Land and Seascapes

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  British Columbia

  Mixed Media Collage

  After asking my Feng Shui consultant if I could hang another painting in a certain part of my living room, she told me it would be better to put a picture of trees there.

  I decided to make my own tree pictures and created a set of two of the most beautiful forested areas I’ve been in: BC, and Sweden. Where is someplace beautiful for you?

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  Brittany Coast

  Water Color Collage

  I’m a water lover, and when three coastal scenes came through me, I looked at them all and decided which part of the world each reminded me of.

  This one reminds me of a three-month trip to France, and specifically the coast in Brittany. What scenery do you like best?

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  Diamond Head

  Mixed Media Collage

  For the last forty years, I visited my mom and her husband, George, in their part of the world: the coast near Diamond Head. I love Diamond Head. It’s a magical stately extinct volcano. Once, I went to a rock concert in the crater (which they don’t do anymore). This view of Diamond Head is from the Waikiki area where most tourists stay. Such a majestic landmark.

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  Electric Sea

  Mixed Media Collage

  Have you ever felt electric? Different experiences can create a feeling of electricity within us…These seas vibrated after I created this picture… and gave me a sense of electricity when I looked at them.

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  Hawaiian Turbulence

  Mixed Media Collage

  The romantic dreams of Hawaii are of the sultry fragrant breezes blowing through the palm trees, the sparkling aqua water lapping up on the beaches… but there are turbulent times too. Hurricanes can rip through the islands, tearing up land, homes, and causing havoc. Even Paradise has its dark side. And that’s what makes the beauty of it so much more heavenly. You’ve got to know the shadow side so you can appreciate the light.

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  Koh

  Mixed Media Collage

  The full moon is mysterious and beautiful. The islands off of Thailand are called Koh (sometimes spelled Koi), which I think simply means island. There is one, however, Samui, that intrigued me. I read about some kind of organism in the sand that sparkled when there was a full moon. I haven’t traveled there yet, but I will someday. Where do you want to travel to, and why?

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  Maui Coast

  Mixed Media Collage

  When I painted this, I never figured I would end up living on Maui. Yet, here I am. This coastline reminds me of the west Maui mountains coming close to the water. Because I paint from emotion, memory, and in a very connected state to God, the paintings are only that: my emotional memories of a place that comes through me, not an actual depiction. (Other artists do that; it’s just not me).

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  Mendocino Coast

  Mixed Media Collage

  This is one of the three coastlines that came through me as I was painting. This one reminds me of the coast near where I used to live in Santa Rosa, CA. If you had a boat off that coast, you’d see similar shapes and colors each summer. What colors remind you of summer?

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  Pacific Island

  Mixed Media Collage

  Have you even had an idea and you didn’t know where it came from? Somewhere from Heaven came the idea for a 3-D ocean scene. I have no idea how it leapt into my consciousness, but all of a sudden it was there, and I had to figure out how. Fun and time consuming… painting the ocean on both sides, curling those darn little pieces of paper… but a unique painting came from it. Trust those ideas from Heaven.

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  Peace

  Mixed Media Collage

  My painting ideas almost always come though me, not from my mind. I just sit there and sketches are drawn, rapidly. The scene is put in my head from somewhere else. When this painting was finished, it seemed so peaceful; whales frolicking in the sea, and islands just being…islands. Ahh… aren’t those times of peace wonderful?

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  Quiet Sunset

  Mixed Media Collage

  In which part of the tropical world (or the temperate world) does this remind you? It could be Hawaii, Florida, Southern California, Texas, Mexico, Costa Rica, Greece, or dozens of other places where palm trees sway and the sunsets are brilliant. Let this be your quiet sunset, reminding you of a time of relaxation, joy, and peace.

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  Sonoma County Sunshine

  Mixed Media Collage

  I lived in Sonoma County for thirty years. More than anywhere else. I loved the topography, with its rolling hills, green in the winter and spring, wheat-colored in the summer and fall The county went from being cow covered, to vineyards in those thirty years, now being one of the premium wine producing areas in the country. This scene reminds me of some of the views of Coleman Valley Road, a beautiful ride from Occidental to the sea.

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  Stormy Night

  Mixed Media Collage

  When I created “Sunrise,” it was my first attempt at using unusual colors for ordinary things—hills, sea, sky. It was bright and cheerful (like me most of the time). But sometimes, life can get dark, stormy, and cloudy. This picture is of those times; times where we’re not sure where we’re going, or what’s going to happen next. Sad, angry, depressed times. Life goes on either way. It’s important to be in the uncomfortable emotions of life just as much as it is to be in the light.

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  Sunrise

  Mixed Media Collage

  Because I paint the memory and emotion of a scene, I can play with color in lots of different ways. This was another one of those times when I didn’t choose the colors; they chose me… and away I painted. Sunrise does sometimes look like this to me… Would you have ever thought about “magenta mountains majesty”—and not purple? (Hint: From the song, “America, the Beautiful.”)

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  Sunset at the Pinnacle

  Mixed Media Collage

  As soon as this background was painted, I saw Pinnacle Peak in it. I’ve seen many beautiful sunsets coming back from that area, and the sky seemed washed with color in the same way—almost sparkling. Desert sunsets are among the most magnificent… Do you remember a favorite sunset in this area?

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  Swedish Night

  Mixed Media Collage

  I lived in Sweden for a year during college (their coldest year in 106 years! One night it was -40 C!). The forest landscape with or without snow was beautiful… This was the picture that I painted to make my home perfectly Feng Shui-ed. (My Feng Shui consultant told me I needed a picture of trees in a certain place in my living room, so I decided I might as well paint my own!)

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  Underwater Dreams

  Mixed Media Collage

  This picture began when the background was painted. As soon as I saw the colors, I imagined an underwater scene. The fish seemed to “pop” out of a designed sheet that I’d created earlier. I knew it was meant to be fish… This is how my art is most often created—it just seems to “happen.” Where in your life have things “just happened?” Those are the magical moments to treasure.

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  Underwater Paradise

  Mixed Media Collage

  Where’s paradise for you? This background was meant to be with another picture, but it also said “underwater” to me. This picture seems like just another day for sea creatures… a simple paradise to the fish, sea star, starfish, and conch… Oh, did I forget the sea cucumbers? They’re just hangin’ out too.

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