Lady of Shalott

31" x 44"

The story begins with the Lady of Shalott, based on a Tennyson poem by the same name. A curse forbade the Lady from looking out the window. Only from a mirror could she view the outside world. When Sir Lancelot rides by she could not help herself. Looking out the window caused the curse to take effect and she fled the tower, racing through the woods to the river. At the river she takes a small boat bound for Camelot. She is found dead with a look of peace on her face.

Ophelia

35" x 49"

Ophelia's lover murdered her father and left her for another. Determined to end her life by drowning she comes across a necklace caught in the branches of a tangled bush.

Siren

32" x 45"

The siren in some myths lures sailors to their deaths. In others, she takes them to live with her in her underwater kingdom.

Picasso's Musician #1

31" x 43"

Picasso's Musician #1 is based on a painting by Pablo Picasso, "Three Musicians" (1921). I've taken elements from different well known artists' work and woven them together. The face of the guitar player is from "Young Woman at her Toilet" by Giovanni Bellini (1515). The middle section is from "Three Musicians". The legs and floor are from Fernando Botero's "The Model" (1989).

2003 annual Exhibition, Florida Watercolor Society

Picasso's Musician #2

31" x 43"

Based on a painting by Pablo Picasso, "Three Musicians" (1921). I've taken elements from different well known artists' work and woven them together. The face of the musician is from "The Model" by Fernando Botero (1989). The middle section is from "Three Musicians". The feet and several elements in the painting are from "Tanaquil, wife of Lucomo" by Domenico Beccafumi (1520).

Picasso's Musician #3

31" x 43"

Based on a painting by Pablo Picasso, "Three Musicians" (1921). I've taken elements from different well known artists' work and woven them together. The face of the musician and circle behind her is from "La Trappistine" by Alphonse Mucha (1897). The middle section is from "Three Musicians". The feet and ground are from "Guernica" by Pablo Picasso (1937).

It's Time

22" x 22"

The "Tree Series" started in Greece when I came across a painting of a tree in a small gallery in Athens. The artist's handling of the trunk of the tree reminded me of hair and the leaves looked like a hat. I started that evening with sketches for "It's time". The others, below, just kept coming.

Aldrya Goddess of the Primal Forest

22" x 17"

Tuscan Maidens

22" x 30"

Kelpie's Wife

30" x 22"