Stories From Behind The Art

This piece was created as part of the San Diego Splendor collection—a growing body of work that reflects the beauty, history, and quiet character of this region. Designed as a fine art print, it offers a way to bring that sense of calm, place, and memory into your everyday spaces. Whether displayed in a living room, office, or hallway, it becomes more than décor—it becomes a reminder. Of where you’ve been.Of what you value.Of the beauty that still stands, even as everythin

Most of us met the toucan on a cereal box. That bird — the cartoon one, with the beak in three impossible colors and the cheerful pitch for fruit-flavored rings — felt like the pure invention of someone who'd been given too much creative freedom and not enough supervision. Surely nothing like that actually existed. And then you see one. Not on a box. Not in a logo. In person, at eye level, close enough to see the electric blue ring around that dark eye and the way t

For centuries, portraits were reserved for kings, generals, and the wealthy elite — not simply because of the cost, but because of the understood weight of the thing. A portrait was a declaration. It said: this person lived. This person mattered. Remember them. That impulse hasn't changed. What has changed is our understanding of who deserves to be remembered — and how. A legacy portrait isn't about vanity. It's about intention.

Before the horse, before the camel, there was this animal. Around 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, as the Sahara expanded and ancient peoples scrambled to survive, they domesticated the African Wild Ass — and the world changed. Their bones have been found entombed with pharaohs at Abydos, Egypt, bearing the skeletal wear of animals that carried heavy loads across desert distances. They moved the turquoise that adorned queens. They hauled the grain that fed cities. They were, as one

Nine acres. A thousand years. Twenty-five souls. Some places do not need to be grand to be unforgettable. They only need to endure — and to know, without being told, exactly who they are.

Mac : Stories Worth Telling There are some subjects that capture your eye…and others that capture your attention. And every now and then, one captures your heart. “Mac” began, quite simply, because he caught my eye. I photographed him because he was everything you hope to find in a subject—beautiful, vibrant, stately, and just a little bit fun. Birds have always fascinated me, and a hyacinth macaw in full presence is hard to overlook. But somewhere along the way—from lens to

Today we have more access to decorative artwork than ever before. Stores are filled with beautifully framed prints in every color palette and size imaginable. It seems like finding the perfect piece should be easy. And yet, somehow…it isn’t.

Each stop along the way became more than a destination—it was a thread woven into the fabric of autumn. And these threads, gathered from orchards, inns, backroads, and museum halls, continue to inspire the art that emerges once I’m home again, brush in hand.

When I travel, I carry two faithful companions: my husband, Markus, and my camera. For us, adventure has never been a sudden whirlwind—it has unfolded over decades, patiently waiting for its moment. This is the heart of Natura Art: journeys made permanent, memories translated into paintings, adventures yield the art I share with you.