing series of Black Women of Distinction. Working from a reference photo and using my hand-painted acrylic papers, I began with a sketch and chose the pigments I felt best represent the author. more »
Old MacDonald’s Farm
July 22, 2019
I am inspired by the old barn structures in this state of Iowa, which are rapidly diminishing. When I began acrylic collage in 1985, barns were my first subject matter to paint. more »
Wildflowers #4
March 14, 2019
I was inspired by our acreage of wildflowers -- all the delicious colors, shapes and sizes of these beautiful flowers. This arrangement includes coneflowers, daisies, pansies and other pink and violet blossoms. more »
Rouge Peonies in Magenta Jug
March 12, 2019
This painting is part of my never-ending series of botanical collages, inspired by the bright, bold color and shapes of poppies in my garden. more »
November Cosmos Bouquet
November 28, 2018
My inspiration for this petite watercolor was a photo taken of my last bouquet, which was picked from our last garden in Centerville. I love the luscious magenta and pink colors of these flowers and their simple shapes. Their centers are bright yellow with dots of dark brown. more »
Teapot Series #22
November 1, 2018
In this composition I sketched three teapots, the donut shape, the traditional black teapot and a British hexagonal variety my mother gave me from her trip to England. For the background I added an antique bottle with my garden cosmos flowers. For fun, I tucked a pumpkin behind one pot. more »
Lilacs, Lilies & Tulips
June 7, 2018
I'm always inspired to paint fresh flowers from my garden. The colors are vivid and luscious, and that is what I try to capture in my paintings. The shapes, leaves and stems -- all the details inspire me to paint and draw these natural forms. more »