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"HITOY-CERERE
RESERVE"
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
54" x54"
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This national park is located in a region of rugged terrain and
high humidity, inland from the lowlands and banana plantations
of Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. It rains constantly and intensely
throughout the year - approximately 140 inches - with no defined
dry season. As a result of this heavy rainfall, the reserve is
criss-crossed by innumerable rock-strewn streams and swift white-water
rivers. Spectacular waterfalls plunge from considerable heights.
The name of the park comes from the Bribri Indian tribe. Hitoy
means wooly, a reference to the rocks being coated with thick
moss and algae. Cerere means clear waters.
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"HOMAGE
TO BOBBY" (3 PANELS)
Oil on canvas with marble sand, beeswax and wire mesh
108" x 60"
Available
In 1993, a dear friend died in a tragic accident while visiting
a waterfall deep in the Costa Rican rainforest. This 3-panel painting
was my homage to him. |
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"TREE
ON MT. POAS"
Oil on canvas with marble sand, beeswax and wire mesh
48" x 60"
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Mt. Poas is one of Costa Rica's many volcanoes. One day as I was
walking on its slopes I saw this lightening-battered tree still
projecting virility. It seemed to be defiant and saying to Nature
that "I'm still standing tall after your knockout punch."
It was a rainforest drama that just cried out to me to be painted.
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"BRAULIO
CARRILLO"
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
60" x 48"
Available
There is a high rainforest called "Braulio Carrillo"
northeast of the capital of San Jose. The road from the city
twists down through the lush, wet and often misty mountainous
terrain of "Braullio Carrillo." While driving the
road one foggy day I felt suddenly enveloped in a world limited
to two colors - ghostlike green images of passing trees against
the gray backdrop of the fog.
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"WATERFALL"
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
72" x 60"
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Sitting by the edge of a stream in the depths of the forest and
listening to the symphony of sounds from wind, water and animals
is an experience of bliss for the nature lover. One frequently
comes upon waterfalls when walking through forests. This waterfall
is a composite of many waterfalls experienced and enjoyed over
many years. |
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"EL
COCOTERO" (The palm tree grove)
Oil on canvas with marble sand
36" x 48"
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There are many palm tree groves along the shores of Costa Rica
and this is the image that many people have of a tropical paradise
- trees ripe with coconuts, and white sandy beaches. As a young
girl on vacation with my family at the seashore, I loved to
lie on my back on the sandy beach and watch the trees being
rocked by the wind...and hear the occasional "plop"
of a coconut hitting the ground.
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"THE
BIRDS"
Oil on canvas with marble sand, beeswax and wire mesh
60" x 48"
Available
Costa Rica’s skies and waterways are alive with the motion
and chatter of countless birds. The country boasts more species
of birds than the continental U.S. and Canada combined. Among
the wildlife being protected are some 850 species of birds,
of which 625 are resident.
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"WATERFALL
AT TAPANTI" (TWO PANELS)
Oil on canvas with marble sand, beeswax and wire mesh
96" x 60"
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This majestic waterfall in Costa Rica’s Tapanti Reserve provides
a lush setting and multi-colored possibilities for the artist enchanted
by the changing tones and mists throughout the day. |
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"ROOTS"
Oil on canvas with marble sand, beeswax and wire mesh
42" x 30"
Available
When you closely study the plantlife on a forest floor, it quickly
becomes very apparent how one form of life feeds upon or is dependent
upon others. The density of plants in a tiny section of the rainforest
floor - like the one in this painting - is remarkable. The floor
is like a forest city. The intermingling of roots, vines, stems
and flowers is as diverse as the intermingling of lives in a large
cosmopolitan city. And this lush vegetation holds great importance
to mankind. The tropical rainforest is a natural pharmacy. If humans
cannot count in having these forests, the world's medicine chest
would be half empty. |
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"PAPAGAYOS"
(MACAWS)
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
30" x 40"
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You can always tell if there are macaws in the rainforest neighborhood.
They make that much noise. Their screeching may be somewhat abrasive
but they are a feast for the eyes. The scarlet macaw is one of the
most beautiful birds in the world. |
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"ISLA
BALLENA" (THE WHALE ISLAND)
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
48" x 36"
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This postcard-like setting is an island off the Pacific coast of
central Costa Rica that is shaped like a whale. The scene here is
one of many protected mangrove swamps that play a vital ecological
role by allowing numerous species of invertebrate marine animals
to thrive. |
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"LOMAS
BARBUDAL"
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
40" x 30"
Available
This rainforest in Costa Rica’s northwest territory of Guanacaste
is not your usual wet, lush forest. Here, the weather is drier than
in most other areas of the country. Barbudal is a region known for
its insect population, particularly bees and wasps. |
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"TWO
BIRDS" (2 PANELS)
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
60" x 40"
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One day while out walking, I encountered two colorful birds on adjacent
trees who seemed to be in a dialogue with each other. Costa Rica
is a bird-watchers paradise and sometimes on the trail you encounter
"birders" from Europe, Canada, the U.S. or Japan searching
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"HIGUERON"
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
48" x 48"
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This magical tree, standing in the middle of the rainforest, is
a member of the ficus family. In this painting I tried to give an
impression of the wind in the branches. |
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"RAINFOREST
VIEW WITHIN A VIEW"
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
48" x 36"
Available
The forces of Nature at play that one senses in the rainforest are
so powerful and so infinite. How do you contain them within the
finite borders of a canvas? This painting is an attempt at a "breakout"
of Nature from within an inner framework. |
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"TORTUGUERO"
Oil on canvas with marble sand, beeswax, and wire mesh
48" x 36"
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On Coasta Rica's northwast Caribbean corner is a lush area of waterways,
marshes, and waterlife. The name comes from the turtles who come
to the coastal shores to lay eggs. |
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"MOUNTAINS
AND EVERGREENS"
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
48" x 36"
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These tree-clad hills fade from close-up shades of green to distant
hues of blue. |
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"LEAVES
AND COCOON"
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
48" x 36"
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A rainforest close-up. |
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"RAINFOREST
MISTS"
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
60" x 36"
Available
I have often come across beautiful flowers - in this case, a glorious
red helliconia - against the backdrop of a misty, mountain rainforest.
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"TUCANCILLOS"
Oil on canvas with marble sand, beeswax, and wire mesh
36" x 48"
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Two young birds peer out at an intruder from beneath the shelter
of a protective parent. These birds are related to toucans and appear
to be just as noisy. |
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"RIO
GRANDE DE OROSI"
Oil on canvas with marble sand, beeswax, and wire mesh
48" x 60"
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This churning river cuts through rocks and forest in Costa Rica's
central Orosi valley. This river is thoroughly spectacular and worthy
of painting at virtually every twist and turn. |
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"MANUEL
ANTONIO BEACH"
Oil on canvas with marble sand, beeswax, and wire mesh
60" x 48"
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Low tide on the Pacific shore near Manuel Antonio National Park
left these rocks high and dry. |
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"BLACK
BUTTERFLY"
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
48" x 40"
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One of the many brilliant forest fliers that one encounters with
every visit to the rainforest. |
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"BIRDS
AT DUSK”
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
24" x 48"
Available
One day while driving along the Pacific Coast at dusk near Rio
Tarcoles I heard this great squawking noise outside. I pulled
over and was rewarded with this magnificent avian commute—hundreds
of wood storks and herons, noisily winging their way home after
a day at work, against the backdrop of a stunning sherbet sky. |
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"BROWN
PELICAN”
Oil on canvas with marble sand, beeswax, and wire mesh
32” x 24”
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Near Dominical, on the Pacific Coast, you see these squadrons of
endangered pelicans swooping down out of the sky to snatch fish
out of the water. |
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"KALEIDOSCOPE”
(Two panels)
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
24” x 11”
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A group of birds circling above against a backdrop of blue sky and
white puffy clouds, and the rainforest below. |
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"TOP
BRANCHES”
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
24” x 21”
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I’ve done several paintings of the tangled roots of trees,
which have always fascinated me because of their great strength
(holding up these huge living structures), boundlessly random designs,
and the teeming organisms that live in and around them. The top
branches are kind of like a mirror of the roots below. They also
have great strength, boundless designs, and host many forms of creatures.
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"BLUE
BUTTERFLY” (Two panels)
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
24” x 14”
Available
The butterfly population in Costa Rica is awesome. No matter where
you go in the country there are always butterflies to be seen. Experts
say there are about 20,000 butterfly species worldwide. About 1,000
species can be found in Costa Rica. |
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"LION
TAILS”
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
30” x 48”
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In drier Pacific coastal areas you come across stands of tall pampas
grass swaying in the wind. |
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"DEVAS
OF THE RAINFOREST”
Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax
30” x 48”
Available
The rainforest is full of magic. And perhaps, if you are lucky and
very well rested and your antenna is refined, you may witness some
of these exalted, shining beings who are said to be upset at man’s
wanton destruction of Nature. |
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