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Everywhere, All At Once

When I lived on the Mendocino coast I walked on the beach daily. The coast there is wild, the waves are powerful and the currents are strong. The rock formations are unique there, something about their shape and what they are made of create a distinct water display. As the waves crash over the rocks the water streams down the rocks, following time-worn crevices. I was mesmerized by these continuously changing waterfalls, the more I watched them the more I wanted to do a painting featuring them. I titled this painting "Everywhere, All At Once" because the water is going in every direction, there are five types of water movement in this painting. I loved the challenge of capturing the explosive power and chaos of the ocean breaking on the northern California coast.
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Everywhere, All At Once
Framed Original Watercolor $2,500

"Everywhere, All At Once" has an embossed border with a deckled edge. The painting is mounted on ¼" acid-free foam core which is affixed to the frame back. Textured hand-made paper surrounds the painting.

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Everywhere, All At Once
Watercolor on Paper    Painting 21" x 29.5"   Frame 30" x 38"
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Tunitas

This is a special place, close to my heart. When I go there I feel the power of nature, the connectedness of all of life. The cliffs are very tall, rising straight up from the beach. There is a wildness to the place, an untouched quality. After one of my visits to this beach I drove to a lookout spot above it. There I found an old piano placed on the edge of the cliffs. I sat down and played for a few minutes in that most unlikely situation. It was humorous and delightful to hear the sounds of the old piano floating out over the cliffs above the ocean.
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Tunitas
Framed Original Watercolor $1,500

"Tunitas" is framed in a painted wooden frame. A textured hand-made paper surrounds the painting.

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Tunitas
Watercolor on Paper    Painting 15" x 22"     Frame 23" x 29"
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Timber Cove II

This is one of our favorite spots on the Sonoma Coast. The drama of light on these large sandstone rocks is quite intriguing. The rocks have been carved, worn, eroded and polished through time and the pressure of weather. Against the backdrop of the blue Pacific the yellow rock is punctuated with deep shadows. This was my second Timber Cove painting, and I bet you that there are more to come.
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Timber Cove II
Framed Original Watercolor $3,500

"Timber Cove II" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is made of quilted maple, lacewood, and ebony with sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

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Timber Cove II
Watercolor on Silk    30" x 17.5"    Frame 38.5" x 25"
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Rise and Fall

Everything that rises also falls in its time. The ocean reminds us of that with every wave. This is a Sonoma coastal scene, the water rushing in through the rocks as the tide returns; water churning and swirling, running in every direction. Just like life.
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Rise and Fall
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"Rise and Fall" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is made of figured bubinga with sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

Rise and Fall
Watercolor on Silk    30" x 17.5"    Frame 38.5" x 25"
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Reflection on Pudding Creek

Pudding Creek meets the Pacific at Fort Bragg in Mendocino County. There is an old wooden train trestle that crosses over it and provides bird’s-eye views of the beach below. When the tide is low water stands very still on the beach and reflects the sky above the ocean like a mirror.
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Reflection on Pudding Creek
Framed Original Watercolor $1,250

"Reflection on Pudding Creek" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is construted of painted wood. Decorative paper backs the painting.

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Reflection on Pudding Creek
Watercolor on Silk    Painting 26.5" x 13.5"    Frame 34.25" x 19.25"
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Wandering a Nameless Stream

Did you ever spend time wandering in the woods or the mountains with no destination or purpose in mind? I loved doing this as a child, it was something I did often, and I called it “wandering time”. Sometimes, I would find a special spot, and I would linger there to take in the small details and feel of it. Other times I would walk slowly and quietly, not stopping, but at a pace where I was engaged with my surroundings. Not thinking, just being alive in the wilderness. This was delightful to me. This painting is an imagined place, inspired by that wandering activity. I wanted to put the viewer at a bugs-eye view, as if you were quite small and very close to the flowers and water.
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Wandering a Nameless Stream
Framed Original Watercolor $1,500

"Wandering a Nameless Stream" is framed in a painted wooden frame. A textured hand-made paper surrounds the painting.

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Wandering a Nameless Stream
Watercolor on Paper    15" x 22"     23" x 29"
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Mayacamas Autumn

I was hiking the Mount St Helena trail in Robert Louis Stevenson State Park in Sonoma County. It was a late September afternoon, and I came upon a Manzanita that seemed to be glistening in the light of the low-hanging sun. In order to represent the moment I felt it necessary to accentuate the sky with multi-colored metal leaf. I chose to paint the Manzanita branch without sunlit highlights so as the keep the colors vibrant against the yellow background.
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Mayacamas Autumn
Framed Original Watercolor $1,500

"Mayacamas Autumn" is framed in a gold wooden frame. A textured hand-made paper surrounds the painting.

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Mayacamas Autumn
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 23"    Frame 25" x 30.5"
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Manzanita Tryptich

Manzanitas have always attracted me, their color, their wild-shaped branches, their shiny and hard bark that peels off like paper. They are unique, and are one of my favorite native trees of northern California.
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Manzanita Tryptich
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"Manzanita Tryptich" is framed in an extruded aluminum frame. A textured hand-made paper surrounds the paintings.

Manzanita Tryptich
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 23"    Frame 25" x 30.5"
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Coral Sea, Coral Sky

I wanted to give you the feeling of what it is like to be walking through a dense tropical forest in the evening. You are walking along a path towards the surf and it is quite dark, there are trees and dense vegetation, you hear crickets and an occasional bird call. You walk through an opening in the trees, and suddenly, there is the setting sun. The sky, clouds, and surface of the ocean are brilliant with light and color.
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Coral Sea, Coral Sky
Framed Original Watercolor $4,000

"Coral Sea, Coral Sky" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is made of coco bolo and ebony with sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

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Coral Sea, Coral Sky
Watercolor on Silk    Painting 17" x 23.5"    Frame 29.5" x 34"
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Wailua Dream

I dreamed that I was flying up a river with rocky green cliffs rising up on either side. I was flying close to the water, about halfway up the cliff walls. The river was a lively green-blue water that rushed with a burbling, jumping, splashing sound. I felt absolutely natural in flight, I was zooming around the bends in the river canyon with ease. The feeling was one of freedom and exhilaration. I had the sense that this was the Wailua river in Kauai, Hawaii. I was seeing it in a way that I had never seen it before, as a bird, rather than a pedestrian. I woke up from this dream in the middle of the night. I immediately sketched the scene of the dream before I forgot it. In the morning I began to paint the dream. The feeling of the river flight was fresh, and the painting flowed easily. Dreams have always been important to me, for inspiration and discovery. Flying dreams most of all.
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Wailua Dream
Framed Original Watercolor $1,800

"Wailua Dream" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is made of quilted maple, and bocote with sterling silver hardware set with chrysoprase. Decorative paper backs the painting.

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Wailua Dream
Watercolor on Silk     Painting 14" x 17"    Frame 18.5" x 24.5"
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Pilgrimage

This is the way that the sky looked on the nights after Adi Da’s Mahasamadhi. In the boat laden with devotees from all over the world, this sky drew us through the reef to Naitauba. The crescent moon was hanging in the sky over the island, with two stars positioned above it. The light from the moon danced brightly over the calm waters. It was a beautiful and most unusual constellation, one that was impossible to miss. I made this painting as a way of honoring that moment, the pilgrimage to Naitauba. Then the pilgrimage to the Brightness , to offer Him gifts there and sit in attendance at His burial site. It was a time that was a mixture of sadness, raw emotions, heart openness, celebration, and letting go. The empty boat symbolizes His departure from this physical world, I draped a Fijian salu salu over the boat as an offering to Him. The sky I painted exactly as I remembered it. You can see the tip of the island and the beach that welcomes the arriving boats.
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Pilgrimage
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"Pilgrimage" is painted on 140lb paper and framed in a gold wooden frame. A textured hand-made paper surrounds the painting.

Pilgrimage
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 14" x 17"    Frame 18.5" x 24.5"
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Crane in Flight

I had this idea of doing a painting where the viewer is high in the sky looking down towards islands and the ocean. The viewer is the crane in flight. When I watch birds flying I often wonder what the world looks like to them as they traverse the sky. I highly stylized the clouds and sun, drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese art, the simplicity of line and emphasis on composition.
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Crane in Flight
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"Crane in Flight" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is made of quilted maple, and bocote with sterling silver hardware set with chrysoprase. Decorative paper backs the painting.

Crane in Flight
Watercolor on Silk     Painting 14" x 17"    Frame 18.5" x 24.5"
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Napali

This painting was inspired by walking the Napali coast trail on the north shore of Kauai. It had rained recently and the trail was muddy as it wound its way through the jungle. Walking beneath trees with large green leaves, in the shade and humidity, the pungent smell of vegetation enveloped me. Then, a bright clearing as I came around a bend. The sun was out briefly, casting its light long across the ocean. The water was lit up closest to the coastline, adding extra drama to the points of land. It was one of those quintessential Hawaiian days, the weather was changing every few minutes. Each time the sun came out from behind the clouds it changed the entire look and feel of the coastline. This is what I wanted to convey in this painting.
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Napali
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Napali
Watercolor on Silk     Painting 14" x 17"    Frame 18.5" x 24.5"
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Qaravi Sunset

Sunsets in Fiji are spectacular. On the island of Naitauba there is a beach below the village that has a nightly show of every type of sunset. I sat on this beach many times, eating my dinner, and watching the sunset. It never failed to awe me. In this painting I wanted to convey the vivid colors as they actually appear there. I painted this on silk, which does not absorb color as easily as paper. It required many layers of watercolor to get the depth and intensity of color that I wanted.
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Qaravi Sunset
Watercolor on Silk     Painting 14" x 17"    Frame 18.5" x 24.5"
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Issa's Inspiration

I am very much into the art form of haiku. I have been reading it for many years. Often, I pull out a book of haiku and read the poems, letting those few words create images in my mind. One of my favorite poets is Issa, whose name means “cup of tea”. He spent many years traveling Japan, composing poems as he went, in this way he became famous as a haiku poet. When I was painting this I thought of Issa and his spontaneous haiku as he viewed each vista and temple along his journey.
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Issa's Inspiration
Framed Original Watercolor $350

"Issa's Inspiration" is framed in an anodized aluminum frame. A textured hand-made paper surrounds the painting.

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Issa's Inspiration
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 9" x 12"    Frame 12" x 15"
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Native Gaze

One day I began a sketch of a bobcat, drawing from my memory of seeing one a few years before. As I was drawing I wished that I could see one again, so that I could really get the feeling of the cat. Later that morning as I was driving down my driveway a bib bobcat crossed the road and ran up the hill. I stopped the car to get a good look at him, and he stopped and looked directly at me. It was a thrilling moment. Now I could begin the painting. During the time that I was working on this painting the bobcat took to hunting in the apple orchard outside my window. I would see him almost every day. The day that I finished the painting I met the bobcat in the same spot on the driveway, and we looked at each other again. After that I never saw the bobcat on the property again. It was a mysterious and wonderful experience, and this painting was inspired and informed by the beauty and spirit of the bobcat.
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Native Gaze
Framed Original Watercolor $1,000

"Native Gaze" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is made of coco bolo and ebony with sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

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Native Gaze
Watercolor on Silk     13.5" x 16"
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Merlin

I really got into birdwatching when I lived in Bodega Bay, a seaside town right on the migratory trail of a great variety of birds. I took long walks on the beach and around the wetlands, binoculars in hand, and had great “oh, look!” moments. One day I saw a falcon fly overhead that I didn’t recognize, I later found out it was a Merlin. Such a beautiful bird had to be celebrated, and so this painting came to be.
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Merlin
Framed Original Watercolor $2,000

"Merlin" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is made of yellowheart and coco bolo with sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

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Merlin
Watercolor on Silk    Painting 17" x 11"    Frame 23.5 x 16.5
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Zion's Pond

Story of the Zion's Pond....
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Zion's Pond
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"Zion's Pond" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is made of Honduras mahogany and sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

Zion's Pond
Watercolor on Silk    Painting 17" x 11"    Frame 23.5 x 16.5
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Respite

Story of the Respite....
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Respite
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"Respite" is painted on sheer 140lb papter and matted behind decorative rice paper inside a gold frame.

Respite
Watercolor on Silk    Painting 17" x 11"    Frame 23.5 x 16.5
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Wisdom

I lived in a cabin in the woods of west Sonoma County. Owls lived in those woods too. On our back deck we had a fountain with a light that shone up through a waterfall. A pair of owls visited that fountain many nights. They would perch on the sloped roof above the fountain. It was an honor to have them there, and a wonder to see them.
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Wisdom
Framed Original Watercolor $3,500

"Wisdom" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is constructed of spalted maple, blue mahoe, and lavinia burl with sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

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Wisdom
Watercolor on Silk    Painting 28" x 12"    Frame 37" x 18"
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Ikebana I

A painting of an ikebana arrangement that I did. My teacher was Sensei Shuko Kobayashi, a master of the Sogetsu school. He was a very inspiring teacher with great skills and a honed sense of aesthetics; a sculptor working in living materials.
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Ikebana I
Framed Original Watercolor $3,000

"Ikebana I" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is constructed of figured bubinga and lacewood with sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

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Ikebana I
Watercolor on Silk     Painting 16.5" x 26"    Frame 26" x 34.5"
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Last Year's Bark

A painting of an ikebana arrangement that I did. My teacher was Sensei Shuko Kobayashi, a master of the Sogetsu school. He was a very inspiring teacher with great skills and a honed sense of aesthetics; a sculptor working in living materials.
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Last Year's Bark
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"Last Year's Bark" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is constructed of figured bubinga and lacewood with sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

Last Year's Bark
Watercolor on Silk     Painting 16.5" x 26"    Frame 26" x 34.5"
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Ikebana 2

A sparse arrangement of the Sogetsu style, this is another arrangement that I painted after composing it. I love the use of leaves, especially large leaves, in ikebana. The sculptural play that is possible is limitless.
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Ikebana 2
Framed Original Watercolor $2,500

"Ikebana 2" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is constructed of quilted maple and bocote with sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

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Ikebana 2
Watercolor on Silk     Painting 26" x 15"    Frame 41.5" x 22"
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Beneath the Plum Blossoms

Beneath the Plum Blossoms Story...
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Beneath the Plum Blossoms
Framed Original Watercolor $1,800

"Beneath the Plum Blossoms" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is constructed of narra and lacewood with sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

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Beneath the Plum Blossoms
Watercolor on Silk     Painting 16.5" x 12"    Frame 23" x 17"
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Garland of Whales

On the night of Bhagavan Adi Da Samraj’s Mahasamadhi , His transition from the body, I was overcome with emotion. My Guru was no longer physically here in this world. This was devastating to me, and I longed to be with Him. I fell asleep briefly and had a powerful dream. I was flying over the island of Naitauba in Fiji, Adi Da’s principal home. At first I was flying very high so that I could see the whole island below me. Then I swooped down closer in to the island, at the level of the cliffs. I was flying clockwise around the perimeter of the island. The wind was blowing hard, trees were bending and the air felt wild around me. The ocean was churned up, waves were moving in every direction outside the protective reef. I saw many sharks and whales swimming around Naitauba. I sensed that they were there for a purpose. I flew all the way around the island, then I woke up.

I arrived on Naitauba two days later. I found out from the Fijians that it is traditionally understood that when the Tui (or Fijian Chief) dies the sharks come to the island to pay their respect to the Tui. When I heard this I felt that my dream had not been a dream at all. I felt that I had actually been there witnessing that moment . This painting is an illustration of what I saw, the image and the feeling of it was so impactful to me that it was easy to remember. Turaga Dau Loloma Vunirarama is Adi Da’s Fijian name.
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Garland of Whales
Framed Original Watercolor $2,500

"Garland of Whales" has an embossed border with a deckled edge. The painting is mounted on ¼" acid-free foam core which is affixed to the frame back. Textured hand-made paper surrounds the painting.

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Garland of Whales
Watercolor on Paper    Painting 21" x 29"    Frame 32" x 40.5"
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Radiance

This is a painting of Adi Da’s house at the Matrix on the island of Naitauba. The cove there is spectacular, clear waters with a gentle tide that comes in to a curved beach. The house looks out over a wide view of the Pacific, with the neighboring islands small and distant at the horizon line. This place is very special to me. Some of the happiest moments of my life happened here. The sunsets are over-the-top dramatic and colorful, this is the way it often looks there. The time of day is just after sunset, when things get quiet and the fruit bats fly out from a tree on the hillside to begin their evening.
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Radiance
Framed Original Watercolor $1,500

"Radiance" is mounted in an anodized aluminum frame with decorative hand-made paper matting.

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Radiance
Watercolor on Paper    Painting 15" x 23"    Frame 21" x 29.5"
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Aspens

One winter we took the train from California to Chicago, and headed back west in a car. We decided to take a scenic route through the Rocky Mountains, making our way at a leisurely pace on smaller two-lane roads. It was snowing, the snowflakes that fell piled up on the already laden mountains and trees. There was no one else out on the road, the conditions being what they were. It was quiet, the sound dampened down by the fresh fallen snow. The aspen trees stood out in bold lines of white with black linear accents. There many stands of them, swaths of living sculpture that stood out against the white snow drifted-hills. It was spectacular. As the day move to night we were spectators to a sunset of bright pink and yellow, with tinges of blue. The light danced off the surface of the snow, adding to the grandeur of the scene.
With these images in mind I painted “Aspens”. I wanted to convey the beauty and the stillness that I had seen and felt in this winter drive.
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Aspens
Framed Original Watercolor $2,500

"Aspens" is painted on sheer silk and floated off the back of the frame. The frame is constructed of spalted maple and blue mahoe with sterling silver hardware. Decorative paper backs the painting.

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Aspens
Watercolor on Silk    Painting 18.5" x 14"    Frame 29" x 19.5"
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Open-Handed

This painting was inspired during an afternoon at a house near Jenner on the Sonoma coast. I came around the corner of the house to see the sun setting over the ocean. There was a mask hanging on the wall, but the sun was so bright in my eyes I could not discern much detail in the mask, it appeared to be darkened in all the light. The profile of the mask seemed to be peering out over the sea. I liked the vision, so I painted it.
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Open-Handed
Framed Original Watercolor $750

"Open-Handed" is framed in a gold wood Frame with a decorative paper matting.

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Open-Handed
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 12"    Frame 24" x 18"
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Garden of Ganesh

Ganesh (or Ganesha) is a Hindu deity that I have loved since I was a child. Elephant-headed deities have a natural appeal, don't you think?. He is a remover of obstacles and patron of the arts. I depict this image of Ganesh in his garden. Hibiscus are associated with him, one of his favorite flowers. So, I have placed some in the foreground.
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Garden of Ganesh
Framed Original Watercolor $750

"Garden of Ganesh" is framed in a gold wood frame with a decorative paper matting.

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Garden of Ganesh
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 12"    Frame 24" x 18"
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Open-Handed, Too

I have never been to Hong Kong, but I have looked at many images of the Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island. The Big Buddha is particularly interesting because of the view from below the statue. This image of Buddha is depicted in "Abhaya Mudra" which refers to the position of the hands. The right hand, raised with open palm turned outward, partially obscuring the Buddha’s serene face, is a very potent representation of this icon of world religion. I added pink lotuses into the foreground which are symbolic of the Buddha’s realization.
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Open-Handed, Too
Framed Original Watercolor $750

"Open-Handed, Too" is framed in a gold wood Frame with a decorative paper matting.

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Open-Handed, Too
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 12"    Frame 24" x 18"
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Gopi Beneath Bodhi Tree

This painting, like "Open-Handed, Too", is inspired by a statue of one of the six attendants to Tian Tan Buddha. She is offering her spiritual master a plate of fruit. She is a "deva", and is depicted in a Buddhist form. Deva, however, is a term that is used in both Buddhism and Hinduism, and so I call her "gopi", referring to the "gopis of Vrindavan", the female devotees of Krishna.
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Gopi Beneath Bodhi Tree
Framed Original Watercolor $750

"Gopi Beneath Bodhi Tree" is framed in a gold wood Frame with a decorative paper matting.

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Gopi Beneath Bodhi Tree
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 12"    Frame 24" x 18"
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Rasa Prelude

This painting depicts the Hindu deity, Krishna. The Rasa Leela is the story of Krishna and the gopis, or female cowherds. One night Krishna manifested himself to each of the one hundred and eight gopis individually and was the perfect consort to each. The gopis have not arrived on the scene, and Krishna prepares to call them with his flute.
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Rasa Prelude
Framed Original Watercolor $750

"Rasa Prelude" is framed in a gold wood Frame with a decorative paper matting.

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Rasa Prelude
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 12"    Frame 24" x 18"
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Green Tara

This detail of Green Tara is taken from a photograph of a Nepalese repoussé statue. The metal fabrication, raising, chasing, and engraving work of the Himalayan monks of Tibet and Nepal has always astounded me. They were masters of the highest degree. Yet, they are unknown. Their work is never signed, as they do not work for fame or fortune. Mastering their skills and using them to honor their sacred tradition is their spiritual practice.

Green Tara is a Bodhisattva of compassion and action. She holds a blue lotus as she is associated with the moon and night.

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Green Tara
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Green Tara
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 12" x 9"    Frame 18" x 15"
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Begonia

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.
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Begonia
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Begonia
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Cataleya

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.
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Cataleya
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Cataleya
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Twilight Rose

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.
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Twilight Rose
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Twilight Rose
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Peace Rose

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.
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Peace Rose
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Peace Rose
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Dogwood

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.
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Dogwood
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Dogwood
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Gardenia

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.
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Gardenia
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Gardenia
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Springtime at Shell Beach

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?
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Springtime at Shell Beach
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Springtime at Shell Beach
Watercolor on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Mango Calla

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.
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Mango Calla
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Mango Calla
Watercolor & 24k Gold Leaf on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Moonlight on the Water

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.
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Moonlight on the Water
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Moonlight on the Water
Watercolor & Silver Leaf on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Asian Poppy

Asian poppy’s are another of my preferred flowers. Of course, they are lovely in their pink, orange, and red colors, but the thing that endears them to me is the wild stem that they grow. It runs this way, then that, and reminds me of dancers. One of my Asian poppy paintings alludes to this in its name; “Shimmy in the Garden”.
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Asian Poppy
Watercolor & 24k Gold Leaf on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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A Perfect Night

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.
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A Perfect Night
Watercolor & Silver Leaf on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Calla 2

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.
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Calla 2
Watercolor & 24k Gold Leaf on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Sunlight on the Water

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.
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Sunlight on the Water
Watercolor & 24k Gold Leaf on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Lightfall

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.
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Lightfall
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Lightfall
Watercolor & 24k Gold Leaf on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Twice in a Blue Moon

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

               Hokushi
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Twice in a Blue Moon
Watercolor & Silver Leaf on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Calla 3

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.
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Calla 3
Watercolor & 24k Gold Leaf on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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Height of Summer

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.
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Height of Summer
Watercolor & 24k Gold Leaf on Paper     Painting 18" x 6"    Frame 24" x 12"
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One of the Three

A commissioned painting of Red-Crowned Cranes in a warm, autumn landscape. The sky is filled with orange and gold, which is set off by the cool, evening-darkened mountains.
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One of the Three
Watercolor/24k Gold Leaf on Paper     Painting 14" x 11"    Frame 20" x 17"
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Gods of the Marshes

A commissioned painting of Red-Crowned Cranes in a warm, autumn landscape. The sky is filled with orange and gold, which is set off by the cool, evening-darkened mountains.
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Gods of the Marshes
Watercolor/24k Gold Leaf on Paper     Painting 12" x 6"    Frame 16.5" x 11"
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Evening Declaration

A lot of people respond to these paintings of red-crowned cranes. This is another commissioned piece, and I loved doing it. I am excited to explore these Japanese screen-inspired images further using brilliant color and bold landscape elements with the gold leaf clouds. I get dazzled in the process!
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Evening Declaration
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Evening Declaration
Watercolor/24k Gold Leaf on Paper     Painting 12" x 6"    Frame 16.5" x 11"
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Wetlands Romance

This painting of red-crowned cranes captures a pair of these magnificent beings in a joyous mating dance. The more I paint these wonderful birds the more I enjoy them. I have been reading more about them and watching videos of them. One site that surveyed the most beautiful mating rituals among the animal kingdom rated red-crowned cranes as Number 1, top of the mating game. I am sorry to report that humans did not make the list.
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Wetlands Romance
Watercolor/24k Gold Leaf on Paper     Painting 12" x 6"    Frame 16.5" x 11"