Flowers
I am attracted to particular flowers because of their rigorous structure and formal delicacy. Like architecture, flowers must "stand up" and function. Although flowers appear decorative, their complex structures are for attracting the right insects and reproduction. Roses, dahlias and peonies all share an architectural quality, which is expressed through the way light and color create their unique and ethereal spaces. The opacity, translucence and transparency of the flowers' petals are forever fascinating to me, and consequently challenge me as a painter in oil and watercolor.
Guadalupe, oil on canvas, 32" x 48", 2022
David's Dahlia, oil on canvas, 24" x 30", 2016
L'etoile, watercolor & inks on paper, 21.5" x 26", 2017
Party, oil on linen, 30" x 30", 2016
Borderline (Dahlia), watercolor on paper, 29.75" x 22.25, 2012
Dahlia # 6, watercolor on paper, 25" x 20.5", 2012
Clear Choice, oil on linen, 40" x 40", 2012
Too Red, oil on canvas, 18" x 24", 2011
Button Dahlia, watercolor on paper, 21" x 20", 2013
Ralph's Dahlia | 2011 | oil on linen| 32" x 40"
Dale's Peony | 2011 | oil on linen | 40"x48"
Peony 1 | 2010 | oil on linen | 30" x 36"
Peony 2 | 2010 | oil on canvas| 22" x 28"
Peonie 3 (Artic Fire)| 2010 | oil on linen | 32" x 40"
Peony 4 | 2011 | oil on linen | 24" x 30"
Guardian of the Monastery, oil on linen, 12" x 15", 2016
Peony 6 | 2011 | oil on linen | 30" x 40"
Tree Peony 1 | 2010 | oil on panel | 12" x 12"
Tree Peony 2 | 2011 | oil on linen | 22" x 28"
Peony (Baron TB Shade), oil on linen, 30" x 30", 2017
Peony (Baron TB Sum), oil on linen, 30" x 30", 2016
"Stardust", oil on linen, 22" x 44", 2017
Lucy's Bouquet 5 | 2013 | watercolor on paper | 19 3/4" x 17"
Farnesina Rose | 2012 | watercolor on paper | 17" x 21"
Lucy's Bouquet, Yellow | 2012 | watercolor on paper | 17" x 21"
Lucy's Bouquet, Pink and Orange | 2012 | watercolor on paper | 16" x 20 1/2"
Lucy's Bouquet, Red and Green | 2012 | watercolor on paper | 17" x 21"
Too Red 2 | 2013 | watercolor on paper | 15 1/4" x 15"
Four Roses Square | 2011 | watercolor on paper | 13 3/4" x 13 3/4"
Lucy's Bouquet, Orange and Green | 2013 | watercolor on paper | 12" x 9"
Four Roses, Yellow | 2011 | watercolor on paper | 10 1/2" x 15"
Roses 2 | 2011 | Gouache on paper | 10" x 12"
Rose ( Esperance), oil on canvas, 30" x 30", 2014
Rose ( Esperance) 2, oil on paper, 5.5" x 5.5", 2014
Esperance, oil on panel, 12" x 16", 2016
Six Roses, watercolor & ink on paper, 22.5" x 18", 2017
Two Roses, watercolor on paper, 20.5" x 12", 2017
Three Roses (diptych), watercolor & inks on paper, 30" x 44", 2015
Zinnia, State-Fair, oil on linen, 20" x 20", 2016
Zinnia (Violet), oil on linen, 30" x 30", 2016
Saltillo, watercolor & inks on paper, 22" x 30", 2017
Zinnia (Coral), oil on linen, 30" x 30", 2016
Zinnia ( emerging), oil on linen, 20" x 20", 2017
Susans 1 | 2012 | oil on linen | 24" x 36"
Susans 2 | 2013 | oil on canvas | 24" x 48"
Susans 2 | 2013 | oil on canvas | 24" x 48"
Susans 4, 2013, oil on linen, 20" x 30"
David's Poppy, oil on panel, 16" x 16", 2016
Zinnia 7 | 2010 | oil on linen | 30" x 30"
Zinnia 5 | 2010 | oil on canvas | 20" x 20"
Zinnia 2 | 2010 | oil on panel | 12" x 12"
Zinnia 1 | 2010 | oil on panel | 12" x 12"
Zinnia 3 | 2010 | oil on panel | 12" x 12"
Zinnia 4 | 2010 | oil on panel | 12" x 12"
Zinnia 6 | 2010 | oil on canvas| 24" x 20"