Black-Eyed Susans

Black-Eyed Susans, 2009

Colored pencil on paper

4 x 3 3/16 inches

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One of my favorite perennials.  They add such a bright note to the garden.

Respite

Respite, 2010

Graphite on paper

5 11/16 x 4 9/16 inches

Private collection

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There’s a lovely little jewel of a park in the midst of a sprawling suburban neighborhood.  The landscape architect designed the park around mature oak trees on a hill that were there before the subdivision was built.

Impatiens

Impatiens, 2009

Watercolor and ink on paper

3 15/16 x 5 7/16 inches

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This piece puts me in mind of a Japanese woodblock print.

Creek I

Creek I, 2010

Graphite on paper

4 3/4 x 6 inches

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This wild view needed an impressionistic treatment.