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      <image:caption>" Tropical Bliss " , acrylic on canvas (36"x36") painted in the magical vibrations of Santa Fe to Jodie Kings Spotify playlist.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Viva La Vida" - Acrylic on Canvas ( 34"x 34") painted to the music of Cold Play ... translated to English = Long Live Life.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Margaritaville" - Acrylic on Canvas (36'' x 36") . Painted to Jodie Kings , Spotify Studio Play list in Santa Fe, NM.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Soar" ©- Acrylic on Canvas, Framed (24"x37".) Painted in the mountains of Santa Fe , to the music of George Michaels "Freedom".</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Break Out " ©, Acrylic on canvas (36"x36") painted in Santa Fe to Tom Petty's song, "Learning to Fly".</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Denim" Acrylic on Canvas -(36" x 28" painted in the mountains of Santa Fe ...in my denim overalls :)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Waves of Emotion" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (36"x36"). Painted to the music of Adele &amp; James Bond movie themes. Donated to, The Shuman HeartHouse , a refuge for homeless single women and families with children.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Love is Still the Answer" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (24"x 48 ) - $2,800 . Second in the "Love is", series- because once simply wasn’t enough. Inspired by the swirling hues and unruly elegance of love and nature, this piece was painted to, Van Morrison’s "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You". It’s all heart, color, and just a hint of emotional disarray—rather like romance itself, really.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SOLD "Love is the Answer" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (30"x 60") - The first in the series—because even love needs a starting point. Painted to Aloe Blacc’s “Love is the Answer,” it’s inspired by the warm hues and shapes of coral—a nod to nature, emotion, and the occasional artistic whim. giclee's and prints- upon request.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Whispers of Spring" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (36"x24") - $2,150 .Created in my Lake Tahoe studio, this piece captures the energy and fleeting beauty of spring, as vibrant color flows across the canvas, while the green drips provide - a sense of rootedness beneath the bloom. Painted while dancing to my “Happy” playlist, it’s meant to bring light, rhythm, and joy to all who experience it.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SOLD "Hope Floats" ©- Acrylic on Canvas, (24"x 30") Giclees available by request</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SOLD (Private Commission) "Portrait of Whispers of Spring" © 24" x 36" - painted to "Sunshine", One Republic" and my Happy playlist</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Waves Collide " ©- Acrylic on Canvas in a white floating frame, (30"x 40") $3000. .Painted post-yoga flow session during a seaside storm in Carmel-by- the -Sea, when the only thing flowing more than my vinyasa was the pacific.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SOLD -"All That Jazz" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (60"x28") Inspired by the "Monterey Jazz Festival &amp; the music of Elton John &amp; Dua Lipa, this painting is collective individuality, living and dancing in harmony ... each moving in our own unique rhythm, and style together, miraculously in sync. Giclee's available</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Awakening" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (35"x37"), Matted and Framed $3,000. Painted to the music of, Simply Red- "Stars" , is simply blue :) and sprinkles of silver stardust.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>" Ain't No Mountain High Enough" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (24'x 48"). White floating frame. $2,800 . This piece is my love letter to the untamed beauty of Lake Tahoe and the natural world beyond I painted it while dancing to the song of the same title, "Ain’t No Mountain High Enough"...well , unless you're hiking up it of course!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Heart Beat" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (24" x 48")- $2,600 ... As I painted "Heart Beat", Coldplay’s music flowed through me—each note guiding my hand, each rhythm a pulse of color. With every layer, my emotions poured onto the canvas as the colors rose and fell with the beat of my heart, burning with a strength and vibrancy that felt almost alive.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Something Got Me Started" ©- Acrylic on a wrapped Canvas (32"x34"). $1,800. Painted to the music of Simply Red.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Gold Finger" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (24" x 36") in a gold floating frame . $2,150 - captures the ever-changing spirit of Lake Tahoe—its deep blues reflecting the lake and sky, while golden strokes stretch upward like trees reaching for the light. Painted to the powerful music of the James Bond films.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Feeling Good" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (34"x 34") $2,300. Painted to the music of Van Morrison</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Viva La Vida"© - Acrylic on Canvas ( 34"x 34") white mat and black frame $2,800, painted to the music of Cold Play and the song, Viva La Vida, which translated into English = Long Live Life.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Margaritaville" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (36'' x 36") .$3,000. Painted in Santa Fe, fresh off a Hawaiian reverie. I can still hear the beat, so make yourself at home: margarita in hand, obligations on mute, and let the tropics do what they do best — absolutely everything but behave</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>" Tropical Bliss", © acrylic on canvas (36"x36") $3,000 A vibrant fusion of lush greens, ocean blues, and sunlit florals, a visual echo of Hawaii where color, memory, and movement collide in a gently chaotic celebration of paradise.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Wild flowers" ©- Acrylic on Canvas board (16" x16") $640 - 26" x 26", Limited Edition Giclee on canvas, also available $550. Lovingly painted back in the studio, after a joyful forage through an enchanting wildflower farm in the hills of Umbria. I picked the blooms, wrangled them into a gloriously untamed arrangement, and voila! The bees missed out, but I didn’t</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Makes Me Wonder" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (36"x24").$1,800- Painted to the rhythm of Maroon 5’s Makes Me Wonder, this piece isn’t about overthinking: it’s about feeling, as it lets the colors do the talking ... dancing somewhere between confusion and clarity. It’s a bit chaotic, a bit cheeky, and entirely honest- rather like life with a paintbrush and a good tune.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Tahoe Love" © #1 - 24" x 36 , $2,150 . Painted to the soaring vocals of Whitney Houston’s “Higher Love” (among others), this piece shimmers with layered blues and glints of gold - much like Tahoe itself. If lakes could flirt, this one’s got it down to an art.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Tahoe Love #2 Evolution"© Acrylic on Canvas -24'x36" $2,150. Painted to “Best of My Love” by The Emotions (with a little help from a ’70s playlist that never quits -it still gets everyone dancing at any party). The Tahoe Love series keeps expanding—rather like one’s heart after a weekend at the lake.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"California Love" Acrylic on Canvas -(30"x 40") $2500 "California Love," part of my Hope Floats series, is inspired by the natural beauty of the Carmel and Monterey Peninsula. Layered brushstrokes evoke the ocean's movement and the lush coastal landscape, while the soft, sandy background recalls the quiet calm of the beach. This piece captures a sense of place, memory, and hope—reflecting connection, emotion, and the enduring embrace of land and sea.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Serenity" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (48"x48") in a floating frame. $5,300 Painted to classical music in the mountains of Santa Fe.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Celestial Landscapes" #1 -Sold. #2 in the Series available. Acrylic on canvas - in a champagne colored floating frame (24"x 48") $3,000 . Dreams on the horizon, flowing and evoking the ethereal beauty and mystery of a sky touched by stardust...can I hear David Bowie singing in the back ground?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Under the Umbrian Sun" © SOLD - Acrylic on Canvas (12 x12) board. Painted in a hill town in Umbria - 26" x 26" Giclee's available</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"River Deep , Mountain High©", Acrylic on Canvas - (16" x24").$900 , painted to the song of the same title in Tahoe, where the mountains and lake blur into one and dreams take root in color.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Blue Luminescence©" Acrylic on Canvas (24" X 30")",$1,800 . In the stillness of the lake, magic glows just beneath the surface.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Alpine Mirage©" Acrylic on canvas ( 20"x 20") $900. The forests whispered and I had to paint them !</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Soar" ©- Acrylic on Canvas, Matted and Framed (24"x37".) $ 2,300 Painted in the mountains of Santa Fe , to the music of George Michaels "Freedom".</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Waves of Emotion" ©- Acrylic on Canvas (36"x36"). Painted to the music of Adele &amp; James Bond movie themes. Donated to, The Shuman HeartHouse , a refuge for homeless single women and families with children. The colors of the heart represent- hope, peace , love, and new beginnings!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Underwater fantasy" Acrylic on canvas, framed. (46"x54") This intuitive explosion of teal, indigo, and emerald poured out of me as I painted to the rhythm and soul of Jon Batiste’s music. When you view this composition, I hope you feel the same spontaneity, joy, and emotional depth I felt while creating in sync with sound.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Freedom" Acylic on canvas, framed (45"x 60").$5,500. A full on dance between me &amp; the canvas. every mark a response ,every stroke a lyric ,Feeling alive in the moment..everytime I look at this piece I hear Jon Batiste singing , "Freedom, Freedom and I hear my freedom calling me!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Mad As Hell" ©- Framed and matted. Acrylic on Paper (36"x36")- $1,800. painted with my eyes shut , brush in right hand as my left hand traced my face, - a self-portrait that revealed parts of me I had long kept hidden. As women saw themselves reflected in it , the work evolved into “The Many Faces of Womanhood.”Prints also available.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SOLD "Blue Lady" painted in Lake Tahoe after a yoga and reiki session. ©- Acrylic on Paper (34"x34") Limited Prints Available 30"X 30"</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Betrayed Patriot" ©(38 x38 ) $1,500. Acrylic on Paper, painted to the music of Aretha Franklin's, "Freedom" and Marvin Gaye's , "Whats going on". Painted to the music of these soul legends asking all the right questions, this portrait wonders how patriotism became a spectator sport. She’s wearing the flag like war paint — not out of pride, but as a polite reminder that freedom wasn’t meant to come with footnotes.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Softly - Softly" ©, acrylic on art paper, ( 37'x 37") $1,400 inspired by the many natural moods of Lake Tahoe and the Santa Fe mountains.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"I See You"© Acrylic on Canvas ( 30' x30") $1,800 -Inspired by Women's Stories , it captures a moment of soulful recognition as a woman’s face emerges from the colors and natural blooms of nature. Her steady gaze holds both vulnerability and strength, inviting viewers into a feeling of being seen and reflected.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Bloomin Beauty" ©- Acrylic on Canvas ( 36"x 36") $3,000. A portrait inspired by the 2024 Met Gala, where fashion meets florals and restraint takes the night off. She’s part goddess, part garden — and entirely unbothered by your opinion.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Wild Flower Girl" © Acrylic on canvas paper, (8"x11") painted to "Wild Flower' by Tom Petty.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SOLD "Dare to Dream" ©- Acrylic on Canvas ( 15"x30"). Painted to the music of Beyonce and Adele, celebrates unity, empowerment, and strength through five diverse women, each rising uniquely yet united in solidarity. Limited signed Prints and Giclee's available at , Dawn's Dream Winery - Carmel , CA.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"A Moment" Acrylic on Canvas. (44" x 50").$4,400. Painted in New Orleans to the music of Jon Batisse. This is the first in a new series of full-figured women, honoring the unspoken moments that reveal the essence of being a woman. This painting honors the importance of those special moments with girl friends ...the secrets we share , the moments that make life better.</image:caption>
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