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Painting Tip for Contrast
I’m just about finished with my newest painting and I thought it would be a perfect time to share a trick that I use when I’m just about done with a new work. If you’ve been following my social media lately, you probably know that I’ve been working on this…
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Year in Review: 2020
What a year. I’m not sure if anyone had the year they thought they would when 2020 started. I know I definitely didn’t. So many events I was looking forward to were cancelled and many that continued on were mostly spent unseen during the initial shutdown because of COVID-19 and…
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Holiday Gifting & Sales!
The holidays are upon us. I hope you had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving yesterday. I have a couple sales going on this week for Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday in my Etsy shops that I wanted you to know about! I’m not a fan of when people make you…
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A Look at Indigenous Art
I recently finished auditing a 12 week course through the University of Alberta called Indigenous Canada and during the last module of the class they mentioned an artist named Daphne Odjig. I thought as I research her a little more to learn about her and her art, that I would…
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Giveaway, Holiday Gifting, & November Events
Annual Giveaway It’s time for the annual giveaway! I’m so grateful to everyone who has supported me throughout this year and followed and cheered me on. Each year as a thank you, I do a drawing and send the winner something special. Last year the prize was one of my…
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4 Shading Techniques for Ink & Pencil
This month there’s a flood of people making drawings in ink for Inktober and other drawing challenges! Feedback that I’ve heard from artist friends or those that consider themselves not-yet-artists is that they struggle with shading, so I thought I would take a minute to share some tips! Shading is…
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October Events
Going into October here are the art events I have going on. Also, be sure to keep an eye out on social media for new ink sketches for Inktober throughout the month of October! Annual Member Show at Tioga Arts Council October 2 – October 31179 Front Street, Owego, NYGallery…
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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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September Events
Portrait Series: Mrs. Williams
Waterfall Wednesday: Unnamed Falls
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September Events
Going into September, I have three shows that I will be a part of! Right now there’s a lot of discussion happening about ways to share in the arts and the sense of community that surrounds it while keeping safety in mind. A lot of arts organizations have started to…
