Iron Weed

The final painting for Iron Weed. 11″ x 14″ oil on panel. Cat, the visionary and model for Iron Weed wrote: “Iron weed is about ancient strength. the strength that passes on through all time. The iron in our ancestors’ blood went into the earth where it became, and remains to be, the nourishment that…

Mugwort

Margaret Mary is the subject and interpreter of Mugwort.  This is a small painting I did based on photographs her friend took of her posed as the essence of Mugwort.  Please read her statement following the image. “For me, mugwort has been a source of vision, wisdom and guidance. Connecting me more deeply with my…

Thanks for coming!

The opening at Raven and Crone for the beginning of my Plant Spirit Portraits was a wonderful night!! As usual, I didn’t take a lot of pictures because I was too busy enjoying talking to all of you WONDERFUL folks who came out.  Dang, I know some amazing folks! Here are some pictures from the…

Sketchbook Play

A very small sketchbook at that.  This is a quick sketch/painting I did in preparation for some of the paintings in my Flower Essence Portrait series I am working on.

Dyeing with Jewelweed

Man, dyeing stuff with plant material is just so much fun. Since I wasn’t crazy about the yellow color the marigolds dyed my yarn (it’s for a sweater for myself, and I am just not going to wear big bird yellow, no matter how sunny and lovely a color it is), I wanted to try…

Passion Flower Essence

Passiflora Incarnata For the last year or so, I have been deep in the planing of a very exciting and spiritually based art project that is very dear to my heart.  I have asked a dozen or so women I know to help collaborate and be my models for a huge series of paintings I…

30/52 A Portrait a Week

A self portrait in Chartpak ad markers and Prismacolor markers with Faber-Castel artist pens. This is from a photo from last summer.  My friend Stacey was visiting with her husband and some friends.  I took them to Max Patch, of course, for some wine and a picnic.  We went for a hike around the mountain…

A Quick Trip to the Woods

I recently got to have a little visit with some of my favorite flowers. Ah, dear foam flower.  Sorry the picture is so washed out- I only had my phone to take pictures with.   You can see foam flower around the log and across the creek. There was so much of it!  I sat…

Nettles Harvest

It’s hard to say what my favorite part of being an herbalist is.   It’s empowering to know that we all have the ability to heal and nourish ourselves with simple little plants that grow all around us as weeds.  Being an herbalist opens your eyes to the world around you in a different way….

15/52 A Portrait a Week

Heidi in a yarrow crown.  Every drawing is a lesson.