Petals & Butterfly Tails
Two butterfly-tail koi glide under the wisteria vines in full bloom. Fish represent wealth and prosperity in business, partnerships and marriage. Additional seal of good luck.
20 x 16"
$320
Pastoral Play
Two horses frolic. Black ink on rice paper. Additional seals of Happiness and Love.
20 x 16"
$320
Waterflower Rush
Two calico spotted goldfish glide gracefully below lotus leaves and flower in this pond scene. Fish symbolize wealth and prosperity in business, partnerships and marriage. This is a multistage painting: first with fish and the leaves, then the water and finally the lotus flower.
12 x 10"
$225
Midnight Wind
A frisky colt plays in a moonlit snowscape in this multistage wash.
20 x 16"
$600
Autumn Call
Two birds play among fall foliage of Japanese maples. A pair of birds brings good luck in relationships.
10 x 12"
$225
Rabbit Nap
Maple and relaxing rabbit composition created as part of the 2010 "Paint Herndon" competition which focused on farm heritage.
22 x 12"
$400
Moonlight Mantis
A praying mantis clings to bamboo in the summer moonlight in this multiple stage wash.
8 x 10"
unframed
$110
Tango Indigo
A pair of regal peacocks perch among graceful pink spring magnolia. Good luck seal detail.
24 x 36"
$600
Kabuki Koi
Three butterfly tail koi drift beneath bamboo and japanese maple branches.
36 x 24"
$700
Maple & Tails
A pair of grey squirrels balance among Spring maple branches. Maple represents compatibility and companionship and squirrels symbolize resourcefulness and energy.
16 x 20"
$275
Gold and Lotus
Mixed media watercolor painting has metallic detailing and dried lotus leaf dimensional elements.
23 x 18"
$300
Lagoon Suitor
A red-capped crane displays for his mate in a lotus lagoon. Bamboo, dragonfly and double happiness chop details. Cranes are thought to be immortal and a symbol of ressurection; lotus represents purity.
36 x 24"
$500
Preening at the Pond
A pair of ducks relax on the banks of a pond with their ducklings. Ducks are representative of a successful marriage and bamboo represents longevity and resilience.
18 x 14"
$400
Peck of Breakfast
Chicks chase ladybugs beneath the graceful leaves of a Spring orchid. On exhibit Sept. 7 to Oct. 3 at RCC Lake Anne as part of the Reston Multicultural Festival.
12 x 22"
$225
Scetchy Breakfast
Framed by fall maple, chicks gaze at a breakfast of ladybugs. Created as part of the 2010 "Paint Herndon" competition which focused on farm heritage. Watercolor on silken fabric. SOLD
14 x 11"
Maple on the Side
A panda contemplates a meal of bamboo beneath the shady limbs of a maple tree. Bamboo represents resilience and longevity and maple is a symbol of compatibility and companionship. On display at the Reston Community Center Lake Anne as part of the Gifts from the HeART show though Jan. 3.
11 x 14"
$180
Evening Rush
A high-spirited horse symbolizes power, energy
and success. Chinese artists have depicted horses
since ancient times with practiced brushstrokes in
black ink, each time creating a unique equine
spirit.
12 x 22"
$350
Moonlit Magnolia
A pair of birds alight on Spring magnolia branches.
Magnolia is the symbol of feminine sweetness and
beauty and the moon represents Heaven in Chinese
culture.
20 x 16"
$275
Petal Pushers
In this composition on tinted rice paper, bees buzz around magnolia, a symbol of femininity
and sweetness. Bees represent industriousness
and, in China, are kept by temple monks. On display at the Reston Community Center Lake Anne as part of the Gifts from the HeART show though Jan. 3.
20 x 16"
$250
Autumn Incognito
A praying mantis clings to colorful Autumn maple
leaves. The mantis is a spiritual, meditative and
contemplative figure and maple represents
companionship and compatibility.
9 x 10"
$120