The Beauty of the Natural World
The Beauty of the Natural World, the second group of paintings, are watercolors that celebrate the beauty and diversity of the plants and trees of the earth. The change in worldview helps awaken and deepen our attention and appreciation of the unimagined diversity and great beauty of the natural world.
Click on the first image below to view each of the paintings in the series and to read the accompanying text.
Oakleaves and Fiddleheads
Click image above to view in full screenMy husband loved ferns and could identify many of them with their Latin name. He was a member of the Fern Society at the Bronx Botanical Garden. Ferns are an ancient order of plants that have no flowers or seeds. The fern comes...
Succulents
Click image above to view in full screenSucculents with their beautiful subtle colors come from desert lands.
Flowering Dogwood Trees
Click image above to view in full screenFlowering dogwoods announce the spring quite early.
A Very Special Garden
Click image above to view in full screenWhile visiting the garden of a botanical garden fern specialist, it was a great pleasure to find this splendid group of plants.
An Alcove of a Lake
Click image above to view in full screenIhave loved going to paint in this beautiful alcove of a lake in Vermont.
Reflections in a Lake
Click image above to view in full screenThe mirror-like reflections in a lake of an autumn scene more than double the beauty.
An Island in Lake Winnipesaukee, NH
Click image above to view in full screenLake Winnipesaukee is a beautiful, large lake in New Hampshire. The small island with two trees and the White Mountains across the lake caught my attention
Tierra del Fuego
Click image above to view in full screenThe tree in this painting has lived for years in the harsh environment of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of Argentina. The unexpected name, land of fire, comes from Magellan seeing many small fires on the coast he thought...
The Beauty of the Ancient Earth
Click image above to view in full screenThis is Chimney Rock in New Mexico. I painted this stunning rock formation at a watercolor class at the Ghost Ranch Retreat Center near the town of Abiquiú in northern New Mexico.