The Visitor Trivets France was just perfect for

France was just perfect for a painting

one of the pads shows off like this one and provides an abundance of color

the hills of California are carpeted with these showy orange California poppies (Eschscholzia californica)

This piece was created during my participation in an ‘Alphabet Challenge’ with a number of fellow artists

This past fall a group of fellow artists went to the Desert Botanical Garden to take in the butterfly pavilion

The Visitor Trivets France was just perfect forWatercolor on gallery wrapped canvas, framed 30" x 40" Part of my Serenity Collection. I have always loved the random architecture of an ocotillo. In the spring and fall, when leafed out, a bright orange red set of blooms bursts from each gnarled limb. The patterns of cast shadows on the ground have always captured my attention. The cardinal is a symbolic visitor and I often spot them resting on a limb, hanging out with their color match. Shipping