Amber Darling

My painting of the‘Roman Baths’ is one of my favorites because of its unique perspective that includes a corner of the baths' structure, reflective blue-green water, and a church that seems to blend with the sky into the background.

4th piece of Scottish Highland Series - Glen Coe

The Scottish Highland series is breathtaking due to its mountainous scenery and remote location. While in the highlands, I felt as if I were at the edge of the earth and hoped to capture this feeling within the paintings.

This is a painting of my husband Jim kneeling down to study something interesting on the shore of Lake Superior near the city of Two Harbors.

Notting Hill in spring displays another flowering crab tree against a backdrop of colorfully painted homes found throughout this London neighborhood.

This is a painting of a species of orchid found at the Como Park conservatory in St. Paul, MN. Thanks to Nate M. for the fabulous photo.

This is a painting of a species of a purple orchid found at the Como Park conservatory in St. Paul, MN. Thanks to Nate M. for the fabulous photo.

This is a painting of a species of a white orchid found at the Como Park conservatory in St. Paul, MN. Thanks to Nate M. for the fabulous photo.

‘Wine Bottles’ is a detailed drawing of three wine bottles, a corkscrew, and a glass of wine sitting on a world map. I enjoyed experimenting with the shading and light reflections.

‘Winterscape’ is an abstract painting of a frozen landscape that includes imagery of an old gnarled tree with a red bird seemingly frozen to its branch, dangling icicles, and a frozen lake surrounded by a cascade of snow. The scene is lit with dots of golden light; perhaps from the unattainable warmth of a lantern or hearth whose far away distance serves only to accentuate the cold night.

This is a painting of the stunning Tuileries gardens located within the heart of Paris. I was interested in how the organic shape of the flowering crab tree contrasted with the solid stone pedestals found throughout the garden.