"My studio is a glimpse into my mind."

~Karen Walkup

"I make it a rule never to paint except out of pleasure."

~Camille Pissarro

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”

~Thomas Merton

Welcome

I love painting and I love wordplay. 

A painting is a form of journaling for me, minus the words, and greeting cards are just small paintings WITH words.

You'll find both here.

Creating art is my passion. I am completely happy and at ease when I'm in my studio working on a canvas.

 I was invited to my first "art demo" by my 80 year old neighbor in 1996. Enchanted by the process, the freedom, and the expressiveness, I never stopped experimenting. 

I paint  nearly every day, and I also have a lot to say...so spontaneously, I began pairing words and watercolors. When I started sharing these small vignettes which I now call Recovery Cards, they were well received and the collection of cards was created.

 After having taught painting classes in Alzheimers facilities for 3 years, I'm very comfortable with watercolor, and prefer using it for detail work, but when I'm feeling more daring, I choose acrylic paint! 

Angels

Angel Collection

Take a moment to view my entire collection of angels and find the one that sings to you!

Angel collection
Good Hart General Store~952

Good Hart General Store~952

$75.00 Sale

This is the wonderful Good Hart General Store, on Michigan's Tunnel of Trees, Lake Michigan since 1934. Owned by my friend Carolyn Sutherland, painted by many, LOVED by all (including me!) Here's my rendition....

I chose to offer these as fine art giclee* prints on archival watercolor paper because of their lasting quality and also, to allow you to customize your framing to best suit your space and decor. 

 

*Giclee, is used to describe a fine art digital printing process, combining pigment based inks with high grade paper to achieve long lasting prints of superior archival quality, light fastness and stability. We use premium-pigmented inks on 310 gsm Arches watercolor paper (rated not to fade for up to 115 years). This genuine 100% rag, watercolor paper complies with the highest archival standards and is extremely age resistant, and Acid Free certified to avoid paper degradation. Our giclées are adorned with a 1"- 3" border of textured watercolor paper to facilitate your framing.

Animals, Zebra~805

Animals, Zebra~805

$70.00 Sale

 Zebra is the mascot for Neuroendocrine cancer. Just as no two zebras have the same stripes, no two neuroendocrine cancer patients have the same symptoms. That makes this disease tricky to diagnose and even harder to treat. I painted this in honor of my friend, who is bravely navigating the difficult journey of being a Zebra.

THINK ZEBRA : NOVEMBER IS CARCINOID CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

I chose to offer these as fine art giclee* prints on archival watercolor paper because of their lasting quality and also, to allow you to customize your framing to best suit your space and decor. 

 *Giclee, is used to describe a fine art digital printing process, combining pigment based inks with high grade paper to achieve long lasting prints of superior archival quality, light fastness and stability. We use premium-pigmented inks on 310 gsm Arches watercolor paper (rated not to fade for up to 115 years). This genuine 100% rag, watercolor paper complies with the highest archival standards and is extremely age resistant, and Acid Free certified to avoid paper degradation. Our giclées are adorned with a 1"- 3" border of textured watercolor paper to facilitate your framing.