Barb's Garden, 1993 Size:Original Size - 22 x 14.75 inches a watercolor painting by Standish

a watercolor painting by Standish Backus Jr

flat compositions of Japanese woodcuts and bold color of the French Post-Impressionists

Carmel and one of the paintings in the show was of the lily bouquet that Judi had given him

with some growing as high as 331 feet and over 2000 years old

Aliso Beach

Barb's Garden, 1993 Size:Original Size - 22 x 14.75 inches a watercolor painting by StandishBarb's Garden, 1993, an original watercolor painting by Carolyn Lord. I knew Barb because she attended our sons home birth and she invited me to paint her garden. I brought my art supplies, my 3 month old son, and a neighborhood friend who cared for my him. I could paint and be available to nursing him. The eye catching dahlias dominate the scene and I enjoyed including other details of Barbs backyard: green plastic hose; well fed cat, orange tree;