8" x 10"
watercolor

gold shimmering beneath the waves
warmth glowing through the blue

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits

Elf of Connection

Limbs stretching up to the sun
golden sap running
the hum of all life singing
connected

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Illusion

mask of thorn
wooden facade
impervious and beautiful and perfect
what lies within?

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Rest

The scent of lavender lifting
uplifting and peaceful
a breath of quiet settles softly in

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Opportunity

This is the chance
a window of opportunity
wind and sky swirling
into the future

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Thought

Too many thoughts
crowded spiraling toward the light
trying to reach the sun

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Discovery

Stars stretching into forever
wheeling into infinity
galaxies blossoming open
through the eyes of curiosity

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Strength

The strength of deep pools of wisdom
sheltered by weathered red rocks
shaped by experience and time

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Healing

Sheltering from the storm
rolling over the desert
the smell of hot earth and sage
lifted on the wind and rain
a purifying elixir

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of the Ocean

Joyous waves of laughter
light sparkling on the water
dancing on the gull's wing
 

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Change

He listened to the sounds of the creatures of the distant deep
and knew that something was shifting.

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Science

Observing and testing
the scale ever tipping
between success and failure
trial and error
the essence of discovery

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Determination

The brave perseverance of streams
carve stone into canyons
over time

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Snow

A breath a moment a breath
She saw stars in the snow
and wings lifting in the smoke.

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Peace

A moment on the lake in winter
when waves tumble shards of ice together
the soft sharp sound like feathers
like winter whispering hush hush

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Dawn

She was a red fern unfurling, uncurling open
in the light of the morning
voice and thought golden wings
ready to lift into flight.

5.5" x 7.5"
watercolor & ink

Part of the Quaint Spirits series of elf portraits.

Elf of Invention

At last!  He had located the final elemental stone deep in the river.
Now to build the machine!

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Truth

After many years of travel
she knew that sometimes it takes time
to see to the heart of things
to see to the truth.

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Protection

She watches over the currents
ebbing and flowing in the lake in the river
fish flashing like silver in clear water

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Growth

Carefully she tended the roots
knowledge sprouting into saplings
leaves of curiosity
reaching toward the sun

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Obsession

There was a definite possibility
she wasn't really hearing
the music of the dead.
However, she couldn't seem to stop
digging them up.

5.5" x 7.5"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series of elf portraits.

Elf of Imagination

The possibilities of adventure unfurled
like racing clouds in a golden sky
Together they had nothing to fear!

6" x 8"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series
of elf portraits.

Elf of Manipulation

Sympathy for the poisoner
risking entrapment
within her own web
for a single thread of power.

5.5" x 7.5"
watercolor & graphite

Part of the Quaint Spirits series of elf portraits.

Elf of Fate

The desert moon sang
a song of peace
in the stillness of the night
the scent of stone still hot from the day
and warm summer sage
she felt herself drifting

10.5" x 21"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series of elf portraits and one of four paintings inspired by the seasons.

Elf of Spring

She is the luminous Princess of Spring
gently nurturing all soft things of the world into unfolding.
 

10.5" x 21"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series of elf portraits and one of four paintings inspired by the seasons.

Elf of Summer

She is the Summer Queen,
a golden summer afternoon lingering like the taste of honey.

10.5" x 21"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series of elf portraits and one of four paintings inspired by the seasons.

Elf of Autumn

She is the Autumn Queen
drifting through the scents
of apple wood smoke
and the bite of sun gilded cider
leaves like little coins of gold
on rain wet pavement

10.5" x 21"
watercolor

Part of the Quaint Spirits series of elf portraits and one of four paintings inspired by the seasons.

Elf of Winter

She is the Queen of Winter:
She is the Pine Witch.

Smoke and ash
All things whispering in the hush
of snow dropping in heavy sheets
from the pine branches
both sorrow and joy fade.

18" x 14.25"
watercolor & graphite

Illustration for the film Carmilla Vive! directed by Jeff Harder.

17.5" x 23"
watercolor, ink, & graphite

Part of the Chrysalis Gates series of paintings.

17" x 23"
watercolor & graphite

Part of the Chrysalis Gates series of paintings.