Old World Beauty
“Old World Beauty” is on a 16 x 20 deep stretched canvas with a Citra Solv altered background and a batik fabric vase. The roses are a mix of paper and paint. The piece is muted and has kind of … Continued
Standing Rainbows
In the making of “Standing Rainbows” I first just spent a lot of time layering papers and paint until I had a beautiful board full of color. then I sketched in some trees and painted the negative spaces a deep … Continued
“Extravaganza” Fingerpainted Flowers
This total canvas field of flowers was done as a demo piece at a recent private workshop. I just love getting my fingers into the paint and playing around without much plan or forethought. Usually I do a vase of … Continued
Burrowed In
This piece seems to beg to be a sweet little children’s book illustration, and makes me think it would be kind of fun to write and illustrate a picture book…. Can you imagine a story for these little animals all … Continued
Keeper in Abstraction
I am having alot of fun with this new to me style. I took an abstract class from Brian Hinkle over a year ago and it got some ideas stirring around in my head. I am just now getting around … Continued
Italian Villa
I would like to say that this collage artwork was inspired by a trip to Italy, but it was very unglamourously inspired by a pretty piece of thrift store artwork that also had a cute little cluster of white washed … Continued
Book Lover Quotes
For the next several Wednesday Words posts, I am going to be featuring my series of book lover quotes. I originally made these pieces of art for a local bookstore, Bluebird Books, to use as inserts for an old paned … Continued
Hello Moon
This piece seemed fitting for this last week of a big ol’ super moon, plus some snowy weather. It has a Citra Solved background with some subtle triangles stenciling, and then I used my own tree stencil as a mask … Continued
Old McDonald Had a Farm
Today marks the 157th birthday of my home state of Kansas. Old McDonald’s Farm was created to commemorate this day. I haved lived in the country and in Kansas most of my life, so when you say Kansas, this is … Continued