Finding A Painting Tribe
Creating can be a lonely process. As creators, it’s easy to get caught up in our own heads, and while it’s a beautiful thing to have that...
Letting Go of art from the past...
One of the most powerful things I've learned in making art is not to be too precious about it. Perfectionism is a killer. You can't set...
58 Drawings of My Cats
Before I did the #100DAYPROJECT… I did a series of cat drawings. The idea was born on New Years Day 2016, when I had the resolution to do...
Sketching the Greek Isles
Did you know... that my love of sketching was actually rekindled during my honeymoon last year? As I recounted in my "Plein Air Goes On...
#100daysoflookingcloser...
Back in April, I got turned on to the incredibly cool #THE100DAYPROJECT on Instagram. I found out the day before it officially started,...
PSA New Members Exhibit
March 12 marked the opening of the Pasadena Society of Artists' New Members Exhibition, my first show with the group. I'm proud to be...
Plein Air Goes on Vacation
Last fall, my incredible husband and I went to Greece for our Honeymoon - and I knew I had to paint! I knew it wouldn’t be easy to carve...
Making a Mess - Glazing Over a Black and White Underpainting
This technique is my absolute new favorite thing! My painting mentor Aaron Donovan kept telling me to try this, but it took watching...
Atwater Art Walk 2015
As things get hectic around the holidays, I manage to paint less... So lately I find myself thinking back to this past summer, when I...
Hot time, painting in the city...
The 2015 Los Angeles Plein Air festival was an unexpected pleasure! Back in October, I got word through an email group of painters that...