"Stiletto: Early Morning in July", oil, 20 x 16 in.

Painted on a very hot July summer morning, this companion piece has always been one of my favorites. It's strange how a particular boat or tree, mountain, still life item or memory can trigger an emotional response, generating enough enthusiasm to produce many different paintings.

Field Sketch, "Road to Dubois", 8 x 6 in.

Original field sketch painted in Wyoming, during an early May snowstorm.
This was the source sketch for "Bears in Snow", posted last year.

Stiletto: Sunny Day Before the Storm

I am currently in Baltimore MD., taking care of my dad. It snowed two days ago, with a fine dusting still visible. More snow is predicted in a few days. For a transplanted Southerner, a few inches might as well be a few feet. This painting, of one of my favorite sailboats, was painted on location, a plein air, on a sunny afternoon several years before Katrina.

Basket of Petunias, oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in.

Sharaku and Tea Cup, oil, 8 x 6 in., Sold

"Dreams of Love", 24 x 24 in., bas relief scuplture

Even though this is not a painting, I wanted to post this as a reminder to myself to get back on track with sculpting.
This sculpture was featured roughly 15 years ago on the Rounder Records album cover "Dreams of Love", featuring my husband, Tony Dagradi.
I love modeling form, whether with clay or creating the illusion of it with paint.
Working with clay regularly to create new work is one of my New Year's goals for 2007.
Augustus St. Gauden's bas reliefs have been a huge inspiration for me, as well as the works of Daniel Chester French, Desiderio, and Donatello. Seeing Rodin's "Gates of Hell" at a museum show was probably the initial catalyst for my interest in sculpture. Copies of the "Gates of Hell" are on view at the Musee D' Orsay and at the Rodin Museum, both in Paris.

"Camellias and Antique Roses", oil, 9 x 12 in.

"Waves Breaking", oil, 24 x 30 in.