On a recent fall trip to Seattle, I gathered a bunch of beautiful autumn leaves and pressed them. The leaf shapes and colors show up in a lot of my work. I love the colors of autumn. I love the color and shape of Eucalyptus leaves. Eucalyptus trees are everywhere in San Diego, and I'm continually fascinated by the shades of manganese blue, celadon green and jewel magenta in the graceful-shaped leaves.
Giraffes are so cool.
I drew these portraits from photos I took at giraffe-feeding time at the zoo and somehow they became the fabric of this kimono. The most Asian of my kimonos so far. The kimono and fish shape is repeated in the background. Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art of placement. This painting represents Abundance and Prosperity.