Julie's tree

Our friends Bob and Julie live on a ranch outside of Livermore. At their housewarming party on New Year's Eve, Mary Kay offered to paint a picture for them. Julie especially loves this tree and its view of the barn.

A girl and her goats

Amanda, the daughter of friends of ours, lives on a ranch and is about to leave for college where she will pursue her love of animals by studying to be a large animal veterinerian. She has been raising goats the past few years and they are great friends. Her aunt asked Mary Kay to paint a picture of Amanda with her goats to take to school. These two paintings are the result.

doors to introduce Jubilee year of Mercy

As part of our local parish's introducing the Jubilee year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis, Mary Kay and another of our parishioners Claudia Willis created a design for the main church doors and transom at St. Charles Borromeo symbolizing the desert blooming and life being restored by God's mercy. Their design was printed onto transparent films that could be applied to the glass windows and transoms.

Life

Mary Kay's new painting, life, inspired by a documentary in which a woman reconnected with her roots in part by bathing in the Ganges.

Summertime 2015

The hot weather last week inspired Mary Kay.

Livermore vineyard scene

This latest painting is in response to a friend who asked for a painting in the style of Mary Kay's vineyard paintings.

work in progress

I came home yesterday from my one day a week at the Lab and found this - a new work different in aspect ratio (7 feet high), colors and subject matter from what Mary Kay has been painting recently. It is still in progress, but worth a glimpse. It greatly enhances our living space.

Duke and Bella

After siring and bearing three litters of pups, Duke and Bella are tired out. They are commemorated in these paintings done for Matt's birthday.

2012 Holy Family in progress