"Nari Anjan" and "Holi" Original Paintings

Good morning! Another late night...trying to get things done. I finished two more for India "Nari Anjan" a purple heron 16x24 on gallery wrapped canvas, and "Holi" a 24 x 30 on gallery wrapped canvas. Holi (the festival of color) was one of my favorites when I was living in India as a child. You got to put on clothes that you didn't care about and run around pelting people and in turn being pelted with colored water balloons and neon colored powders and pastes...it was great fun!!

"Hold Your Demons Close" Original 12x24 Acrylic Painting

I'm back from San Diego. Had a very good meeting with Event Network. They supply many of the aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens and natural history museums with cards, prints and gift items. I'll be doing some new images for them including Hawaiian tropicals, orchids and dinosaurs!

Here is a new painting I finished last night at 2:00am titled "Hold Your Demons Close" . It is an original on 24x48 gallery wrapped canvas for $2,125. It is for my

two person show with Ric Gendron in October in the Kress Gallery/River Park Square, Spokane. The title of the show is "Beauty and the Beast-Monsters, Mermaids, Demons and Divas".

" Dining with Kings" and "Sun Salutations" Original 10x14 Acrylic Paintings

Good morning! I took a break from India and did two new aquatic designs. I am flying to San Diego to meet with Event Network tomorrow. They license images for cards, t-shirts, prints and other gift items for aquariums, zoos and botanical gardens around the country and I wanted a couple of new designs to show them. Wish me luck!

"Ganga" Original 30x30 Acrylic Painting

Another weekend come and gone! I just finished my newest piece titled "Ganga" for my India show

When Ganga descended from the heavens, her immense power threatened to destroy everything, But Shiva captured Ganga in his hair, only letting a trickle come through, so that Ganga could manifest on earth as the holy Ganges river.

My mom said that they don't really show bare shoulders in India...so I added sleeves to her top and made it into a "choli". (what is worn under a sari)

"Jungle Tiff" Original 24x36 Acrylic Painting

Just finished my jungle painting titled "Jungle Tiff" it is an original acrylic on 24x36 gallery wrapped canvas....for India of course!

When I go there for my show in January I'll be staying in Bandhavgahr Tiger reserve for a week with my friend Anita-exciting!

"Little Rajas" and "Let Loose" Original Acrylic Paintings

Sorry I've been slow to post...I needed a little break from painting. So, I went for a nice long 3 hour walk with my friend Kim on Fish Lake Trail, went to yoga, and watched "Amelia" about Amelia Earhart and now I am rejuvenated and back to the studio! Here are two new pieces for my India show. "Little Rajas" the kingfishers on 10x20 gallery wrapped canvas, and "Let Loose" also 10x20 acrylic on canvas.

article by julianne crane

While I was working on the final mural, writer Julianne Crane did a short interview for her online RV webzine "Wheel Life"...here is the link to it
http://www.rvwheellife.com/?p=1070

"Elephant Man" and "Jaipur Market" Acrylic Paintings

Back to the studio again-yeah! I finished two new paintings for my India show next January. "Elephant Man" which is an acrylic on gallery wrapped 30x30 canvas and a vegetable market scene that I saw when mom and I visited Jaipur two years ago titled "Jaipur Market" acrylic on 24x30 gallery wrapped canvas.

"Jungle Fowl" Original 16x24 Acrylic Painting

Well...the murals are done, Art on the Green in Coeur d' Alene is over-it's time to get back to painting new work for my India show! Here is the last one I completed "Jungle Fowl" 16x24 on gallery wrapped canvas.