this painting has evolved so many times. and i just can’t seem to finish it. image by Yoshitoma Nara, taken from Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody’s Fool lately i’ve been especially inspired by artist, yoshitomo nara. i saw a wonderful documentary on him, his art and exhibitions called Traveling With Yoshitomo Nara. image by Yoshitoma Nara, taken from Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody’s Fool Then I picked up the book Yoshitomo Nara:... Continue reading
me + Pam at the Do What You Love retreat, England 2011. photo by Navyblur i can hardly stop from smiling! and, well, if you’re a regular reader of this little blog you know that last week i sent out a special envelope with a teaching proposal… me at the Do What You Love retreat, England 2011. photo by Navyblur and guess what? i was accepted... Continue reading
i’ve had this chair since college. it was a gift from a friend who lived across the hall. and on the day he moved out to live in the desert, he told me if i decorated the chair, i could have it. it was sort of a challenge to my artist self. and so, ever since, i always keep this chair pretty and alive in... Continue reading
well, i have been waiting for months to share this issue of somerset studio gallery with you! i just can’t say thank you enough to the wonderful editors at somerset studio for featuring my art along with pages and pages of other artists’ beautiful work! she sings like the flowers (left) and autumn (right) i was so excited to find two of my original paintings… and to... Continue reading
one of the seriously most fun things about my class with flora bowley was the moment after we had been working on our paintings all morning and she had us pass them to the person on our left…for good. i was just starting to like my painting when i got this one from my lovely friend, Pam. she had used a cap from one of... Continue reading
when i was asked to assist the lovely flora bowley in her bloom true workshop at the do what you love retreat in england…what could i say but YES! i just couldn’t believe we got to paint in this gorgeous landscape! and i felt so at home painting on these large canvases… especially when it was warm enough to take them outside and paint in... Continue reading
do what you love retreat, england it’s hard to imagine that i was lucky enough to spend five days in this beautiful place for the do what you love retreat! i knew it would be amazing… i mean, i was to be assisting the lovely flora bowley with her Bloom True painting workshop! but not only was the painting time incredible AND the scenery gorgeous…but... Continue reading
when i left for my 10 day trip to england, i had butterflies in my stomach. i wasn’t even feeling like taking a trip (which is completely unlike me). but what i’ve realized is whenever i travel, i need to take a lot of time for myself. so before heading to the do what you love retreat, i booked a day before and a few days... Continue reading
TITLE: rest with your dreams. prints available in my etsy shop. there’s just something about this girl that i so absolutely love. i kept her simple. i just cleaned out my art closet and found all sorts of new fabric that i used to use for embellishing t-shirts and bags. now i’m finding they’re absolutely perfect to use as stencils in my paintings! for this... Continue reading
lately i’ve been painting a lot of girls with red hair again. it’s what i started out with for most of my characters and it feels like the perfect time to go back to it. yet, i can’t always seem to get these girls right. this red head started out all mysterious…almost as if she’s coming straight out of the graveyard book by neil gaiman. ... Continue reading
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