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New Painting! Purple Pumpkin
Fall is in the air. Leaves are starting to change colors. The temperatures are starting to drop (not a huge fan of that part). This time of year makes me want to curl up in fluffy blankets, drink tea, and paint all things pumpkins and apples. While I’m trying to…
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Hand-Painted Birdhouses
One of the types of projects that I’ve been working on the last couple of months is hand-painted birdhouses. I really like being able to bring what would normally be a 2D painting and transform it into a 3D piece of art. The most popular one I painted was the…
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Palettes of Keuka: Part 2
This week I’m sharing more about my painting process. While I’m specifically speaking about painting the palette for the Palettes of Keuka in this blog post, I follow a similar process for other projects. I’ve compiled pictures of the process and video clips from the 100 Day Project that showed…
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Palettes of Keuka: Part 1
Guess what’s happening today!? I’m a little excited! (If you couldn’t tell.) Bidding for the Palettes of Keuka opens today!! When I was invited to participate in Palettes of Keuka this year I was so excited! In honor of the bidding starting for this event, I’m sharing what inspired my…
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100 Day Project 2020 Reflection
If you’re a follower of my social media, you probably already know that I recently finished the 100 Day Project. The 100 Day Project is a challenge hosted mainly on Instagram where different creators pick their own project and rules and then spend 100 days completing the project. This year…
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Portrait Series: John W. Jones
Recently I started to research different time periods throughout history that had ties to important movements in Black history and the role of Elmira (my current town) in each of them. One of the first time periods I decided to dig into was the Abolition Movement of the 1830’s to…
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Portrait Series: Mrs. Williams
You would let me follow you around your garden, pointing out each flower and plant and showing me how they’ve grown. A favorite was the money plant, pulling apart the pieces pretending I had countless coins. And also the mint, which grew through your giant flowerbed. I would tip toe…
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Stepping Stones
This week on the blog, I’m featuring one of my favorite ink drawings – Stepping Stones. Ink is a new medium that I’ve learned to love in the past year beginning with the Inktober challenge that I took part in last October. The challenge pushed me outside of my comfort…
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Orchids
I thought I’d do something a little different today and share more about one of my most popular painting series – Orchids. A little over a year ago I bought myself a white orchid plant and have been a bit obsessed with how beautiful it is since. White Orchid with…
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100 Day Project: The End
It’s hard to believe that the 100 Day Project has come to a close. It seems like just last week that I had tentatively started the challenge not fully believing that I would make it all the way to the end. The 100 Day Project, is an annual challenge where…
