The sunflower that isn't growing in my garden is an oil painting on canvas panel.     It might be a little early, but I really do intend to plant sunflower seeds. Painted with a palette knife, this sunflower is really textured.  Click here to view or purchase this painting.  [...]

Border Collie Brooke was an old girl of 8 years when she came to me as a rescue dog, soon to be over 50 when converted to human years. I painted her [...]

In January 2006 I was invited to participate in the online artist group Art Helping Animals. Our mission was to paint homeless pets, sell the paintings and donate a percentage to various animal rescue groups. We painted dogs, cats, various pets and sometimes a wolf or other animal in need. Then we posted to the Art Helping Animals blog with a jpeg of the painting. Several of us dressed dogs in hats or clothing from our imaginations as we painted. My paintings typically featured one of my personal hats [...]

You must do the thing you think you can not do. --Eleanor Roosevelt [...]