DOUBLE TROUBLE

Watercolor  14x11
These fawns were great fun to watch all thru the spring and summer.  

Rapture

Sole Salvation

Sole Salvation

Acrylic Collage using Joplin Tornado debris

On May 22, 2011, a monstrous EF5 Tornado hit my hometown Joplin, Missouri.  Many Joplin residents who lost their homes that day miraculously survived the damage.  Among the survivors was a former classmate of mine, known to her friends for her passion and large collection of shoes.  She had so many that she kept them in a separate closet, neatly stored and accessible.  As the tornado sirens sounded, she took refuge in an interior closet – her shoe closet.  When the tornado passed, her neighbors dug her out from beneath storm debris and found her alive and unhurt.  Her beloved shoes and shoeboxes had fallen on top and all around her, sheltering and protecting her from glass and house debris.  Her shoes saved her life!     Gaylen Whiteman (Gay Wilder)

Artists of South Whidbey Annual Show Coming in July

I'm very excited that my painting "FancyPant's was selected for the show flyer!

Log Play

This girl and boy are enjoying their pretend world as they attempt to float a driftwood log at the beach. 

Watercolor,  14x11, $375
Giclee prints and cards also available.

Fancy Pants

This darling young girl was intent on keeping her beautiful dress clean and dry, and totally unaware that she was revealing her ‘fancy pants’ to all.  

Watercolor, 14x11, $375 

Prints and cards also available 

My latest Paintings

Pok'in Around      This young girl seemed lost in thought as she poked around in the sand for hidden treasures and her dog frolicked nearby.  I wanted to join them in carefree beach wandering.

 Island Girl     When I saw this young girl walking in the surf, the tune from ‘Girl from Ipanema’ started playing in my head”.  She’s still a bit young for that adult image, so I simply named her Island Girl.

 Emerson  

Pond Visitor     Early one morning I looked out my window in time to see this great blue heron fly in and land in our little pond.  I observed him for sometime as he searched for his breakfast before taking flight again.