The colorful collection of yard birds that grace this composition feature pinks, greens, yellows, and violets against a subtle ethereal background.  This scene evokes the joy in the loving act of keeping yard bird feeders faithfully stocked to attract such wondrous creatures for our daily delight.

Cheerful sunlit skies gently bask a delicate verdant landscape with accents and shadows while pinkish ethereal clouds slowly inch across the distant horizon.
 

This composition celebrates the mystery of natural networks of white oak branches during wintertime.
Trees are symbols of life, energy, health, growth and strength. Trees are the longest living organisms on the planet.
In winter, the White Oak loses its leaves to conserve water and better survive winter weather conditions—allowing it to renew and regrow in the springtime.

This delicate botanical bouquet is a modern interpretation following in the Flemish baroque genre. A refined arrangement of fresh white roses seizes the focal point, symbolizing honesty, purity, and perfection—contrasted by rich greenery, symbolizing renewal, nature, and energy.

I did this painting during the Covid lockdown as an escape.

This work was inspired and adapted from the "Voynich Manuscript," a 15th century codex hand-written in an unknown writing system, which may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance. The mystery of the meaning and origin of the manuscript has excited the popular imagination, making the manuscript the subject of novels and speculation.The thistle is actually part of the sunflower family, and is the national symbol for Scotland. To the Celts, the thistle represented bravery, devotion, durability, strength, and determination. Just try to pick one up! Its emerald hue symbolizes balance between head and heart. Green is the color of life, nature, and balance. Purple is the color of love, protection, sacrifice, and nobility. Inwardly, the thistle unites these attributes towards higher consciousness and enlightenment.

This work was inspired and adapted from the "Voynich Manuscript," a 15th century codex hand-written in an unknown writing system, which may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance. The mystery of the meaning and origin of the manuscript has excited the popular imagination, making the manuscript the subject of novels and speculation.Sunflowers symbolize adoration, loyalty and longevity. Much of the meaning of sunflowers stems from its namesake, the sun itself. These flowers are unique in that they have the ability to provide energy in the form of nourishment and vibrancy—attributes which mirror the sun and the energy provided by its heat and light.

This work was inspired and adapted from the "Voynich Manuscript," a 15th century codex hand-written in an unknown writing system, which may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance. The mystery of the meaning and origin of the manuscript has excited the popular imagination, making the manuscript the subject of novels and speculation.
The Nerium Oleander plant of the dogbane family Apocynaceae is toxic in all its parts, but was nevertheless dubbed by the ancients as the “desert rose.”  It signified the feminine face of god as a symbol to both pagans and early Christians.In Greek Myth, Nerium Oleander is associated with charm and romance. The origin of the name was said to have come from a young man, Leander, who out of sheer determination to see his love swam the Hellespont every night.In one fateful night however, while trying to reach a blossom of the plant for his lady, he drowned-- and so the sweet romance ended. In the morning, his precious lady longing for his love can be seen shouting and with such forlorn cried “O Leander!”, “O Leander!” in the banks until finally he found and clasp in his hands are these sweet flowers who has now become a symbol of everlasting love – Oleander!

This work was inspired and adapted from the "Voynich Manuscript," a 15th century codex hand-written in an unknown writing system, which may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance. The mystery of the meaning and origin of the manuscript has excited the popular imagination, making the manuscript the subject of novels and speculation.
Laurel is a symbol of victory and honor. The ancient Greeks fashioned interlocking branches of the bay laurel (Laurus Nobilis) into wreaths and garlands to celebrate both athletes and poets. Indeed, even in modern days when we talk of “Nobel Laureates” the ancient meaning refers to one “crowned with laurels.”

This work was inspired and adapted from the "Voynich Manuscript," a 15th century codex hand-written in an unknown writing system, which may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance. The mystery of the meaning and origin of the manuscript has excited the popular imagination, making the manuscript the subject of novels and speculation.Amethyst Basil is a uniquely Italian and ancient variety. It has large, thick, turned down leaves, appearing almost black. In ancient mythology, it was associated with Bacchus and wine—in fact, according to the ancient Greeks, it could guard against drunkenness… Amethystos means “not drunk” in Ancient Greek. Later, under Christian tradition, the color would come to be associated with Christ, its colors representing purity of spirit.

This landscape composition features a lake view panorama celebrating an expansive azure spring-fed lake yielding to distant verdant forestry under a delicate blue sky accented with dancing white-tipped clouds. 
This painting unleashes many primordial sentiments through its symbols:  water as the source of life itself, purity, and fertility; skies associated with the spirit, peace, and heaven; and forests as the mysterious and unknown.  

"Verdigris" is an invitation to a contemplative journey through its accessible abstract style. Using color-block technique, it gently conveys quiet introspection, encouraging exploration in the interplay of shades and shapes. Through the rhythmic flow of colors, "Verdigris" evokes a sense of tranquil reflection, providing a brief respite—a visual sanctuary for inner contemplation and exploration.

This work was inspired and adapted from the "Voynich Manuscript," a 15th century codex hand-written in an unknown writing system, which may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance.  The mystery of the meaning and origin of the manuscript has excited the popular imagination, making the manuscript the subject of novels and speculation.
Venetian sea shells feature in two compositions in this collection:  Venice Four Shells and Venice Map.
Prior to emerging as a dominant military, financial, and cultural powerhouse, the ancient origins of Venice were that of a quiet maritime community of sailors and fishermen. Its name comes from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by 1,000 BC. Apart from the city-state’s many cultural and historic treasures, the beauty of nature and wonder of the seas is an integral part.
In fact, Lido de Venezia, an 11-kilometre sandbar off the southern tip of Venice, was one of Europe’s most acclaimed destinations for gathering sea shells, which inspire this composition.

This work was inspired and adapted from the "Voynich Manuscript," a 15th century codex hand-written in an unknown writing system, which may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance.  The mystery of the meaning and origin of the manuscript has excited the popular imagination, making the manuscript the subject of novels and speculation.
The mandala (literally "circle" in Sanskrit) is a metaphysical representation of the universe.While typically associated with Hinduism and Buddhism, mandalas also feature prominently with deep symbolic meaning in Christian art and motifs, as exemplified by the Celtic cross, the rosary, rose windows, the halo, communion wafers, the crown of thorns.
This composition (along with its complement, Florence Mandala) is inspired by the delicate Florentine and Venetian lacework of the late renaissance where the desire for the enrichment of ordinary features manifested itself in embroideries of silk with gold or silver threads.

This work was inspired and adapted from the "Voynich Manuscript," a 15th century codex hand-written in an unknown writing system, which may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance.  The mystery of the meaning and origin of the manuscript has excited the popular imagination, making the manuscript the subject of novels and speculation.
Venetian sea shells feature in two compositions in this collection:  Venice Four Shells and Venice Map.
Prior to emerging as a dominant military, financial, and cultural powerhouse, the ancient origins of Venice were that of a quiet maritime community of sailors and fishermen. Its name comes from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by 1,000 BC. Apart from the city-state’s many cultural and historic treasures, the beauty of nature and wonder of the seas is an integral part.
In fact, Lido de Venezia, an 11-kilometre sandbar off the southern tip of Venice, was one of Europe’s most acclaimed destinations for gathering sea shells, which inspire this composition.

As a color, turquoise is a blend of blue and green, having both cool and calming attributes. It is associated with refreshment, feminine, calming, sophisticated, energy, wisdom, serenity wholeness, creativity, friendship, love, joy, intuition, and loyalty. The golden heart symbolizes love and faithfulness supreme within this assuring foundation.
This abstract series is dedicated to Duchess Anna Amalia (1739-1807). As an affluent noble and influential patroness of art and literature, grand-daughter of Frederick the Great of Prussia, Anna Amalia cultivated and supported many of the greatest minds of European theatre—most notably Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller (whose poem “An die Freude” formed the nucleus of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony). As an 18th century inspiration for many women to follow, Anna Amalia founded a theatrical company, was a notable symphonic composer, and endowed a library which is now home to over 1,000,000 volumes.

This seascape composition features a calm turquoise ocean below soft mid-day white-capped clouds. In nature, turquoise swirls indicate the presence of marine life, tracing the flow of water currents and eddies—which typically reach their peak abundance in springtime.

This early autumn, long and sweet highland landscape, perched against a quiet country road proclaims timeless tranquility and absence of mortal change.Verdant mid-day fields echoed by terracotta contours yield to a vast evergreen woodland and distant lilac hills.The viewer experiences the pure magnificence of nature's peace and a world without end in this serene landscape.

The Sea is Calling

The Moon