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Outreach Watercolor Size: 11 x 15" This painting is inspired by early spring hikes in the woods. I stop and take photos of wildflowers, then identify them. From these images, I created a collage with different flowers reaching out to each other. As in my other paintings, I love viewing natural objects as potential subjects. Nature soothes me, and my watercolor art aims to create a peaceful vibe using vibrant colors and intricate patterns. My goal is to create soothing and captivating watercolor paintings that offer viewers a serene escape into the beauty of nature. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Blown Away by a Namesake Painting: Oil, acrylic and found objects on canvas Size: 27 x 23" "Blown Away by a Namesake" explores the duality of the hand grenade, highlighting the surprising etymological connection between the weapon and the fruit. In many languages, the two share a name, a link that stems from their visual resemblance: the pomegranate packed with seeds, the grenade packed with shrapnel. I was drawn to how a fruit, a symbol of abundance, and a weapon, a symbol of destruction, could be so closely tied through language and form. By using contrasting imagery and styles, the paintings move beyond literal resemblance to suggest deeper ideas. They speak to the coexistence of creation and destruction, beauty and violence, abundance and fragmentation, and the stark contrasts that reveal the dualities in language, objects, and the narratives we build around them. The artwork challenges us to find beauty in unexpected places and to recognize the complex interplay between creation and destruction that shapes our existence. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

The Four Hours of Equinox Refractured watercolor, acrylic, poems on panel Size: 24 x 45" The hours of the day, looking over the Salton Sea. Poems written for and painted into the panels are: Morning (Right panel). Clouds ignite to day, Light turns the water to fire, Salton Sea reflects. ... Noon (Next to Right panel). Red dawn promised rain, noon has delivered the goods, refreshing liquid. ... Evening (Next to left panel). The last wisps of clouds drying in the setting sun promise a clear night. ... Night (Left panel). The secret of stars inspiring a girl's best friend. Men leap towards them. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Fluidity of Universal Time Poured watercolors, acrylics, UV varnish on canvas Size: 18 x 24" In recent years, the universe has been an intriguing source of inspiration. I have created a series of three unique versions of the universe: “Window on my universe” , “Doorways to alternate universes” and now my third painting of this series, which I call: “Fluidity of universal time.” In this painting I once again look to retreat into my imagination and examine time and our universe through the lens of my “mind’s eye” . For this painting I examine not only what I imagine the celestial world looks like but also the concept of time. With a little help from Salvador Dali, I conclude that our interpretation of time is relative to our uniquely different fluid views. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Ocean Floor Encaustic Painting Size: 12 x 12" I am an encaustic artist which means that I paint with resin and beeswax. I leverage my advanced degrees in Invertebrate Zoology and Marine Ecology to inform my point of view. I paint memories of growing up along the rural coast of New England. 'Ocean Floor' is the essence of many summers spent along the waters edge, turning over rocks and sorting through seaweed. It harkens back to simpler times spent outdoors with nature for entertainment. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Terra, the Primordial Breath Acrylic on Canvas, Oil Pastels, Gesso, Inks, Paper Size: 48 x 36" This piece was inspired by the idea of Earth’s very first breath—raw, sacred, and full of potential. The deep, textured browns at the base represent the primordial ground, untouched and alive with energy. I built up layers slowly, letting the textures emerge naturally, almost like the Earth forming itself. The lighter transition at the top suggests air and life beginning to stir—a shift from matter to spirit. I worked intuitively, letting the process mirror nature’s own rhythm of creation and transformation. It’s less about depicting a place and more about capturing a feeling: the quiet power of beginnings. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Considering Oil on Wood Panel Size: 14 x 11" I am often inspired by the spirit of women. In this portrait I enjoyed the young woman’s attitude. I painted her as I saw her, a woman who choses to think over a situation and then decide. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Steinhatchee Falls Acrylic on Canvas Size: 24 x 24" I created this piece en plein air in the remote reaches of rural Taylor County, Florida, which has been devastated several years in a row by epic hurricanes and flooding. The Steinhatchee fishing village is resilient, though, which inspires me in these difficult times. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Glass Bowl of Oranges, Pitcher with Top, Red Peppers Watercolor Painting Size: 8 x 13" For over twenty-five years, I was a Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, where I live. After a productive life as an academic: teacher and scholar who wrote several books, I retired and changed direction completely. Spontaneously, I started to paint with watercolors, taking classes and workshops whenever and wherever I could. I was possessed with the desire to visually represent, in beautiful watercolor, fruits and vegetables in bowls and on plates, creating a new way of seeing beauty in everyday, taken-for-granted objects. I love color and transparent watercolor. Light and shadow --created by the sun outside but observed primarily indoors in the kitchen-- are magic. For me, lighted round fruits of vibrant colors, such as oranges and tomatoes, combined with blues, usually found in ceramics and fabric, represent a promise: of the pleasures of food, meals, community, and peacefulness. Watercolors are part of that promise. The term ‘still life’ is significant in more ways than one: the world needs still life. Using a transparent palette and techniques, I arrange and rearrange kitchen items, often food, in the sun attempting to capture beautiful colors with their shadows and reflections. My goal as an artist is to represent life in ways that create viewers’ pleasure in my artistic accomplishment and images. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Curls Chinese Ink on Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper Size: 26 x 22" My latest series captures sunflowers in the process of aging to explore the third act of life; the search for new purpose. They are meant to reframe aging as further individuation through experience as opposed to a decline in value. It is a celebration of life without judgement. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

The Corner Store Acrylics, markers, pencils, pastels Size: 16 x 16" Nature, animals, and taking walks in my neighborhood inspire my art. I use a variety of materials and techniques, loving the process of applying paint and other mediums.I take inspiration from what I see emerge. It is a delicate balance between intellect and intuition. I often end up with many layers of materials on each piece, with a little of each still visible, showing its history. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Karen Cass Size: 8 x 24" This mixed media triptych is an imaginary underwater landscape exploring the flowing movements, colors and patterns of lifeforms deep below the surface of the ocean. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Zoiks Size: 20 x 16" The dog, painted in oil on canvas, is seeing President Trump's plans for the future as an open book, in a relief print, sewn onto the canvas. Using his dog sense, he shakes his head, seeing how confusion reigns, understanding how all living things are being hurt by these ill-conceived schemes. The dog is expressing his sense of "severe danger" with a thought bubble, "Zoiks!" This Bristol board sign is made with markers and then sewn onto the canvas. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

West Side Highway Size: 20.5 x 23.5" I took this shot while driving on the west side highway northbound. The traffic was at a standstill in the car next to me I saw this girl with her head out of the window. I immediately took my camera and photographed her.I loved the image and her facial expression. Traffic moved and I never saw her or the guys she was with again. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

First Light Size: 22 x 28" My response to the view (color and shapes) from my window, the infinity of the universe vs. humankind’s insignificance. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

The World Askew Size: 18 x 18" This work speaks abstractly to the total chaos in the current world. The background field is a blended roll of intense color layered on a plexi plate which is printed first. The smaller circular and geometric shaped plates are created from cut up Yupo painted with hot wax and printed in relief then layered on top of the blended roll image.. The dynamic positioning of the cut plates reflects my stress at the state of our current society. I struggle to create beauty during these chaotic times. The title "A World Askew" encompasses my intention and inspiration for this work. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Evening in Portofino Size: 20 x 30" My work is about joy. It is about the practice of intentionally noticing and connecting to beauty all around us: a reflection on water, the summer evening light illuminating a sidewalk cafe, or the contrast of whitewashed dwellings with the cobalt blue ocean. I feel a deep and soulful response to this simple kind of beauty. It is profoundly personal. This is not about painting a pretty thing. This is a connection felt in a single glance. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.