Bird of Paradise plants are another of my favorite flowers that grow in profusion around California. Originally, I was not going to include my floral paintings on this page. A friend once told me to s ...

Calla Lilies are one of my favorite flowers. They grow so well in the west. They are thirsty, however. If they don’t get daily water on hot days, they die quickly. They used to grow in profusion in ...

In the  ’80’s, my sister, Sheri, took me on a trip to Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. It created memories of a lifetime. One of my favorite memories is of quaint old houses, recreated ...

The White Egret is the second in a series of 4 water birds I painted for my father. He requested that I paint this painting as another birthday gift, a year or two after I painted the Heron for him. ...

One of my father’s greatest loves was birds indigenous to his home. My father, Art Javes, lived the first 65 years of his life in Connecticut. His dream was to retire on the Gulf Coast of Florida. He ...

My father lived in Lancaster, PA for a period of time, making Row-Cats for handicapped people so that they would be able to enjoy the water.  He met a woman there with whom he fell in love and ev ...

For Ramon Garcia – A “Thank You” painting for letting us enjoy his home, family and hospitality during our visit in Mexico. This painting is from a property near Ramon’s home. At one time, this was ...

The waters off the California coast can be turbulent; especially in winter. This is a winter scene inspired by a winter walk on our So-Cal beach. It was painted and sold years ago, but I still love th ...

This is a small painting representing our local California beaches. My original intent was to paint it for my friend as her birthday present. I told her the title of it is: SoCal Beach. (Short for Sou ...

Our community beach in Norwalk Connecticut was small, but much used, not just for swimming in the summer months, but also for impromptu picnics, sunset watching, or as the title infers, simply “Reflec ...