Mr. Fancy Feathers
This is a very fun dimensional piece on an 18 x 24 wood cradle board panel. I first created the rooster separately and did a bit of machine stitching on the mix of batik fabrics, papers, and cheesecloth that make … Continued
Blue Bonnet Belle
Finished a new piece this week as a companion to “Forest Queen” and “Princess on the Prairie”. This one is “Blue Bonnet Belle”. Can you guess where she is from? She didn’t look like much starting out… Almost done… … Continued
Fishy Business
Lately I have been enjoying creating fish and have done several now. It started with my almost cartoon like fish that I made available as a digital download. These are great to use in an art journal, as unique gift … Continued
Fish on the Cheap
I feel rather passionate about art being accessible to everyone, and sometimes that means figuring out cheaper alternatives to expensive art supplies, or using what you already have around the house. I made this fish on a 8 x 18 … Continued
My Gallery Wall
At Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita, each artist has their own bit of wall space. The gallery owner, Teresa, does an amazing job of hanging the new art that I bring in every couple of months. This month my … Continued
Gone Fishing
I have only gone fishing once in my lifetime and it seemed a little boring, at least until the brother of the friend I was with stuck fish eyes down the back of my shirt. Not my favorite pastime. But … Continued
Morning Joys
Last fall I took an abstract drawing class from the talented Brian Hinkle at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita. This is one of the charcoal sketches I did under his tutelage. I was pretty happy with this piece, so … Continued
The Big Top
“Big Top” has been sitting in my studio partially finished for awhile. I like the idea of the circus theme, but had gotten to a point where I didn’t like the direction it was going. So I painted over the … Continued
The Visitior
I can’t decide which is my favorite part of this piece, the red pot made from some of my monoprinted paper stash, or the little bird who has come to perch by this pot of flowers. that I imagine sitting … Continued
The Legacy Series
I had a lot of fun with this little series of four six inch chunky canvases. There are layers and layers on these pieces! I started out by writing all over the face of each of the canvases. I did … Continued