Meet my new buddy. This is a little sketchy character i’ve been developing for a children’s story i wrote. She is my constant companion these days as i sketch her over and over again from every angle and across many ages. i’m making it my business to really get to know her. How many freckles [...]

This painting was created especially for my dear friend, MaryJane who is adopting her 2nd little girl from China. MJ and her husband felt the tug of a child in need sooner than expected after their first adoption and lots of us are feeling blessed to help with some of the financials by donating to [...]

Just for fun….make some reversible face pillows. Cute for a little girl, or quirky for a big girl who likes a bit of whimsy. Some of my Facebook buddies suggested the cases would be great slumber party crafts/favors or even a nice gift to mail to your little girl if she is at sleep away [...]

  i’ve been dreaming of a little girl’s room inspired by my Mermaid’s Waterfall painting ever since the last stroke of paint had dried. Here is a little collection of decor items found on etsy and the web that i’d love to use in my fictitious room. The metallic gold swooshes in the painting are [...]

Volume 2 of  The Sandbucket Magazine is out and i got to be a part of it!They are so graciously allowing me to gift a digital copy to one of my dear readers. i will also be giving that winner a digital file of some doodles i created especially for the “Raising Good Ones” article [...]

“Mermaid’s Waterfall” is a fresh, new painting i just finished. It measures 36 x 36 x 1.5″deep. It has lots of very loose brush work and sweeping strokes of metallic antique-y gold paint. It was my “reset” painting after several weeks of commissions and more “scheduled” artwork. i just gave myself permission to go a [...]

Mad props to Karin at OOAK Jewelz on etsy. i am a big fan of stacked, colorful, textural bracelets and when a seller clusters a cool set together FOR you?? Pure love. Go see the yummies! Happy Friday!

i blogged a week or 2 ago about taking over the first floor master bedroom in our house as an office/painting studio. Two craigslist acquisitions have joined the party in the form of a GINORMOUS easel and a much smaller, but still cool drafting table…more on the table later bc it is being all kinds [...]

Sorry guys…i couldn’t resist. i’m not expecting. i just mean literally….our family is growing. And now we have physical documentation of the fact! i’ve made so many growth charts in my day. Always for customers. And my son always asks for one when i do. i’m such a slacker when it comes to creating for [...]

All kinds of changes going down here lately. But the biggest is more than a little bit scary. I’m cutting down my safety net and giving my art business my full attention….cutting back my graphic design clients and workload by about 60%. its terrifying. we have a mortgage to pay and mouths to feed after [...]