I am beginning work on a new book, "How to Paint Portraits in Encaustic"

I Open My Hands and Let Go

My God Has Been Too Small

Blessed Am I Among Women

While thinking about the format, I pulled out some old figurative oil paintings that I made about 17 years ago. I feel they still hold up. They were part of a series I called "Her Journey" each piece tells a story about a woman's personal journey to self-realization and wholeness. The collaged borders continue the narrative.

If you are interested in my memoir,  "Fireworks at Dawn", an Artist's Memoir. It is available for download at Amazon books,

I haven't had time to paint since I have been spending many hours working on moving my manuscript into a Kindle format. It is a tedious, frustrating process. I did get the cover designed, but couldn't attach the image from the app, so I took a screen shot. Not great, but you get the general idea.