Carmel Charm, Baylor Connections, and a Godwink
Published on: 03/11/2026
How a chance meeting next door sent a painting home to Texas—and helped inspire my California Coastal Collection.


How a chance meeting next door sent a painting home to Texas—and helped inspire my California Coastal Collection.

Three days painting in a friend’s enchanting riverside garden during the Eagle Plein Air Festival.

This January, join me for a deeper dive class designed to give you the fundamental skills to begin painting from photographs using all my tools I’ve ascquired over painting for more than 30 years!

How gemstones and painting became part of the same story.