Category: Southwest

Acrylic paintings depicting western landscapes, mountains, monoliths catus, birds in a surreal manner.

  • Evolutionary Moment

    Desert landscape

    Evolutionary Moment

    Dimension: 36 x 24

    Materials: Chinese ink .acrylic paint on rice paper on canvas

    Lightning striking the earth..a possible creative  moment.The cabochon below was inspiration for the cloud formations.



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  • Awakenings 5

    Desert landscape

    Awakenings 5

    Dimension: 12 x 16

    Materials: Chines ink/acrylic paint,silver leaf on rice paper  on canvas

    Below is the cabochon which partly inspired this work.


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  • Eyes of the Storm

    Stormy clouds over desert

    Eyes of the Storm

    Dimension: 16 x 12

    Materials:Chinese ink/acrylic paint silver leaf on rice paper on canvas

    Below is one of the cabochons  which helped inspire this work. The cloud formations during monsoon season in southern Arizona seem to exhibit a life force.



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  • Sunrise-2

    Sunrise

    Dimension: 12 x 12

    Materials: Chinese ink/acrylic paint on rice paper on canvas

    As with its companion work Sunset,  this painting again drew inspiration  from from polished cabochons.


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  • Sunset

    Sunset

    Dimension: 12 x 12

    Materials: Chinese ink/acrylic paint on rice paper on canvas

    This painting reflects inspiration drawn from several polished cabochons.


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  • Awakenings 6

    Awakenings 6

    Dimension: 12 x 12

    Materials: Chinese ink/arylic paint, silver leaf on rice paper on canvas

    Inspired by the landscapes seen when quarried rock is polished into cabochons. This cab was from a type know as “Indian Paint”.


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  • Cathedral of the Sun

    Desert rock formations

    Cathedral of the Sun

    Dimension: Diptych each panel 12 x 12

    Materials: Chinese ink/ acrylic paint on rice paper on canvas

    This painting was inspired by the photo below whose rock formation reminded the artist of  a gothic cathedral.


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  • Sonoran Sand Storm

    Sonoran Sand Storm

    Dimension: triptych each panel 14 x 11

    Materials: Chinese ink/acrylic paint on rice paper  on canvas

    This painting is the artist’s interpretation of a sand storm she  photographed while living in Tucson .


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  • The Inbetween

    Desert scene.

    The Inbetween

    Dimension: Diptych, each panel 12 x 12

    Materials: Chinese ink/acrylic paint on rice paper on canvas

    This painting alludes to the mysteries and beauty that lie beneath the earth’s crust.


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  • Setting Sun

    Setting Sun

    Dimension: 12 x 12

    Materials: Chinese ink/acrylic paint on rice paper on canvas


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