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As a former layout artist, all of my work had to be tight and exact. When I began to paint on canvas I worked very hard to “loosen up”. This is one of my first paintings trying a loose impressionistic style. The image is of a road that appears and disappears as it moves away from you through the countryside. So much fun playing with the colors of the distant mountains.

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Early on in my journey with pain I realized that living with chronic illness is isolating. You don’t travel anymore, you don’t go out to events and your world becomes pretty small. So I paint places I would like to visit but can’t. There is a hidden path – can you find it?

“Lazy Stream” was painted during my early days and I took comfort in the soft colors and gently moving water. The background was applied with a sponge and gives it the texture needed for the fall season. I find this painting very serene and I leave it hanging in my studio because it makes me happy!

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This painting is simply called Fuchsia. That covers the name of the flower AND it’s color too! I find it so interesting that centuries ago they decided to name this vivid purplish red color after the Fuchsia plant! Well, why not. It is a great color and was fun to try to develop a contrasting background. This intricate, cascading flower was a delightful challenge!