Iowa as Inspiration

I'm an Iowa girl through and through. That's not to say I don't appreciate other places, but there is a myriad of unassuming, beautiful subjects within a short drive's distance in any direction.

Iowa is special. It has diverse topography; flat farmland, rolling hills, rocky bluffs, rivers, lakes, streams, parks and ponds.

Afternoon Repose  - … — **Afternoon Repose - watercolor**

Amana Hillside  -  pastel — **Amana Hillside - past**el

Autumn Glow… — **Autumn Glow II - pastel**

"... one can marvel at the pinks, purples and blues that create the sky in ... Shari Baeth's 'Electric Sunset' pastel painting." Des Moines Register review

Flynn Mansion -  watercolor — **Flynn Mansion - watercolor**

High Amana  -  pastel — **High Amana - pastel**

Homer's Plac… — **Homer's Place - watercolor**

Iowa Ringneck -  watercolor — **Iowa Ringneck - watercolor**

Nature's Welcome  - watercolor — **Nature's Welcome - watercolor**

October Prospect -  pastel — **October Prospect** **- pastel**

Pufferbilly… — **Pufferbilly Days - watercolor**

Roadside Haven  -  pastel — **Roadside Haven - pastel**

"Shari Baeth's watercolor piece, 'Winter Passage' ... delicately recalls winter's beauty in pastel through exquisite colorations." Pamela Trimpe, Curator - University of Iowa Museum of Art