plant paints

drawing with walnut ink

Detailing watercolor paintings with homemade walnut ink and an old fashioned dip pen.

Some colorful adventures around gainesville with community folks.

Theory: worms are the gateway to opening up curiosity and compassion for other creatures.

Plants are our teachers. Goldenrod and asters teach us about reciprocity, and my plant paints tell the story.

Learning to love browns, and the joyful process of pulling deep dark pigments from the Eastern Black Walnut tree’s fruits!

What artists really like to do is play! I’ve been playing with plants which isn’t unusual, but this time I’m trying to turn them into paint!