How To: “Rock On”
Rock On 5×5 Mixed Media I work for an amazing entertainment media university here in Florida and I’m partnering up with a few other faculty members to put on an art show with all 5″x5″ paintings. Here’s my first painting/collage for the show. It’s a mix of acrylic, canvas, watercolor, and pen…called “Rock On.” I […]
Grace
Grace 6×6 Watercolor on Paper Commission This is Grace. Don’t you just want to hug her? I did, the entire time I was painting this. I painted from a photo and her fur looked so soft; her eyes, so sweet. I’ve found that animals are my favorite thing to paint and I fall in love […]
I Found Nemo
I Found Nemo 8×10 Watercolor on Paper Click Here to Buy (Original)Click Here for Prints My four year old son has been asking me to paint Nemo, one of the Disney characters, for months. Tonight I started to experiment with Kosher salt and watercolor and after doing the piece below, I couldn’t help but think of […]
Lighthouse Point Marina
Lighthouse Point Marina 11×14 Watercolor on Paper This brightly colored tropical piece was painted from a photo taken at one of my favorite spots, the Lighthouse Point Marina. It’s for one of my best friends, Kim. Kim and I were friends in college – we were in the same sorority (Pi Beta Phi), lived together […]
Palm Breeze
Palm Breeze 5×7 Watercolor on Paper Giveaway This painting was created for my new friend and Facebook fan, Megan. She won a random drawing that I did for my fans when my Facebook page hit 500 likes. She sent over a photo to work from and this is the finished piece. Congratulations, Megan!!! I love […]
Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather 11×14 Watercolor on Paper Click Here to Buy
Coconut Palm
Coconut Palm 11×14 Watercolor on Paper Click Here to Buy So I’ve been wanting to paint this palm since the moment I saw it while visiting Cocoa Beach. It took me months to get around to it because it seemed so intimidating. There was so much detail in the photo, I just didn’t know if […]
Simple and Mindless…and Other Stuff
Simple and Mindless 11×14 Watercolor on Paper Click here to buy I had a wonderful weekend with some artist friends, Kathryn Stuart of K-Stu Art and Elizabeth Farmer of Happygolucky Creations. The three of us joined forces and had our first booth experience at the College Park Tour of Homes. We a big thank you […]
Patchwork
Patchwork 11×14 Watercolor on Paper Click Here to Buy Here are some in-progress shots from this brightly colored patchwork pattern painting. I tried something new with this piece, adding gray stamps to some spots to add texture and more pattern.
Porkchop, Roxy, and Lilo
Porkchop, Roky, and Lilo 8×10 Watercolor on Paper Commission These three puppies are loved so much by their owner, which made them fun to paint. Their owner, Annie asked me to do this piece as an anniversary gift for her husband. There were some challenges, as I was given several photos taken at different angles, […]