These joyous paintings have been the mainstay of my work for the past fifteen years, work I usually say is my serious play! I have grown up in art museums, and my mentors come right out of art history. People often say my work is an amalgamation of artists such as Matisse, Van Gogh, Dufy, Bonnard, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Dubuffet. Among living painters, my favorite is David Hockney. These paintings reflect my home environments, my travels, and my memories of place. I love to capture the actual composition of a place, on land or sea. But then I like to interpret it, making up the colors, patterns, complex details, and giving the place unexpected multiple perspectives. Most of these works began outdoors with sketches, but were then painted indoors where the fantasy, whimsey, energy, and complexity take over.
Captain Thomas and Felice, 30×24,
He Wants to Give Up His Thoughts of Another, 30×24
A Strange Song, 24×20 oil on cradled panel
Three is for Society oil on panel, 24"x20"
What My Kimonos Do While I'm Asleep oil on panel, 20"x16"
The Menagerie at the Shrine oil on panel, 24"x18"
You Never Know Where the Buddha Will Appear oil on panel, 20"x16"
Two's Company oil on panel, 24"x20"
Saving the Ark, 30 x 30 An amazing site of Big old fishing boats in Morocco in need of constant repair.
Our Walk on the Pier, 30×30 oil
Too Breezy for the Boats Today, 30×30 oil
Boats Return to Yellow Sky, 24 x 36 Fantasy view of Boston
Becky, Zoe, and Abigail Visit Provincetown 30" x 30" oil on canvas
Into the Pond 3, 40x30
Jewels of the Floating World #12 oil on panel, 8"x8"
Jewels of the Floating World #11 oil on panel, 8"x8"
Jewels of the Floating World #10 oil on panel, 8"x8"
Jewels of the Floating World #9 oil on panel, 8"x8"
Jewels of the Floating World #8 oil on panel, 8"x8"
Hidden Garden 24 x 24
Strange Pleasures in Overcast Weather 24 x 24
The Pool of Longevity 6 x 2
Cottage in Kensington Garden, 24×24 oil
Friends in the Floating World Oil on Panel, 28"x22"
Morning at the Rice Terraces Oil on Panel 12" x 12"
Little Fish in a Big Pond Pigment Stick on Panel 12" x 12" subtle view into pond
Budding Pigment Stick on Panel 12" x 12"
Stars Above the Garden Pigment Stick on Panel 12" x 12"
The Yellow Tree Trunks Oil on Panel 10" x 12"
The Geese Return to Blackfish Creek Oil on Panel 16" x 16" View from my Cape Cottage
A Joyful Day II Oil on Panel 14" x 17"
Monson's Yard Oil on Panel 18" x 18" My neighbor's view form porch.
Walking in Burano Oil on Panel 12" x 16" a town that actually looks the way I paint!
The Church in Cortona Oil on Panel 12" x 16"
Golden Bushes Out My Window Oil on Panel 10" x 8"
Courtyard in Cassis Oil on Panel 13" x 13"
Above the Pond II Oil on Panel 8" x 8"
Three Birds Out the Window Oil on Panel 16" x 16" One of the many paintings of this lovely view in Aix-en-Provence where I've stayed.
The Plant in Ventabren Oil on Panel 16" x 16" One of my favorite towns.
Le Coq de Rochebaudin Oil on Pan 24" x 24" One of many versions of my favorite town.
The Blue Bench in Aix Oil on Panel 18" x 18"
The Colored Lounges at Stafylos Beach Oil on Panel 8" x 8"
Visiting the Cove at Skopelos Oil on Panel 16" x 16"
Looking Out Over Nafplio Oil on Panel 16" x 20" another view from our lovely hotel
The Lady in the Distance Oil on Panel 20" x 16"
Bright Gardens of Fish Oil on Panel 20" x 16" One of my interpretations of the Lily Pond.
Swimming with Fish 4 Oil on Panel 8" x 8"
Swimming with Fish 3 Oil on Panel 8" x 8"
Swimming with Fish 2 Oil on Panel 8" x 8"
Swimming with Fish 1 Oil on Panel 8" x 8"
Horace and Graciella Look for the Fishes I Oil on Panel 8" x 8"
Birds, Plants, and Fish Down Under 2 Oil on Panel 12" x 12"
No Water is Lonely Water 2 Oil on Canvas 8" x 10"
Fish Pond, Vallarta Gardens Oil on panel, 8" x 10"
A Strange Song, 24×20 oil on canvas
Lily Pond in the Mountains Oil on Canvas 40" x 30" Distant Vista from Lily Pond.
No Water is Lonely Water 10 Oil on Panel 8" x 10"
Into the Pond #4 Oil on Canvas 40" x 30"
Into the Pond #1 Oil on Canvas 30" x 40"
Picnic in Valparaiso Oil on Panel, 24" x 24"
Visit to Great Rock Bight 16x16
Ships Passing Oil on Panel, 24" x 24"
Into the Pond #5 Oil on Canvas 36" x 48"
Balcony Over Valparaiso Oil on Panel, 8" x 10"
Under the Umbrella, Valparaiso Oil on Panel, 8" x 10"
The Pond Below the Shrine Oil on Panel, 28" x 22"
Princess Akane Prepares to Ford the Sacred Stream Oil on Panel, 28" x 22"
Culture Garden, 24 x 30 Japan meets Mexico meets Botanical Garden. A coming together of all three series.
Lost in the Dream of the Floating World Oil on Panel, 28" x 22"
Little Buddhas Dream of the Floating World Oil on Panel, 28" x 22"
Entering the Floating World Oil on Panel, 28" x 22"
Treaures of the Floating World Oil on Panel, 28" x 22"
Suite with Blossoms and Birds 6 oil on panel, 10"x8"
Suite with Blossoms and Birds 7 oil on panel, 8"x10"
Suite with Blossoms and Birds 3 oil on panel, 8"x10"
Suite with Blossoms and Birds 4 oil on panel, 10"x8"
Suite with Blossoms and Birds 2 oil on panel, 8"x10"
Jewels of the Floating World #5 oil on panel, 8"x8"
Jewels of the Floating World #6 oil on panel, 8"x8"
Jewels of the Floating World #4 oil on panel, 8"x8"
Jewels of the Floating World #2 oil on panel, 8"x8"
Un Carrousel à Paris, 8×10 oil