Cocoa Blue
June 22, 2023
Using my sketches and hand-painted papers, this design was created with the local colors. Her expressive blue eyes and long, fluffy coat captured my attention. more »
Posts Tagged “Purple”
Purple Velvet Irises
April 27, 2023
Inspired by the vivid colors and curled shapes of the iris petals, I began by drawing these beauties from life. The background is a combination of warm & cool greens, the complementary color of the irises. more »
Siberian Irises
March 8, 2023
The iris is one of my favorite flowers. Its bright colors and ruffled petals inspire me to draw and paint it from life. more »
Henhouse Roost
April 25, 2022
This design is a colorful acrylic collage of some henhouse chickens. I used my imagination to create the barn, inspired mostly from my old photo collection, and cut the shapes from my hand-painted acrylic papers. more »
Simone Biles
March 10, 2022
This is a portrait of Olympic medalist Simone Biles. I created this for my series of notable Women of Color for my exhibition in February 2022 for Black History Month. more »
Amanda Gorman
March 4, 2022
This is an acrylic portrait of Amanda Gorman. It is part of a series I am currently working on for my Women of Color exhibition in February 2022. more »
Maya Angelou
February 24, 2022
This portrait was created as part of my Women of Color exhibit for February 2022. 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 »
Spring Lattice
March 4, 2021
This painting is an acrylic collage created for my joint show in October 2021. My chairs series has evolved over the years, and began with watercolors. I have combined this subject matter with sunflowers, in a square format. more »
Bearded Iris in Purple
January 19, 2021
My inspiration for this painting was the frilly bearded irises in our garden. Beginning with numerous sketches from life, I chose the deep purple hand-painted collage papers from my stash and began cutting the large petal shapes of the iris. more »