I finished up these two cuties on Saturday. I'll be making some prints and a new card design with them. I think they're pretty cute! I'm hoping to have prints of them by the end of the week! I'm also slowly adding some new versions of some of my prints to my Etsy shop. These are giclee prints printed on canvas and stretched...
You made it! It's Friday! Whoohoo! Here are the things I've been working on this week. First my friend Tony's portrait. This is the photo I'm working from. So far, I really like how it's turning out! I also completed this raccoon watercolor painting a couple of days ago. I'm trying to work on both my personal work as well as cute animal...
I've been dreaming about having my own amazing studio space for the past week. If there were any a time for me to dream big, this is the time. I had a studio space that I shared with a number of other artists a few years ago. It was great. There were a few drawbacks but being able to get out of the...
Nate and I went to Sauvies Island to pick out some pumpkins on Sunday. As we were driving home, we came upon this field full of geese. There must have been thousands. People were pulled over on the side of the road videotaping them. It was beautiful and very loud. We're so lucky to live in such a beautiful area. Sometimes I forget...
I started the sketch for a new painting yesterday. This is my friend Tony. He really wants a paisley background so that's what I'm going to attempt to paint! This background is going to take A LOT of time. I hope it's worth it! I'm really looking forward to painting people again. This summer was really too hot to work in the garage,...
There's a new bridge in town! Tilikum Crossing opened last month as Portland's newest bridge. It's a pedestrian, bike and public transportation bridge only. No cars are allowed. So naturally I had to make a new postcard of it! Before the bridge had a name, Tri-Met asked the people of Portland for suggestions. There were quite a few but one of my favorites...
Chloe was part of my inspiration yesterday when I started drawing this little bat. Her ears look like little bat wings sometimes. I also saw a picture of this little bat and thought it looked really cute. Bat! Also, it's October!! Halloween month! I love October and I really love Halloween. I don't really like getting dressed up because I always run out...
I think one of the questions and issues that I most struggle with is finding inspiration and creativity. It's not really something that you can turn on and off. Some days it comes pretty easy. Some days it's really hard to find. Today it's been rather difficult to find, for myself. A few weeks ago I was watching our local news and they...
Flying into Salt Lake. I'm not sure what these are but they reminded me of an abstract painting. I've been on vacation for a little over a week now, but today I'm back! Nate and I traveled to Salt Lake City to visit his family. It was a great trip. Salt Lake City is an interesting. We did a little exploring. We wandered...
