" Peace on the River"

This is the view from a condo that My ex husband and I owned in North Ft. Meyers

"Under the Kaypock Tree"

The Kapock Tree was the name of a famous Clearwater restaurant in Clearwater, known mostly for the beautiful gardend that surrounded the dining halls. there are many beautiful statues among the flowers and this is one of them.

"Captain's Riverboat House"

This house is in Brooksville and the story is that a riverboat captain built it to resemble his riverboat so he would be at home when he wasn't on the riverboat. Men... They'd always rather be fishing.

"Madona of the Kiss"

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This is actually a black and white photo of my neice and grand nephew that I posed them for back in the 80's he now is 20 years old.

I used this painting for a Christmas card one year I got so many complements on it and people framed the card.

"Bahama Mama"

This was a photo with flora and fauna but no human or bird so I put a bird in for interest

"The Eyes Have It "

This beautiful cat was a gallery cat he didnt get along with his housemates so the gallery owner moved him to the gallery. there he was the King of his castle.

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"Enchanting"

This swan was so fabulous and the sparkle on the water was really flotsum and jetsom of a dirty pond but I turned it into sparkles of glistening water, which so much rather suits the majesty of the swan.

"Sunflower" Handpainted Ceramic Tile

Sunflowers make me happy

"At Rest"

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"Kingfisher"

"Prima Balla-Fushia"

"Blonde and Beautiful"

"Blue Heron on Rooftop"

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This heron was on a rooftop next door my house was elevated so he was right off my lanai.

"Red Dance"

"Calla's"

These calla lillies were so well arranged I just had to capture them. I know I know "So Okeef"

"BB's Babtism"

"Nesting"

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" A Lovely Bunch of Violets

"Johnny Jump-ups"

"Rogers Palm"

"Indigo Rest Stop"

"Sunlit Iris"

"Rainbow Salute"

"Fresh Veggies"

" Boot Ranch Beauty"

"Dragons and Blooms"

Watercolor, Alcohol, salt (Margeritas anyone) and a credit card is all it takes sometimes. The only thing was I got a little precious on the dragonfly.

"Along the Pathway"

"Serenity"

These swans were floating on the river in Homasassa. There was such a serenity watching them floating along. doing what swans do. These swans were actually black swans but I had read somewhere that black swans are considered bad luck, I didn't want to send bad luck to someone so I painted them as white swans. If black swans are bad luck, white swans must be Good Luck right. How's your luck?

"Carbohydrate Conundrum"

A chapter in the Women who Run With the Wolves Book deals with "Identifying Leg Traps, Cages and Poisoned Bait". The chapter helped me to Look at some things in my life. The question asked is What do your Red Shoes look like?
Having a slight shoe fetish at the time (75 pairs) I thought about being literal about what do my red shoes look like? But in delving deeper I saw the deeper meaning of the addictive nature of the Red Shoes. After all 75 shoes is a mild addiction next to some people I've heard of. (O.K. maybe I'm in denial... but they won't kill you although sometimes you feel like the pain will kill you.)
My red shoes are: eating things that are not good for me. Carbohydrates are my poisoned bait. I love them, I crave them. And yet they are hurting my body (I'm breaking out in fat all over) it's always my first choice and my choices are taking my body down the drain I am being sucked into the vortex of the carbohydrate conundrum.

"Bird of Paradise"

"Strolling Green Key"

"Coconut Rest Stop"

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"Rainbows are Promises"

Chapter 9 in the book "Women Who Run With the Wolves" is titled Homing: Returning to Oneself

My response to that chapter was:

When I was young and beautiful I shed my clothes and posed nude. I took pictures of myself when I was a photography student (cheap model). I had this shot and it reminded me of Botticelli's "birth of Venus" pose. I've wanted to paint it for 20 some years but I could'nt until this book. I was afraid of what everyone would think so I hid the pictures. Now I see that they are just form, beautiful form and I want to share it. I am one with the universal light and all the colors of the rainbow fill my form and my skin to let you see the form not the parts of it.

"Espirito Santo Bay"

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"Tall Drink of Water"

"Red Hot"

I painted the light background painting first and thought it was done then after some time and another opinion I decided to paint the background dark and I really like the painting much better. I felt the background was competing with the horse. I think the horse is very "Red Hot" now.

"Solitary Swan"

"Gram's Pansy"

"Heart of Hydranga"

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The Lacey Cap Hydrangea is a very beautiful Specimen of the Hydrangea flower.

It resembles the head of a woman crowned with a floral wreath and reminds me of May Day ceremonies in the spring as a child with wreaths of flowers and flowing ribbons and smiles and laughter weaving the ribbons around the pole.

When I was observing the plant and deciding my painting concept of the flowers I noticed that each petal of the flower looks like a heart and even the leaves look like huge green hearts and that was my inspiration for the heartfelt painting and the heart shaped vignette.

This is my Valentine in Blue.

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"Fruits of Our Labor"

"Momentary Distraction"

"Little Jewel"

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"Ancient Mariner"

"White Knight"

"Morning Light"

"Persuading Persephone"

The 11Th Chapter in Clarissa Pinkola Estes book is titled Heat: Retrieving a Sacred Sexuality. This chapter is about Persephone and how in her innocence she plays in a meadow along the shore of a clear lake between the worlds. Hades catches sight of her and must possess her. So he deceives her and tries to overpower her forcing his way of life on her by squeezing the pomegranate seeds into her mouth forcing her to remain in the underworld six months out of the year... ergo fall and winter.
In my painting the purple on her face is his shadow blocking the light and the bruise he does inflict on her young psyche.

"Common Hearts Golden Threads"

This painting was inspired by another chapter in the book "Women Who Run With the Wolves, by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Chapter 4 is "The Dual Nature of Women"
We must learn balance in order to thrive.
The things in my life appear to to pretty balanced. The bow on the violin forms an intersection(cross) with the violin. The music of my life touches all aspects and is a centering force in my life. I chose the violin because of it's beauty and resemblance to the female form. Violins always make me cry and touch my soul.
The sleeping self represents personal time and are shades of violet which denote ethereal and magical things in my life.
The woman that is painting is my creative life. The easel is pointing to the center of the composition. The palette has only the three primary colors (plus white) essential to make any other color. Food and drink are in the basket at my feet to sustain me.
The mother and child are my relatives and are represent my family, they posed for me as Madonna and child for a painting and have been a driving force in my life. They also cause pain and so they appear lost and found in the composition.

"La Luna Papillion"

Another chapter in the book "Women who Run With the Wolves, inspired this painting. The Butterfly Woman, Joyous Body: The Wild Flesh

The butterfly is a very delicate creature, it will turn to dust if you hold it too tight. But if the butterfly doesn't stay in the cocoon long enough it won't develop its wings and wont ever be able to fly therefore it will be vulnerable to its enemy's.

My Butterfly Woman is so joyful and light that she dances among the stars, the heat from her joy filled heart emanates from within. The vibration of her wings travel on throughout the universe.

Her antennae are extended and have pom poms that dance to the music on their own.

"Great White Heron Sanctuary"

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