On a recent weekend, a member of Oregon Botanical Artists hosted several of us for a two-day “Coastal Botanical Adventure”. We visited four different ecosystems in two days, all within ten miles of our base. On the first morning we hiked through deep forest near Fort Clatsop in the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. […]
The Awkward Stage
April 24, 2015 by · 4 Comments
My paintings always seem to go through an awkward stage…sort of like adolescence. At this stage, things are not in balance yet, the painting’s full character has not yet been revealed. Will it fulfill the dreams I had for it or does the path I’ve set it on lead to disaster…? Only time will tell. […]
Visit to Filoli 2015
April 3, 2015 by · 2 Comments
“Fight for a just cause, love your fellow man, live a good life”–this is not only the motto of Filoli but where it got its name, taken from the first letters of this oft repeated saying of its founder, WB Bourn II. I think it is pretty good advice. I thought I would give you […]
Filoli Exhibition 2015
March 24, 2015 by · 12 Comments
I was excited to get the good news recently that two of my paintings were accepted into the annual Filoli Botanical Art Exhibition. For those of you unfamiliar with it, Filoli is a historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is located 30 miles south of San Francisco. It is a country […]
Some More Little Things I’ve Learned
March 19, 2015 by · 4 Comments
Here are some more little things I’ve learned over the past year. Since graduating from SBA two years ago, most of my work has been on vellum, but I rediscovered the pleasure of watercolor washes on paper while working on a commission this autumn. For those unfamiliar with vellum, it is a type of parchment […]
This blog is about my journey as a botanical artist--what I am learning, what inspires me and what I am currently drawing or painting. My desire is to continually hone my skills to better express my wonder and gratitude for the beauty of the creation around me in the Pacific Northwest (USA).