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
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
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
TRUTH SEEKER. Mixed Media on Canvas Board. Original available here.Prints available in my shop. Painting is always a healing process for me. With each piece these days, once the white space is covered up, I love to get right to my character. That way, the character seems to define the rest of the painting. And, I find, everything more easily falls into place. The character doesn’t... Continue reading
ALWAYS WITH YOU. Original (SOLD).Prints available in my etsy shop. “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ………………. This was one of those paintings that took layers and layers before I could uncover the characters. The thing was, I had been trying to create something specific. And that never works. Since... Continue reading
Your Gifts Matter. Original Painting (SOLD).Prints available in my etsy shop. “Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.” -E. B. White ……… This was one of those paintings that really came together through play. I’d been working on quite a few paintings at once (more than usual). I felt like I had all of these stories inside to... Continue reading
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