Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up. — Pablo Picasso 

I am a painter of historical fiction. Inspired by the strength and charm of old garden gates, cottage interiors with crooked windows and painted, warn floorboards from years of good company. These are reminders of simpler times where stories and memories come from. My work also reflects calm and picturesque moments found in early morning beach walks, children splashing in the ocean, dogs fetching sticks, trickling streams and hidden paths. My palette knives, brushes and oil paints layer fresh, earthy colors and give texture, creating realistic impressions and capturing a feeling of place and time. The perspective used in my landscape and interior paintings bring you to places I have traveled and are reminders of beauty that surrounds us. All we really need are the unwrapped gifts found in our homes and outside the kitchen door.

Susan’s Garden — SOLD

oil, brush | 11 x 14 | $425

Ft. Lewis Barn

oil, brush | 11 x 14 | $425

June Afternoon

oil, brush | 11 x 14

Summer Picnic

oil, brush | 16 x 24 | (Private Collection)

Early Spring

oil, brush | 12 x 16 | Private Collection

Sunflower Trio — SOLD

oil, brush | 12 x 16 | $475 (sold)

Martha’s Suite — SOLD

oil, brush | 16x20 | $500

Simply Summer

oil, brush | 10x12 | $200

Welcome Home — SOLD

oil, brush | 12x16 | $500 (framed)

Spring at Saint Stephen’s Church

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

With Love

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Blessing of the Animals — SOLD

oil, brush | 11x14

*On exhibition at St. Stephen’s Church

Susan’s Bouquet

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Twilight on the Mekong River

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Frame of Mind

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Midwest February

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Cambria Barns

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

My Front Porch

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Show Time

oil, brush | 14x14 | $475 (framed)

Aruba Coast

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

*Available for purchase at Quirk Hotel

Sunday Morning

oil, brush | 14x18 | $475

Ft. Lewis Cabinsoil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Ft. Lewis Cabins

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Ice Cream Factory

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Family Hike — SOLD

oil, brush | 12x16

Riverside Field at Ft. Lewisoil, brush | 12x16 | $425 (framed)

Riverside Field at Ft. Lewis

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Morro Bay Waterfront

oil, palette knife | 12x24 | $500 (framed)

Foothills of the Andes — SOLD

oil, brush | 12x16

Cayucos Pier

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Sandbridge Blues

oil, palette knife | 12x16 | $425

Utah Chickens — SOLD

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Sherbet Beach — SOLD

brush, palette knife | 12x16

Bend House Cows

oil, palette knife, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Myrtle Beach

oil, brush, palette knife | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Dining Hall

oil, brush, palette knife | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Home Sweet Home

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Twin Room

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Winter’s Past

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Main Hall

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

River House — SOLD

oil, brush | 11x14

Montana Summer — SOLD

oil, brush | 16x20

Gramma's Garden — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 10x20

Forever Friends — SOLD

palette knife | 11x14

Peonies in Pink — SOLD

oil, brush | 12x16

Autumn Mix

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Twilight — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 11x14

Restoration — SOLD

oil, brush | 11x14

Morro Bay Boats — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 12x12

Sanibel

oil, palette knife | 12x24 | $500 (framed)

*Available for purchase at Quirk Hotel

After the Rain

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Nursery Clock — SOLD

pastel | 16x20

Old Room

oil, palette knife | 11x14 | $500 (framed)

North Carolina Marsh — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 10x20

Emily's Farm — SOLD

oil, palette knife, brush | 16x20

Taziki Vase — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 11x14

Golden Gate Bridge — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 16x20

Emily & Even — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 9x12

Nimrod Boys Camp — SOLD

oil, brush | 10x20

Nightfall

oil, palette knife | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Summer Garden — SOLD

oil, brush | 11x14

Nana's Station — SOLD

oil, brush | 11x14

Refreshing Morning — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 11x14

Quiet Morning — SOLD

oil, brush | 11x14 | (framed)

Georgia, Russia

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Carolina Beach — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 11x14

Sunday Picnic

oil, brush | 9x12 | $400

Boys Camp

oil, brush | 8x10 | $400 (framed)

Ft. Lewis

oil, brush, palette knife | 12x16 | $450 (framed)

Craigsville Depot

oil, brush | 8x10 | $400 (framed)

Morning Shower

oil, brush | 11x14 | $475 (framed)

Hidden Gem

oil, brush | 10 x 12 | $375

Orange & Blue

oil, brush | 16x20 | $500 (framed)

Ft. Lewis Tobacco Barns

oil, brush | 11x14 | $375

Misty Morning — SOLD

oil, brush | 11x14

Square House — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 8x10

Going Home — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 11x14

Camp Nimrod — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 11x14

Captain Whidbey Inn — SOLD

oil, brush | 12x24

Gathering Place

oil, brush | 11x14 | $475 (framed)

Letters From Home

oil, palette knife | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Tranquil Day

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450

Cambria Nursery — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 11x14

Spring Tulips

oil, brush | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Sunset Beach — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 16x20

Pups For Sale

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Port Seattle — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 10x20

Moment in Time — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 16x20

My Tools

oil, palette knife | 12x16 | $475 (framed)

Santa Rosa Creek Road — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 11x14

Almost Nightfall

oil, palette knife | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Backyard Bouquet — SOLD

oil, brush | 11x14

Gramma's Table — SOLD

oil, brush | 11x14

Marengo Snow — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 16x20

Belle Isle

oil, brush | 16x20 | $500 (framed)

Ft. Lewis Barn — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 11x14

Cow Pasture River

oil, brush, palette knife | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Goshen Pass

oil, brush, palette knife | 8x10 | $400 (framed)

Morning Pasture — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 12x16

Virginia Creeper Trail

oil, brush | 11x14 | $450 (framed)

Upper Shirley River View — SOLD

oil, palette knife | 11x14

Easy Walk

oil, brush | 8x10 | $400 (framed)

Misty Meadow

oil, brush | 8x10 | $400 (framed)

Halter Ranch

oil, brush, palette knife | 11x14 | $425 (framed)