In the studio today

Splish-sm

  just messin with my new waterbrushes that i got for christmas.

…and past the stars

UpToTheMoon-Main

Since he was teeny tiny, i’ve always told my 5 year old “i love you all the way up to the moon and past the stars.” Today as he was standing in the light of the windows in my studio striking a sharp silhouette, this image just popped into my head. i snapped his photo…. [...]

flakes are fun

PassionFlake

Justine Smith, of Handmade Blogger/Handmade Marketer fame, contacted me to create a header for her new personal blog, coming soon to a web browser near you. The directive was to create a Burton-esque-Alice-in-Wonderland-theme with a color scheme of Justine’s choosing. i wanted to do a loose, vibrant coloring in the background. i think the watercolor [...]

completed works – watercolor + wood + ink flowers

SketchyFloralBlock

Ah, my roots. Watercolor on wood and sketchy ink drawings. This is a small wood block destined to be a little organizer or key hook. Pics to come…

completed works – cream puff goodness

MurphyCreampuffFinal

i love finishing off a good cream puff. i started telling you about this sweet project in a previous post. And i was a really good little artist because i documented my progress! i did this, in part, because if i were the recipient of this unique gift, i would find it extremely interesting and [...]

completed works – creativity print

i’m on a mission.  must complete all my half-finished artwork from the past several months! My day job has gotten the better of me and i’ve begun way too many projects without ever completing them. i had watercolored these circles way back and never completed the piece. SO….i might seem like i’m really cranking it [...]

dashes – water + color

For Easter, my 4 year old son got a new set of watercolors. What’s better than that? They look like candy. He’s been having lots of fun splashing and swooshing. This quickie artwork calls to mind the word-for-the-day around here : )