Inspiration

It's still raining here in Portland, so I decided to visit my photographs from a recent trip to Mexico for some tropical inspiration!

Opening Night

I was having so much fun I forgot to take pictures. My husband snapped this on his i-phone - you can't really see the artwork, but you get an idea of how the show was hung. Small but sweet.

What's New

Work in progress for my Posies cafe show in May. What is a Posie anyway?

Art Opening

Come see my new collage work at Ink and Peat this Friday April 9th from 6pm to 8pm. For this current collection of collages I was inspired by the work of 19th century naturalists. Every new plant was an exciting discovery, exotic and unusual. My studies are made from watercolor and gouache painted on tracing paper. I then cut out organic shapes and glue them onto vintage notebook paper to create my own 21st century specimens.

Spring Is Here

...at least in my studio it is. I'm working on some new watercolor collages for a show at Posies Cafe in May. They will be celebrating their one year anniversary, hooray Posies! I've been inspired by some of the things blooming in my yard right now - Bleeding Hearts, Euphorbia, Hellebore and lots more.