Monarch

I never knew there was a way to distinguish between male and female Monarch butterflies - until I painted this one (which is female).This is water-soluble crayons of Arches hot press watercolor paper (9x12").  

Not yet framed, but available on greeting cards in several locations.

Spring Creek Bluffs

This is another view of Spring Creek at Rockbridge, Mo.  This is a larger pastel painting (13x18") not yet framed.

Against the Wind

     This is a quick bow to a lovely older woman who saw my paintings in a gallery last November and asked, 'Why don't you put sailboats on your lakes?'
     This pastel painting is 12x16.
     Currently on display at A Piece of Work, Inc., Spirit Lake, IA.

Admired from Afar

     This mature red stag calls out for love - not realizing that he is already being admired from afar. Can you see her?
    This is a larger pastel painting (13x19), triple matted and framed.
     Currently on display at  A Piece of Work, Inc., Spirit Lake, IA.

October Flames

     My husband and I were trout fishing in southern Missouri one October when the trees were ablaze with color.
     This pastel painting is inspired by the trout stream where we spent that wonderful week.
     SOLD.

Fall Glory

     My sister visited last September. One morning we woke to a golden sunrise and drove around the countryside in our pajamas taking photos of a beautiful morning. This pastel painting is inspired by a photo we took of the Des Moines River near Fulda, MN.
     It is triple matted and framed.
SOLD - Prints still available

The Blue Gate

    My husband and I own 50 acres in northwest Missouri.  I have always loved the interplay of that sky-blue gate against the beautiful rusts and browns of the fall foliage.  Last fall I finally caught that on film.
     This is a medium sized pastel painting on Wallis paper inspired by that photo.  Like all my paintings, it is triple matted and framed.
    SOLD.

Crashing Water

    This painting is inspired by a photo I took while pack packing in Glacier National Park.
     This is a small pastel painting, only 12"x9", but evokes wonderful memories of vast majesty of the park at the trail approaches the Continental Divide.
     Triple matted and framed behind museum glass. $110.

Canoe Waters

  I love the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota.  I've spent several weeks there, two of those weeks were solo trips and all those weeks were wonderful.  This pastel painting on Wallis Paper reminds me of those quiet times and the sound of loons across the water.
     This painting is small, just 9x12 inches, but it evokes a big sense of peacefulness to me.
   Triple matted and framed behind museum glass. $110.