Tag Archives: Dragonfly

Commisioned Work, New

Dragon Battle on a Bass Guitar

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This bass guitar began as a Do-it-yourself kit; a project to be assembled and completed by a father and son.  I was asked to embellish the surface of the guitar body with dragons.   The son and I worked together to plan the dragon battle.  Painting fire was a nice new element for me!  I added the images at the top of the neck to unify the whole piece by painting a newborn dragon coming out of his shell along with my signature insect.  Of course it is a Dragonfly! Father and son did all the finishing coats of sealants and polishing.

For Sale, Hang On The Wall, New

Hibiscus at Mt Fuji Plaque

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This painting of Japanese Hibiscus was inspired by photos I took at the base of Mt Fuji. More delicate than the familiar American Hibiscus, it took a lot of research and intuition for me to identify it once I was back home after my trip. A Dragonfly is my signature insect for this piece. The small oval plaque is only 8 1/2″ X 6 3/4″ with a black frame reminiscent of traditional Japanese lacquer. It is ready for hanging with a hook on the back. It is for sale at $80 including shipping and handling in the United States. If you are interested in purchasing this plaque or custom ordering a similar piece with a different motif, please contact me through this site.

Chair, Children's, For Sale

Blue Doodle Children’s Rockingchair

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This child’s rocker is painted with lots of happy doodles of stars, stripes, dots, hearts and a few little flowers in shades of blues, greens, salmon and white.  I painted energetic  frogs leaping at dragon flies on both the front and rear backrests. Lady bugs creep along the runners.  This very sturdy rocking chair stands 25″ tall and is 15″ across the backrest. The seat is wicker. It is appropriate for a girl or boy.  For Sale at $125 plus shipping and handling.

Commisioned Work, Murals

Wisteria and Frogs Bathroom

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This bathroom evolved over time with multiple projects.   Purple Wisteria hangs over a custom cut mirror.  Later on, the stone arch was added so as to merge the mural into the  wall when the bathroom was repainted a pale yellow.  A Trompe L’oeil Wisteria blossom ‘sits’ on a bench which was painted the same lavender as  the vanity.  Tiles were painted with a special paint that bakes in an ordinary oven.  Since this type of paint is more limiting I chose to do the Water Lilies, frogs and dragonflies in a style inspired by Japanese brushwork.