Floral Portraits

Watercolor painting of a cascade of orange begonias over a blue field and surrounded in gold leaf.

The framed original of Carnelian Cascade is available. To see the painting in its frame click here.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Carnelian Cascade is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Watercolor painting of Papuan Black Orchid surrounded in 24kt gold leaf.

The framed original of Papuan Black Orchid is available. To see the painting in its frame click here.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Watercolor painting of California poppies blooming on a hillside overlooking the Pacific.

The framed original of California Poppies is available. To see the painting in its frame click here.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Watercolor painting of a Christmas Camellia branch with snow-laden blossoms in a wintery landscape.

The framed original of Christmas Camellia is available. To see the painting in its frame click here.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

In the spirit of the season I painted this peace rose surrounded by sunlight reflected on water. May the end of this year be peaceful and light-filled for all of you my friends.

The framed original of Peace Rose is available. To see the painting in its frame click here.

Peace Rose is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Dogwood trees have always enchanted me. I appreciate their delicacy, the texture of the flowers, and their ability to grow and bloom in harsh climates. I used to stare out the classroom window at an old and beautiful dogwood tree in bloom. I was hardly able to concentrate on my schoolwork because the tree was so captivating.

The framed original of Dogwood is available. To see the painting in its frame click here.

Dogwood is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

An Empress of the Night in full bloom is a gorgeous and equally brief presentation of what it is to be open, full, brilliant, and alive. They bloom once a year for a single night. As you can see, they hold nothing back. They make the night and their time count.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Empress of the Night is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Japanese iris are a staple of the Northern California late winter flowers. I love it when they begin to bloom.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Japanese Iris is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Calla Beauty is the sixth portrait I have done of Calla Lilies. I love the structure of the flowers and leaves, both. Calla's are beautiful sculptural forms.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Calla Beauty is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

A chrysanthemum in its perfection being viewed with the light of the full moon. In Japan there is a tradition of inviting guests to your garden when the chrysanthemum is in perfect bloom, timing the gathering with the full moon. A night of taking in beauty, quiet wonderment with a little green tea.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

A Perfect Night is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Watercolor painting of orange marigold viewed over a full moonlit ocean and adorned with silver leaf.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Night of the Heart is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

I really like painting calla lilies. The flowers are so strong, and their form is so classic. The leaves, too, are so supple, and are such a pleasing shape. I have painted a number of them, mostly white. So, I thought I would try another color since they appear in such an array of vibrant colors. Voilà, a mango calla.

Mango Calla is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

I always have Asian Poppies on hand every spring. The lively but simple structure and the bold colors are a welcome sight at winter's end.

Asian Poppy 2 is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

I have a friend who does organic farming on Taveuni Island in Fiji. She lived near me in West Sonoma County for a few years, and grew magnificent roses; breathtaking actually. She made rose jam from the roses. I never tasted anything like it. Every morning she went into her rose garden and hand-picked the aphids off the petals. She would allow nothing to taint the flavor of that delicious, pink concoction that paired so well with Screaming Mimi’s vanilla ice cream. Here’s to you, Amy! Fiji is lucky to have you.

Twilight Rose is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

I fell for begonias the first time that I visited the begonia house at the Mendocino Botanical Gardens. I was surrounded by blooming begonias in every color. I remember turning, bending, and going on tiptoe, to catch the best views of each flower. Ever since then I have been growing begonias, enjoying their beauty at each stage of their life. This is a portrait of one from last year.

Begonia is available in high gloss metal print form for interior or exterior use. Have a look....

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Maybe this is a nighttime, full-moon view from the shore of Lake Biwa, on the island of Honshu in Japan. I’ll know it when I see it.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

The northern coast of California is rugged and oozing beauty. Calla lilies line Highway 1 adjacent to dunes and ice plant. I love the sea, I love the sun, I love calla lilies. Does it get better?

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

I have always been a great admirer of the calla lily. I love the structural quality of the flower and plant, the simplicity of line. I love it that you can find these flowers growing wild along the California coast.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Looking at the sunlight on the water has been a lifelong enjoyment. There is just nothing quite like it. Peace is what happens to me when I sit and contemplate the brilliant patterns of light dancing on water.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Dahlias are another flower that I grow and admire. I delight in their beauty, structure, and striking colors.This painting is a continuation of my flower series. This time I drew inspiration from Art Nouveau, creating a detailed halo to further celebrate the central dahlia.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

I was six years old when I moved to Fiji. My favorite service when I arrived was caring for the orchids in the large orchid house that was already established. The orchid house was a large reed and thatch bure; a Fijian-style structure. The airy building was filled with orchids of many varieties and colors. My favorites were the Catalayas with their large, frilly petals and soft, pastel colors.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

When I asked a friend what his favorite flower is, he replied "a Japanese maple, even though it is not a flower." I agreed wholeheartedly. Maples have the most amazing delicacy, and their leaves change to flower-like colors each year. Their branches come in all kinds of shapes and textures, and some of them also change color with the seasons.

I hung the bright moon on a pine-branch there;
   Then took it off,
      and hung it on elsewhere.

               Hokushi

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Gardenia bushes lined the front of my bure (Fijian-style thatch-roofed house) on Naitauba Island in Fiji. When the gardenia’s bloomed hundreds of the fragrant, white flowers dressed up my simple quarters. The fragrance was overwhelming. I swoon just thinking about it.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

A number of people have asked me to paint a calla lily similar to my original painting. I always enjoy it. The forms are so much fun to play with, and the gold leaf “pops” the flower out of the background marvelously.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.