ACCEPTANCE. 8×8″ on wood. Original Available Here.Prints available in my shop. “Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.” -Leonardo da Vinci ………………. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that whenever I am stuck with my artwork and feeling really vulnerable with my work, I paint an owl. Well, sometimes I paint a bear to get... Continue reading
I thought I’d share a few of the things I love most today as it’s our 8 year wedding anniversary. And we’re celebrating with a little bit of all of these things today (well, maybe not the plane ride)…. Brunch, chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream, sketching robots and monsters (these were done with my super talented nephews), chasing butterflies in the garden, sipping hibiscus tea... Continue reading
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
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