A Walk to the Edge

“A Walk to the Edge” is one of those paintings that captures the hushed silence of the edge of an aspen meadow in

Aspen Ridge

Oddly enough, this painting has proven to be controversial. At least between me and one of my gallerists. For me, it’s a

Hunters’ Return

This painting is an homage to one of my favorite painters of the Northern Renaissance period, Pieter Bruegel the Elder. When I

San Isidro (the saint, not the church)

In this painting, a farmer with a glowing halo is shown. Instead of seeing an angel hitched to a plow, which is a popular depi

Springtime at Springwild

I painted this mostly out on my back patio. My husband always laughs when I call it a patio because it is just a few flagstone

Wild Plums in Northern New Mexico

There is a point in the season of Spring – right about in the middle – when we step outside and are engulfed with the scen

The 2022 Holiday Show

This evening is the opening reception for the 2022 Parsons Gallery of the West Holiday Show and I have been busy making small

Commissioned painting “The Edge of Understanding”

During the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, I started and completed my first real commissioned piece of art, an oil I

Big Landscape

About once a year I manage to complete a large-format landscape, and this year, I have finished just in time to let it dry and

Small landscape

“Houses Below the Mesa,” oil on panel by Melwell, 9×12 Available at Parsons Gallery of the West on Kit Carson