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
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
FREE Download for Valentine’s Day Cardmaking
As my children were growing up, the weekend before Valentine’s Day always meant some heavy duty Valentine card production. Occasionally I relented and purchased the ready made Valentine’s, but most of the time I insisted that they be handmade. I … 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 I originally made these pieces of art for a local bookstore, Bluebird Books, to use as inserts for an old paned … Continued
February Workshops
February workshops start off tonight with Mixed Media on the Cheap, Encaustic Style at Dillon Nature Center in Hutchinson, Kansas. We will use an encaustic beetle project to explore some of the low cost alternative supplies that can be used … 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