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New Artwork & Inspirations

Above: DESTINY (left) (original, sold). BAMBI (right) (original available here.) All art is but dirtying the paper delicately.” – John Ruskin ………. I can hardly believe this is the last week of my online workshop BLISS- Mixed Media On Location. It’s amazing to me how stopping to be inspired by the little things can completely transform your perspective and the way you see. Those little... Continue reading

Let Your Heart Speak – A New Painting

LET YOUR HEART SPEAK. Find the original painting here. ………. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -Maya Angelou ………. When I started this painting, I had intended it to be a simple face shading demonstration for my online class BLISS. But once I started painting, I... Continue reading

New Painting: LOVE

LOVE. 9×12″ on bristol paper. Find the original painting here. ……….. “You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” Ansel Adams. ……….. LOVE was one of those paintings that came easily. A piece where I was... Continue reading

A NEW PAINTING – She Learned To Give Her Light

Happiness, not in another place but this place… not for another hour, but this hour. -Walt Whitman ……….. This is one of the Bonus Projects in my online workshop Bliss – Mixed Media On Location. I love this painting because it reminded me to let go and try new things by staying in my comfort zone. For me, it’s always a balance between trying something... Continue reading

Ink Splatters & Bliss

“I simply do not distinguish between work and play.” -Mary Oliver ………… These paintings are part of the New York City pieces I created for my online workshop Bliss – Mixed Media On Location. I was inspired to blend and merge acrylic and india inks the way I did with watercolors as a child. This led me to adding layers of lokta papers, acrylics and... Continue reading

New Fox Paintings – One Thing Leads to the Next

“We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents” -Bob Ross …………. Lately I’ve been mesmerized by the ways one thing leads me to the next. Whenever I am open to synchronicity, it happens all that much more in my life. And I see it all of the time in my artwork too. The more I paint and remain open to wherever my creativity leads me,... Continue reading

A NEW Painting Video & A GIVEAWAY!

“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.” -Pablo Picasso ……….. Thank YOU so very much for all of your enthusiasm about my newest online course, BLISS – Mixed Media On Location. I can’t wait for class to begin on April 21! Your support and kindness means more than I can ever express! This is... Continue reading

Springtime & New Journal Pages

“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” -Leo Tolstoy ………… Recently I’ve fallen in love with creating these journal pages. I use the same step by step process to create each page, which makes it easier for my creativity to come out in each new character. I just love how each one has its own personality… and they are SO fun to do. I... Continue reading

Registration is Open & an EARLY, EARLY BIRD SALE!

*use discount code bliss at checkout until 11:59PM EST Sunday, March 23, 2014* *Early registration has ended, but there are still sale price spaces available at $149. Use discount code sale at checkout* REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! I am so crazy excited for my new online course BLISS – Mixed Media On Location where we’ll be painting all sorts of whimsical characters and backgrounds together!... Continue reading