Revisiting & experimenting with icons & texture. Photoshop allows me to try out a few variations fairly quickly.
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This Japanese temple was painted from a trip to the Orient in the 70's.
Peacock pattern came from an illustration that I painted in my college days.
Apple blossom branch was painted in the 90's
This little wren was on my deck this week
This new design spans 35 years of painting!
Mysterious nature of inspiration with a dose of mindfulness! Been working on a Summer Collection with seaside cottage, sky & water. 
Thought I should include some nautical elements from the beach. Tossed around some seashells onto a layer of blue texture watercolor.
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| Fantasy Summer Collection |
Paint what you love! 
My teddy bear illustrations are inspire by my love of collecting hand made bears. This remains my favorite license, for a scrapbook company.
Much has been written about the process of creativity. For me, it's time on my bike that's the most creative. Ideas kind of flow together. Putting different elements together is a big part of creating an illustration. This design is a perfect example: my rep always sends over a wish list on what's trending. 
Cloud was on the list recently. I have tons of cloudscape in my archive. They are all fine art paintings, not exactly commercial art.
There's also this dreamscape, it's too muted to be license for anything. It has been in the closet for years. For whatever reason, combining these 2 paintings just came to me while I was biking.
With the magic of photoshop, I created a new design for license, by combining 3 paintings.
