Fine Art
You’re Invited to my Virtual Open Studio!
Will you be there? Today, at 1 pm, I will be Live-streaming on Facebook with my Open Studio, as part of Sac Open Studios hosted by Verge Center for the Arts . And I’m baking cupcakes for you! Yes, I know you won’t be able to actually eat them, but you can…
Read MoreCelebrate with the Skellies!
I’m amazed to share with you that my painting, Skelly Jazz, a Best in Show Award! I hadn’t entered any shows for a while, but thought that this painting fit in with the theme for this show, “Roaring in the 20’s”. It just goes to show you that putting in the effort, even during…
Read MoreYou Can See the Work in Progress on the Journey of Hope Painting
What would you do? For the Journey of Hope Art Show, I was given a written story of a young woman’s real life journey through mental health challenges. I did not know the woman, but I was to create a painting inspired by what she had written. While she shared her diagnosis, she focused…
Read MoreWhat You’ll Want to Know About the Journey of Hope Show 2019
I am so excited to tell you about the Journey of Hope Show 2019. The most important thing about it is it’s cause: to stop the stigma surrounding mental health issues. The Journey of Hope Show is about real life stories of living with mental health challenges portrayed through art. I know that I…
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: A Little About What Goes into Putting Together an Open Studio Party
Would you like a little peek behind the scenes as I put my Open Studio Party together for this year? Above, you can see me delivering my painting, “Year of the Rooster” to the Verge Center for the Arts. The Verge puts together the Sac Open Studios Tour every year in September for…
Read MoreI Think You’ll Love This ArtWalk!
I think you will love this ArtWalk! Blue Line Arts in Roseville, CA. has organized a wonderful monthly event, the 3rd Saturday ArtWalk. They coordinate with a number of businesses in old Roseville on Vernon Street to have them display art from local artists. I am so proud to be included for the…
Read MoreDo I have News for YOU!
Two Big Events! Open Studio I’m so excited to announce that I am hosting another Open Studio this year that you’re invited to, yay! You’ll be able to see all my artwork in person in September at my Open Studio Party that YOU are invited to. It will be Saturday and Sunday,…
Read MoreNew Show in a Tea House!
I’m so happy to tell you that my painting, “Winter’s Icy Breath” is now on display at Nautilus Tea Company in Fair Oaks, CA for their Winter Show. When I painted this piece, I was looking for the spirit of Winter in the paint spatter and what I found was this…
Read MoreWinter’s Icy Breath: Unveiling the Completed Painting
I hope you like it, it’s my completed painting, “Winter’s Icy Breath”. This painting started out with finding the face of winter, a strange, female energy-being and her breath fogging out and touching each exposed creature. These creatures represent nature, but they also represent our natures. We adapt to a changing world…
Read MoreWinter’s Icy Breath: Sketch Phase Coming Your Way
How is the weather out your way? It’s a blustery, rainy storm going on here! The kind of day you race to get under cover and have to shake off the wet once you’re inside. Pictured here is another step in my painting, where I start to ink in the characters and creatures.…
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