Fern in Snow

"Fern in Snow"  11"x 14"  $475 Framed

I am so glad to finally be able to share my new winter watercolors with you! I've been painting like a fiend for the last couple months in preparation for the new show at Caffe Zingaro. 

This painting is another one from my garden. I have always had a real affection for ferns. I grow at least a dozen different ferns in my garden, including a couple huge Tasmanian tree ferns and a monster-sized Australia fern! This painting is a sword fern (polystichum munitum), one the most common woodland plants in the Northwest US. Drought-tolerant, happy in the shade, evergreen even in the mountains even under the snow, this fern is indestructible. Sword ferns often grow in the most pleasing spiral shapes. I loved how the dusting of snow accentuated the patterns in the long elegant fronds of this fern. 

If you'd like to see this painting in person, it will be on display at Caffe Zingaro at 127 Mercer Street in Seattle through the month of December. Stop in for a nice cup of coffee while you are enjoying holiday performances in or around Seattle Center!

December 2013 Art Show at Seattle Center

I have a new show of my artwork at Caffe Zingaro near Seattle Center!

Caffe Zingaro is at 127 Mercer Street, just up from the Opera House, Intiman Theater, and Seattle Rep and across the street from Teatro Zinzanni and the Metropolitan Market.

If you're visiting Seattle Center during the holidays for the Nutcracker ballet or other performance, this is a terrific place to grab a lovely pastry and a really excellent cup of coffee!

The show includes 15 of my watercolors including 6 brand new pieces that have never been shown before! (I'll be introducing the new paintings to you in blog posts over the next several weeks.)

When you stop in, be sure and register to win a ready-to-frame print of my painting "Fireworks Finale"! (Look for the little clear plastic ballot box on the shelves next to the napkins and sugars!)

My watercolors will be up at Caffe Zingaro through the end of December.

Win a print of "Fireworks Finale"!

Cottage Lake Gardens and Trillium Gifts

I am so honored to be working with Susie Egan of Cottage Lake Gardens again on artwork for her 2014 Trillium Tours Poster! Below, you can see the posters from the last two years that have also featured my watercolors. I was also lucky enough to do the logo artwork for Cottage Lake Gardens a few years back.

Cottage Lake Gardens is an amazing plant nursery just a few miles from where I live that specializes in the endangered wildflowers known as trilliums. It is one of the only places in the world where you can see all the species of trillium in the world growing in one place!

In the spring, Cottage Lake Gardens is a spectacular sight to see! Susie Egan offers her legendary Trillium tea, talk and tours of the garden and has many rare woodland wildflowers and plants for sale. (Tours are limited and you have to sign up early!)

The Cottage Lake Gardens website now includes a section of Trillium Gifts, many of which feature my watercolors, including Trillium Tour posters and Trillium notecards. On the website, you can also purchase the actual trillium plants and sign up for trillium tours coming next May. If you're like me, it's never too early to think spring!

Click here to visit the new Cottage Lake Gardens website. 

Preparing for December

Hello Friends!

It's been a month since I posted last, so I just wanted to confirm I am still alive and still working! I'm preparing for my December show at Caffe Zingaro on Mercer Street near Seattle Center. I've got four brand new winter paintings to share with you so far, but I will hold you in suspense until December 1st when the show begins!

My show at the Kirkland Public Library has generated so many wonderful new contacts and comments! "Windows and Doors" (shown below) sold last week from the Kirkland Library and will be a beautiful Christmas gift for some lucky person! Thank you to all of you who've been to the library to see my paintings! The work will be on display and available through the end of this year, so there's still time to check it out!

"Windows and Doors, Lan Su"  18" x 24"  SOLD

If you're thinking about Christmas gifts, my 2014 Art Calendars are available for $24.25 each. (If you buy several, the price goes down.) To take a look at the calendars and see the paintings on each page, CLICK HERE.

2014 Calendars Available from Zazzle.com

Thank you all for your encouragement and support!
Watch for my new artwork coming December 1st! 

Fall Fireworks and Autumn Leaves

This tree is just around the corner from where I live. The rest of the year, I barely notice it's there. This time of year it's the most beautiful thing on the street! There's something about the way the light filters down through those gold and red leaves that just glimmers! 

This week, the leaves are just really getting to their best here in the Seattle area. Yesterday, I was driving around mindlessly running errands, oblivious to the beauty of the leaves, and I noticed this lovely Indian couple taking pictures of each other under the trees. They were clearly just awed by the glorious colors! 

It's so easy to forget that not every climate experiences our amazing fall fireworks! If you're lucky enough to live in a place where the leaves say goodbye in their glorious reds and golds, be sure to stop and take it in. In a few weeks, there will be only bare branches. Gather the beauty in where you can!

"Fireworks Finale"  24" x 18"

Edmonds Art Walk: October 17, 2013

I am so honored to be one the artists in the Edmonds Art Walk this Thursday, October 17 from 5:00-8:00pm in Edmonds, Washington! My paintings are featured at Edmonds Vision Center at 201 5th Ave. S, Suite 102. 

Click here for a map of the Edmonds Art Walk. I'm at #24 on the map.

At the ArtWalk on October 17, I'll be offering my art prints, art magnets, and new 2014 Art Calendars for sale! You can also register to win a FREE PRINT of my new sunflowers painting! (See the photo below). If you're starting to think about a one-of-a-kind holiday gift, the exhibit also includes six of my small original paintings at very affordable prices, plus some impressive larger ones, too. 

Oh, and did I mention there will be pumpkin cookies? I promise I will have homemade pumpkin cookies and apple cider for you on Oct 17 if you stop by! I hope to see you there! 

The artwork will be on display and available for purchase at the Edmonds Vision Center throughout the next month. If you miss the art walk, please stop by the Edmonds Vision Center anytime through November 18. Click here for times the Edmonds Vision Center is open.

Department of Ecology Show

Just wanted to let you know that I am currently participating in an art show at the Washington State Department of Ecology offices. I have five pieces in the lobby of their Northwest Regional Office at 3190 160th Ave. SE in Bellevue, Washington. (This is in the Eastgate area.) 

This show is part of the EAFA Public Art Program and also features artwork by Peter Maxim and Donald C. Lee. Thank you to Elaine Mahler and all the EAFA Public Art Program volunteers who have coordinated the show at this lovely new venue! 

The exhibit will continue until January 9, 2014. The Department of Ecology lobby is open to the public from 8:00am-5:00pm on weekdays if you'd like to stop in and see the artwork.