My chosen theme for this series, Femina, is loss. It's specifically the loss of my son. I looked for a somber fabric and chose this one by Robert Kaufman. The heavy sky reflects the feelings I wanted to convey. I wanted to keep the story of my loss simple and decided upon a wilting flower. It both symbolizes my son and how I felt at his passing: defeated. I looked on-line at flower blossom and then did sketches of my own. I ultimately drew the multi-petaled flower below. Next I chose the...

Leaves--The Poetry of September This is my third in a series of artworks dedicated to the great outdoors where I live in the United...

Hiking Through Forest Park Forest Park is a 5,200 acre gem located in the city of Portland, not far from where I live. It provides...