A Life Inspired by Nature: Things I've created

Paintings
Garden
Quilts

2014

I wrote and illustrated, Little Silly's Big Adventure, a children's picture book! It has been submitted to publishers, waiting to see what they say. Here's a few illustrations and excerpts for you to enjoy. Please contact me if you are interested in reading the entire story.

"Little Silly had never been out of the yard alone before, and she felt brave. She was able to go where she liked, and stop at each new smell.

-sniff, sniff, sniff-

She soon lost the butterfly, but found a new friend as a lizard scampered across dry leaves.

-rustle, rustle, rustle-

The game went deeper into the woods."

"Once the jar was off, Silly realized that she was no longer a Space Dog, but a jungle explorer … so she set off on an expedition searching for the lost City of Doggie Biscuits. She crept through vines, around large boulders, and between tall reedy plants to reach the edge of a nearby pond. Silly heard jungle birds squawking, skraw, skraw, skraw; frogs escaping into the pond, kerplunk, kerplunk, kerplunk; and large insects flying, buzz, buzz, buzz.

Silly was dreaming of all the biscuits she would eat upon finding the Lost City, when suddenly she froze! She spotted an Alligator with its black, scaly head floating at the water’s edge. Silly crouched, ready to leap onto the alligator…

she barked a loud warning…

Ruff! Rufff! Rruufffff!

and sprang!"

Paintings for Friends 2013

Jess, biked to work at ANSC and in Austin Grackles are everywhere!

I gave this painting of a Bull Snake to Adam, a great ANSC volunteer and friend.

Charles got a Painted Bunting, his favorite bird.
The background is map of the Blanco River where he has a cabin.

Clark and Frances got three Vultures overlooking the TX hill country. Black Vultures and and one Turkey Vulture just like the vultures that Frances takes care of at the Nature Center

Bird Portrait Show 2012