I showed this painting to my 4 yo granddaughter when it was still a work in progress, and she said “frog pond”, so I knew I was on the right track. This is an acrylic painting of a small lagoon on Beaver Creek shortly before it empties into the Pacific at Ona Beach in Oregon
Category: Acrylic
Black Mesa
Black Mesa This painting of the iconic Black Mesa was a milestone for me. I approached it with deep respect, knowing the site carries religious significance for Native people of the region. As I painted, it felt less like applying color and more like carving the mesa out of an ancient sea—as if I were […]
Lagoon at Ona Beach
This mural, painted for our bedroom, is a large work measuring 40×55 inches. It depicts a hidden lagoon I discovered on Beaver Creek, close to where it empties into the ocean at Ona Beach. That first visit felt magical—light, water, and stillness combining in a way I’ve not seen since, despite returning many times. The […]
Epitaph
I created *Epitaph* in the 1970s while in graduate school, in my little Shadyside apartment in Pittsburgh. On the day it was born, I had played hooky and wandered into the Carnegie Museum. The Egyptian exhibit stopped me in my tracks—those ancient walls, carved with memory, seemed to breathe permanence. I left the museum determined […]
Wall Creek Toward the Lake
This view of Wall Creek looks downstream toward Haag Reservoir, which is hidden just beyond the tree line. The creek emerges from beneath the road where I was standing and winds through a thicket of dense Oregon greenery. In this piece, the focus is on the overwhelming presence of the vegetation — layers of green […]
Frog Pond
I showed this painting to my 4 yo granddaughter when it was still a work in progress, and she said “frog pond”, so I knew I was on the right track. This is an acrylic painting of a small lagoon on Beaver Creek shortly before it empties into the Pacific at Ona Beach in Oregon.