At the beginning of this year, my family and began our adoption journey. My health issues sort of got in the way for a few months there, but now we are back on track. It has been in our master plan forever, and feels almost surreal now that it is on the horizon. It also feels a bit daunting financially. …
work in progress – watery woodnymph canvas
Completed Works – GROWING!
Another custom commission is finally complete! These images show a 4 foot tall wood plank that has been lovingly sanded by the client before they gave it to me to paint and decorate. SO sweet. So much thought and effort was put into the planning of it all! i am making up coordinating stickers that can be written on to mark the date and Emily’s age at each measurement point. The art is done is such a mix of media! Acrylic, watercolor, marker, colored pencil, gel pen, ink…even a little Sharpie! It was important to me to get a storybook, watercolor-y, and colored pencil texture to it all…but till get crisp edges and contrast with the fine tip Sharpie.