Canyon Oak - 9 x 12 - oil on hardboard
The Angeles National Forest provided the subject matter for this study of an oak tree along a canyon trail. These past few weeks observing nature and letting it inspire my paintings has been a real joy, even though the temperatures have been […]

“Winery Barn” - 9 x 12 oil on gessoed hardboard
We’re on a roll here. Friday afternoon, around five, my husband asked me … “So, is there anywhere you’d like to go and paint?” I thought for a moment and then remembered a place not far away where an old […]

“Rosarium Sunset” 8 x 10 oil on canvasboard
On the heels of yesterday’s plein air outing at the arroyo, we went to Descanso Gardens at sunset today for some more painting and photographing. Descanso is open Thursday nights for the months of July and August. I wait all year for this opportunity […]

“Arroyo Dawn” - 8 x 10″ oil on canvasboard
When my husband and I had our duck adventure a few days ago, we were so struck with the beauty of the upper pond under Pasadena’s majestic bridges that we decided we’d go back soon to see what the light was like in […]

San Gabriel Sunset 16″ x 12″ Oil on stretched canvas
If one stands in Hahamongna Park, in the northern part of the Arroyo Seco, you can see NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab facility in the foothills of the mighty San Gabriel range. I am especially fond of drawing and painting in […]

“Duck and ducklings” 6 x 8 acrylic on matboard
On Saturday afternoon, just before sunset, my husband and son and I decided to take a walk in the Arroyo Seco area of Pasadena, which is spanned by several enormous bridges. A river runs through it, although this time of year […]