"Watching the seasons change as a child in rural Connecticut created in me a continuous love of nature.   Adding to that early experience, now that I divide my time between Arizona and Minnesota, the ever changing landscape awes and inspires my world.

Springtime's rainwater reflects new growth and delicate cactus flowers stir my imagination.  Summer brings gardens of vibrant colors and textures to enjoy.  I still love the smell of new cut grass and churned earth.  Fall's changing colors, angles and contours excite my creativity.  Winter's shadows and varying moods create subtle changes that form magical patterns in the snow.  I am reminded of the slower pace that winter provides and I find a stillness and peace as I use soft gray tones with blues and violets.  Nature at her best always inspires me."

Elizabeth Bartlee

Majestic Lily