This was a true pleasure to complete! I am inspired by many things, especially love! I just feel good when I am creating something that resembles love, joy, hope, etc. in someone else’s life! So, now on to a new chapter! I have some fun ideas for what to do next. Check back soon!
“It’s all about the people and the process of sketching and connecting to those people, and whatever format it is in, whatever scale, whatever medium, I really enjoy it!” I’ve enjoyed drawing as long as I can remember. As a child there was always space and encouragement for creative pursuits. After much wandering of the…
Have you ever felt that you default to one perspective, one compositional ratio, or one color palette? Do you look at your body of work and feel it becoming routine or repetitive? Finding the healthy balance between perfection-creating practice and feeling that your work is one-dimensional is crucial to long term success. We all know…
“Faces are really interesting. People are interesting. They carry a message with them, and I like to try to capture the emotion of the person, and the mood.” More on finding the right reference and being an empath, below! Deanna Strachan-Wilson is an artist that wants to play and create art the way that she…
It was almost a year ago when I grew weary from the countless hours that I would spend searching for new COPYRIGHT FREE images to use for my artwork. After taking a few pics of my daughters around the house, I quickly became inspired by not only them, but also taking the images and then…
I really enjoy creating a series with art. It gives me a chance to tell a story and to also practice whatever techniques it is that I am using. It is a chance for repetition, but also creates a beautiful set to hang so that others can see the story play out. As you know,…
Have you ever started an underpainting and fell in love with the simple beauty of form and value in one color only to cover it up with the “real” painting in a variety of hues and find yourself subtly missing the original work? Monochromatic painting is not only something that can be done as part…