The Dreamer

15 x 11   watercolor    $95.00

What is she thinking about?  The wind is sculpting her hair, tangling it and bringing new scent to her nostrils while she muses about the little chipmunks she viewed today. She is like a chipmunk she thinks.  She is swift, she is curious, has a Mona Lisa smile, and sometimes she is afraid to come out of her room.  But not today.  Do you know why?

Girl in Paper Hat Day 16 of the 30 day challenge

6" x 6"   oil   $70.00

  At a fair in downtown Colorado Springs, CO. the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society helped attendees make wonderful paper hats in 2012.   Children and adults scribbled on their hats and shaped them around hat forms.  The result was genuinely stunning.  This little girl was gorgeous in her sun drenched hat.

Lauryn in canary and blue ...day 14 of the 30 day challenge

6 x 6  oil SOLD

Lauryn is another one of my precious granddaughters who loves all animals.  I can only imagine how they must feel when they are tenderly cupped in her sweet small hands.  She speaks words of love to them and delights at their movements.  This little heart is kind beyond words.  I will bet you know a child like this.

The Assessment...lavender and flax

9.5" x 7"    watercolor      $45.00  
The image in the mirror reflects her silken skin and somber eyes.  She wonders if she has added too many silk flowers  and if this look is appropriate for schoolteacher, Ann, of Avonlea.  Adjusting the neckline and fretting with her magical image, she assesses that it is "just right" and the school play will go on. 

Profiling Chestnut and Mulberry Day 5 of the 30 day challenge

6" x 6"  watercolor    $35.00  

Yesterday got lost around the corner, so today I have done two small paintings for day 5 and day 6.  I chose smaller simpler subjects this time and a wet on wet charming color study so that I could stay loose.  Much less stressful and much more delightful!

"Arranging Her Hair"

16" x 20"  oil   $450.00

Almost all little girls love to dance.  This young Navajo girl from Southeast Colorado arranges her black shiny hair for the exciting pow wow dance!  She is wearing a fringed skirt and calf length hand made leather moccasins.  It is a hot dry dusty day, but she is used to that. She listens to the beat of the drums that match the beat of her heart.