India Art Nouveau Style Pattern

Stepping away from watercolor to play with digital drawing. Creating a pattern with an India Art Nouveau style repeat surface pattern design. Art Nouveau is one of my favorite design styles. I enjoy incorporating that style into my work in new ways. A happy design that would make lovely pajamas or a sundress. Available in […]

Nasturtiums Painting and Pattern

Nasturtiums Painting and Pattern was inspired by a photo that I took in San Deigo, CA. The flowers there are robust and beautiful. I use a watercolor medium for my paintings and if I don’t have a color that I think would work I mix my own using the  SavArt app and red blue, yellow, […]

Gifts From the Sea

My Gifts From the Sea surface pattern collection has been an interesting process. I’ve learn a lot from creating this collection. I created this moodboard with some photos I took while walking on the beach. Pattern # 1 Sand Formations I created a pattern that reminded me of the lines in the sand made by […]

Boho Bougainvillea Pattern Collection

A bougainvillea flower that I photographed and painted inspired me to create the Boho Bougainvillea Pattern Collection. The shapes, lines and colors that were reveled when I zoomed in with the camera were intriguing. Read the story here. Of course, first starting out with a mood board I gathered some inspiration. I designed the Boho […]

New Adventures Equal New Ideas

San Diego – New Adventure New adventures equal new ideas, creative juices tend to bloom and explode. Travel opens my world in ways that one can never plan. Travel doesn’t have to be far or even new. A revisited place can be familiar and new when experienced at a different time. My sister, Patti and […]

Spring Pattern Cottagecore Style

Spring Pattern Cottagecore Style is a true reminder of springtime, a favorite time of year for most everyone. The beginning of new life as we watch the sprouting of new green leaves and grass, the many colors of flowers glistening with droplets rain on some days. The air is clean and fresh and when the […]