Still Life Portfolio:
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watercolor on 300# Arches watercolor paper image 12.5”h x 10.5”w frame 22.5”h x 20”w
I adore the Kingfisher bird figure in this blue pitcher that my grandmother used for lemonade. The sunflowers, bluebird and sunny yellow tablecloth remind me of warm late summer days.
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Sunflower Bluebird
watercolor on 300# Arches watercolor paper image 20”h x 14”w frame 30.5”h x 23”w
Figs are one of the oldest cultivated fruits and when placed close together and overlapping form a heart shape. The Chinese Calligraphy symbols in the background are from a favorite saying and are also the title of this painting.
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Center Your Heart, Cultivate Your Spirit
watercolor with 24 karat gold leaf image 8.5”h x 8.5”w frame 15.5”h x 15.5”w
Brilliantly colored, ripening fall pears are in the shimmering sunlight. When the Chinese Calligraphy symbols in the highlights of the two pears are combined, the meaning is joyous!
Joyous Pears
watercolor with 24 karat gold leaf image 19.5”h x 10.5”w frame 22.5”h x 20”w
It’s time to celebrate with sweet treats and festive ribbons!
This painting, celebrating Lake Oswego’s 100th Birthday, was included in the 2010 Lake Oswego Festival of Arts Invitational “Chronicle” Exhibit in Oregon.
Party Cat
watercolor with 24 karat gold leaf image 10”h x 8”w frame 13”h x 19”w
Shikata ga nai or “it can’t be helped” is the traditional Japanese way of maintaining dignity and enduring the hardships during the World War II Internment of the Japanese American people, This phrase is painted in Japanese symbols on the cloth border. The book Stubborn Twig by Lauren Kessler, the story of these tragedies, the challenges and the courage of three generations of the Hood River, Oregon Yasuis family during this time, inspired this painting.
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Courage of Acceptance
watercolor on 300# Arches watercolor paper image 11” h x 14” w frame 18”h x 21”w
These yellow ceramic birds added just the of color and smooth texture to contrast with the nubby Turban squash.
Included in the watercolor book Splash12 The Best of Watercolor: Celebrating Artistic Vision (2011)
Duet
watercolor on 300# Arches watercolor paper 12”h x 14”w frame 21”h x 22”w
The smooth ceramic bluebird is juxtaposed with fuzzy peaches, a rough twig basket and the richly patterned cloth.