Marcella June Coffee Lounge

I was invited to show my work at a coffee lounge in La Mesa since I have some collages with coffee and tea themes. It is so nice to have a whole wall to hang about 15 pieces on and while people are enjoying their coffee they can observe and chat about the paintings. I...

Little Kailynn

I went to the Fairy Festival at Summers Past Farm again this year. It is such a delight to see all the little girls wondering around in their fairy attire. What fun! I painted some ‘quickies’ of some of the little girls and then I was asked to take photos...

Pinecrest Moon Reflection

During our vacation time at Pinecrest Camp Twin Peaks, CA. I usually  have time to paint. We had a great view of the pond by the conference building from where we usually stay. As the evening came on a gorgeous moon was glowing over the pond, just in the right spot...

Admiration at Pinecrest

It is always a good feeling when someone comes up to me and tells me how much they admire my paintings! While I was at Pinecrest for a few days this month getting some rest and relaxation, I went to the dining hall to eat with the campers who were there this time of...

SanteePatch Article by Cynthia Robertson

Cynthia Robertson wrote the best article about me as an artist. It is in the SanteePatch.com and I am so pleased with it. What a privilege to have this article and some pictures to share with everyone. Santee resident mixes and matches to create her art Cynthia...

Concerts On The Green, El Cajon, CA

Beautiful crepe myrtle trees, the yellow building, people enjoying the concert, all captured in this painting done at the promenade in El Cajon, CA. I had a lot of energy to do all that painting at the concert. It was fun, but I had no idea all of it would some day...

Jeannie O’Dell at Balboa Park

At last, I have a new painting partner that I love to go paint with on location. Jeanie! Our first time out we went to Balboa Park and found some subject to paint. Jeanne uses acrylics and I do watercolor. As seen in this picture below,  the scene I was looking at...

Birdhouse with a Birdhouse

When I go to paint at Summers Past Farm I love to walk through the different gardens and  find birdhouses that are different. This particular birdhouse in this painting has its very own birdhouse! How darling! A few years after I painted it, it started weathering and...

Splashes of Joy!

In November 2010 I was hanging up my art show at the San Carlos library . There were books in one area of the exhibit room that were going to be sold at the next book sale, one of them caught my eye, it was by Barbara Johnson who writes very humorous books. I needed...

Trader Joe’s Truffles

I had surgery again on my back Dec. 15, 2010 (the first one was on July 7, 2010). It was near Christmas time and my husband hates to shop and never knows what to get me! Somehow he remembered me talking about my favorite dark chocolate truffles and went out of his way...