• Artwork

    New Painting! Purple Pumpkin

    New Painting Purple Pumpkin blog cover

    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…

  • Artwork,  Painting Series

    Hand-Painted Birdhouses

    Hand-Painted Birdhouses blog cover. Image with two big orchid birdhouses and four small 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…

  • Art Event,  Artwork

    Palettes of Keuka: Part 2

    Palettes of Keuka part 2 blog cover

    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…

  • About Artist,  Adventures,  Artwork

    Palettes of Keuka: Part 1

    Palettes of Keuka part 1 blog cover

    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…

  • Artwork,  Painting Series

    100 Day Project: The End

    The 100 Day Project: the End blog cover

    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…

  • Artwork,  Painting Series

    The 100 Day Project: Part Three

    The 100 Day Project Part Three blog cover

    Holy moly, did the past 25 days of the 100 Day Project fly by!  I knew that they would once the Kaleidoscope Project got in full force these last few weeks.  It’s been a busy couple of weeks but I’m pleased with what I’ve accomplished.  If you’re just finding out…

  • Artwork,  Painting Series

    The 100 Day Project: Part Two

    The 100 Day Project: Part Two blog cover

    Have you been following along with the 100 Day Project over on social media?  The project started up back on April 2nd and we’re now half way through!   If you’re not familiar with the 100 Day Project, every year people all over the world commit to 100 days of exploring their…

  • Artwork,  Painting Series

    The 100 Day Project: Part One

    The 100 Day Project Part One blog cover

    If you follow me over on social media, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been participating in the 100 Day Project this year!  (If you don’t, social icons are on this page to the right or near the bottom under “connect”.)  This year is the 6th year that this project has…

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    New Year’s Eve Review

    Every year I like to take a moment to look at all the progress I’ve made over the past year and set some goals for the year ahead.  2017 was a huge year for me and I know that 2018 is going to be even more amazing! Great Things That…

  • Painting Series

    July Recap

    ​I’ve been a little MIA this past month or so in my blogging.  Have you missed me?  What was I up to? At the beginning of June I embarked on the most challenging and intense artistic project of my life – Summer Mosaic for 171 Cedar Arts.  24 artists created…