Muses
San Francisco, Here We Come!
I’m thrilled to announce that my painting, “Gaia, Upon Finding the Light” will be in the online portion of the Sanctuary Show at the ARC Gallery in San Francisco. The opening reception is Saturday, May 18th, 2019, 7 to 9 pm. The show runs May 18th to June 22nd. ARC Gallery 1246 Folsom St.…
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 MoreA Look into the Process of Creating “Winter’s Icy Breath”
Here you can see a sneak peek of the painting, “Winter’s Icy Breath”. This was the first figure I found in the paint spatter, and is a great place to start out a journey through the creation of this painting. It is part of my Muse series. When I started this piece, I knew…
Read MoreThe Winter 2018 Collection Debut: New Prints and Cards for the Winter Season!
New for you for the Winter Season: Holiday Gifts for every budget: new prints, note cards, and note card sets! And remember my selection of original art for that special gift for yourself that you’ve been waiting for. Now you can have the Dreamland Holiday you imagined! Below you’ll find both requested and popular…
Read MoreJourney of Hope 2017 Exhibit: Unveiling the Completed Painting
Official title: A Portrait in Song Do you ever experience anxiety as you work on an important project? When I started this piece, I had anxiety about finding the image. I didn’t have an image in mind after reading the mental health journey story I was given by the exhibit coordinators. But that’s normal…
Read MoreJourney of Hope 2017 Exhibit: Work in Progress Video
Pending: Posting video soon. I’m sorry. I’m suffering from technical difficulties. In this video, you can see the unfolding of this piece for the Journey of Hope exhibit. I was worried about trusting my intuition on this painting. You see, intuition forms the foundation of my creative process, I have to get in touch…
Read MoreJourney of Hope 2017 Exhibit: Work in Progress, Pencil Sketch
A peek behind the scenes for you, a Work-In-Progress sketch for the painting for the Journey of Hope Exhibit. I work out some of the concept for the piece on a separate piece of paper. I spatter paint on paper for the actual painting, then look for the image that expresses the theme I…
Read MoreJourney of Hope 2017: Color Study Flatlay
As I went to put together the color study flat lay for this painting (for the Journey of Hope Art Exhibit 2017), I couldn’t come up with anything to use. I kept drawing a blank. What did I have that was the appropriate colors? I soon realized that I wanted the objects to not just…
Read MoreJourney of Hope Exhibit 2017: The Beginnings
Do some of your projects take you by surprise? Do they bring up a feeling of connection on a deeper level that you didn’t foresee? That’s how this painting is for me. I am creating it for the Journey of Hope Exhibit and I am so proud to be a part of it. You…
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