The Monastery Garden     oil on panel    2018

I apologize----I feel as though I have been hiding; something I am often quite good at.  But here I am, sharing my hidden self in this new painting (not quite new.  I started it last year, but it has taken me this long to finish it).  And I've even sent off this Solitary Pear below to the Art Division holiday fundraiser that they will be holding this November at the Art Division library in Los Angeles.  There will be 200 framed drawings for sale for 200 dollars each.  If you are a collector, or would like to become one, and are in the neighborhood, you should stop by and look.  I would, if I could be there.  But my pear must stand in for me, instead.

The Solitary Pear     graphite on paper     2018

The Empty Park     watercolor on paper    2018

Vinca     graphite on paper     2018

Little Portrait of Ryan   graphite on paper    2018

Marigolds (Flowers for the Living, Flowers for the Dead)    graphite on paper    2018

The Dying Sunflower   graphite on paper    2018

Flower Study II - The Young Sunflower     graphite on paper    2018

Flower Study III - Impatiens (Impatience)     graphite on paper    2018

Gia, Sick    graphite on paper    2018

Spring Still Life      graphite on paper   2018

Flower Study I (Hairy Blossoms)      graphite on paper    2018

Little Self Portrait with Hair Up      graphite on paper    2018

Green is the Youngest Color     colored pencil on bristol    2018

Sketch of Gia Sleeping     graphite on paper   2018

Sketch of Gia Sleeping   black and white conte crayon on paper   2018

Sketch of Gia Sleeping    graphite on paper   2018

Marigold and Daisy     graphite on paper   2018

Happy Lunar New Year!   Since it is the year of the dog, I believe it is Gia's year (although every year truly belongs to her).  When do dogs not own the year?  They own every moment of their lives.