LaDeeDah Designs

About Us

My abstract watercolor paintings are both earthy and vibrant. I am a co-op member at The Store at the Mesa Arts Center. I sell my work at resort shows and art festivals as well as on my website.

I find inspiration from what Mother Earth has crafted herself over the millennia. Her miracles of geology speak to me. It takes millions of years to create the gemstones that I use in my jewelry designs and in the pigments that I use in my watercolor paintings that are milled from semi-precious minerals extracted from the earth. These bold and powerful elements add gorgeous granulation and movement in my paintings. My use of color in my watercolor art evolves from what solitude in the woods all those years trained me to see and respond to.

The dramatic geology and landscapes in Arizona are perfect examples of the strength and determination of our dear Mother Earth. There are the bold earth tones, rough textures of sandstone and celebrated rocky points of The Superstition Mountains rising above the desert sand. The desert teaches us to take every step carefully and with close observation. The single cacti flower that celebrates this world for just one solitary day might be too easily missed. The small details are the most memorable.