This is a silk painting that had been stretched and framed in a simple black frame and matted with a shadow box effect.

This beautiful pot of geraniums was just waiting to be painted in this window sill in Florence, Italy.

Three butterflies pose for this end-of-summer scene. The wings of the two in flight are blurred, as if one can't quite capture a good look, thus the title, "Elusive Butterflies." A caterpillar is crawling on a blade of grass near the bottom.

This year's growth and ripening in the vineyards of California's Central Coast has been unusual, with lots of "vigor" - vines heavy with leaves and growth - but slow ripening. The hills are usually golden in August, but this year, more tan than gold...

This is a painting on silk using silk dyes. It is stretched but unframed.

This original silk painting is stretched and framed

this is a dye on silk painting

this is a silk painting.