Done! I'm done with 2 new holiday card designs. Whoohoo! This one is of downtown Portland during Christmas. I love downtown Portland during the holidays. I always get Silver Bells stuck in my head when I head down there that time of year. I also made this card. I wanted to create a holiday card that wasn't so Christmas in your face. I...
I've been working on holiday cards today. It's always kind of weird to be thinking Christmas when it's 88 degrees outside, but it has to be done. Buyers are already thinking of placing their holiday orders and I really want to be on top of it this year. This one reminds me of last November when Nate and couple of our friends went...
Given the current campaign for president and the shootings that took place in Orlando last week, I've been feeling emotionally and physically drained. I haven't been focusing very well with my work and I've been finding it hard to get much done. It's taken a lot of effort from me not to curl up on the couch in a fetal position. So, yesterday...
I am really struggling with this painting. I have been working on it for a couple of months now and I just can't seem to get it right. this is the picture that I'm working from. It's my friend Amy. I think the shadows are really throwing me off. This is what I did yesterday and today. Her face is still way too...
By now we've all heard the news about Orlando. We've all said our thoughts on Facebook and changed our profile pictures. We've said what we've had to say on Twitter and on various blogs. For me, most of my friends and followers are stricken with sadness and anger and frustration. I'm all those things too. I just don't know what to say about...
Amy is almost done! Yay! It was actually cool enough today to be able to paint in my garage. I can't believe I'm almost done with this series. It's been over a year since I started it. The longest I've ever worked on a body of work. I still want to varnish them and have them framed. I know this guy who has...
Brock Turner, an ex-Stanford student and swimmer raped a woman and only got a 6 month jail sentence for his actions. According to the judge who sentenced him, anything longer than a 6 month jail sentence would "have a severe impact on him." This makes me afraid, angry, disheartened, hurt and beyond sorry for the woman who was raped by him. A woman...
Well, Chloe had her surgery and teeth cleaning yesterday. She had two of her front bottom teeth removed... So I'm pretty sure her tongue is going to be hanging out even more now. She is recovering nicely. She's really tired, which is understandable. She doesn't seem like she's in too much pain. She's been trying to jump on the furniture! This is not...
