BLISS. Original (SOLD).Prints available in my etsy shop. There are times when all I want to do is paint an owl. I have so much fun embellishing these little guys, that it just gets me back into having fun with my paintings again. So, if ever I start to get a little frustrated with my artwork (which generally happens whenever I’m pushing myself and trying... Continue reading
The Kingdom Inside. Original (SOLD).Find prints in my etsy shop. “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson …………. Sometimes I just love painting small. I feel like with a small piece, the story can be very condensed and they’re don’t need to be too many elements in the background. That way, my focus really remains on my... Continue reading
Since my new online course SERENDIPITY – A Year In Mixed Media is all about strengthening your style, I’ve been looking through some of my oldest artwork to share in class. Some of these pieces in the photo above are from college when I just couldn’t stay out of the art room even though I intended to study environmental biology. The common theme I see... Continue reading
TO ONLY, IF. Original available here. 11 x 14″ on Canvas Panel.Prints in my etsy shop. Sometimes I leave a painting for too long, and then I just cannot get back into it. That’s what happened with TO ONLY, IF. I was loving the direction at first and having so much fun experimenting with new art supplies. I had just finished painting an owl and a... Continue reading
SERENDIPITY. Prints available in my shop. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined”. – Henry David Thoreau ……….. Thank YOU so very much for all of your kind words and enthusiasm about my newest online course, SERENDIPITY – A Year In Mixed Media. I cannot wait to paint with all of you for the entire year! Your support... Continue reading
YOU ARE WHERE YOU NEED TO BE. Original (SOLD). Painting this BIG painting was really a reminder to not hold back. Whenever I paint big, I feel like I am wasting paint. Because my process is so full of layers, a LOT goes into each piece. And this bear started off as a flower then evolved into a very elaborate lion before it got its... Continue reading
This was one of those magical paintings where everything just fell into place. Sometimes I find that the character’s disposition, eyes, background story or color just fits. But every once in a while I’m in a groove, not thinking and just following instincts and a new character emerges, seemingly perfectly. So often for me that falling into place has to do with painting outside. It... Continue reading
FINDING JOY. 11×14″ Original (SOLD).Prints in my etsy shop. “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” –Howard Thurman ………………. Sometimes there are parts of a painting I just can’t touch. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that I usually have... Continue reading
WITH THIS, THEN. 7×7″ on wood. Original Available Here.Prints available in my etsy shop. This painting was one that I did just for fun. And those always seem to become my favorites. Most often when I begin a piece, I set an intention for a feeling I’d like to express. But with this painting, I just wanted to play with some of the gelli prints... Continue reading
CREATIVE DREAMING. Contact me to purchase the original. Painting these BIG pieces is a completely different experience for me. At first, I always feel like I need to know exactly what I am going to paint. If you’re a regular reader of this blog you know that is not how I paint. I like to let my characters come to me out of the canvas. ... Continue reading
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