Rebounding Forest Rainbows, Watercolor, 17x31 inches

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When I paint I see joy in every detail, and color in everything; colors I took for granted for years I see again. I had forgotten the difference between a “sap green” and “viridian”. The only time I considered them was when I lived in Costa Rica. One MUST consider the color green when in a rain forest. I could never have imagined there could be so many variations of green if I had not seen it for myself.

There are patterns everywhere I look, in an animal’s fur, in flower petals, even in the ceramic floor of my kitchen. I want to capture and experience every one. So… I paint, sometime with intricate detail of pattern, sometimes focusing on color, but always with re-found eyes.

Watercolor is my choice of medium as I love to see what it will give to me. I try to apply the paint to the water, allowing the free flow of color to surprise me with its beautiful effects. The water always seems to be in charge. I may use a brush, sponge, pen or cottage cheese lid but when the day is done, the water has done most of the creation.

One of my favorite things to do is complete a painting, step back, look at the light fall onto my subject and then remove the paint where the light would bring the life into an eye, onto a shell or a petal. I think I spend as much time removing paint as applying it. Most watercolorists leave a great deal of white paper in their work. I try to, but always seem to see and put color in every spot, so end up removing a layer to get back close to whiteness; the white always contains color which is what I see anyway.

My paintings are gentle and joyful, bringing smiles to people. I love to see someone notice the detail and step closer to look carefully at the tiny strokes and color changes. Lately, I have been painting the intentions of love, joy, hope and healing into my paintings and find that those who need them are drawn to them. Now, they hang in homes and offices all over the valley, country and western hemisphere.