I know. I know. I bitched pretty much all of January about how much I hate painting flowers and here I am painting flowers. The difference this time is that I felt really inspired to create this painting. Last month I was forcing myself to paint because I didn’t want to fail at some arbitrary…
Category: Journal
2019 Year in Review
This year was a mixed bag. It was very positive in terms of my art and getting back into the workforce and very difficult due to some unexpected losses. Overall, I’m grateful this year has finally come to a close. I’m ready for a fresh start in 2020. After nearly a decade of being a…
In Memory of Zella
My heart is broken. An unthinkable tragedy has rocked my family. My young niece, Zella, passed away suddenly at just 17. She was a force to be reckoned with from day one. Zella brimmed with compassion and love for everyone around her. She was wise beyond her years and was certain of herself in a…
Rest in Peace
I’m utterly devastated. I’ve been debating wether or not to make this post. I’ve waffled back and forth about it for weeks and ultimately decided that I need to. There is no easy way to say this. An unthinkable tragedy has claimed the lives of my dogs. They were just babies and gone too soon….
30 Days of Gouache
For the month of May I’ll be doing another 30-day challenge. As the third 30-day challenge I’ve done this year, I think it is becoming clear that I really love doing these challenges. Only this time will be slightly different since I’ll be using gouache instead of oils. If you’re unfamiliar with gouache, it is…
2019 Canyon River Runners Art Show
At the end of March I entered two of my paintings from my Utrecht Color Theory Challenge in at art show hosted by the John Wesley Powell River History Museum in Green River, Utah. Since the museum is about an hour away, it wasn’t until this week that I was finally able to visit and…
Utrecht Color Theory Landscape Challenge
This March I will be painting 30 landscapes in 30 days with a limited palette of Utrecht paints. It has been a few years since I’ve painted landscapes and I’m really excited to get back into it. This challenge also fits nicely into my goal this year of completing several 30-day challenges. I will be…
2019 Strada Easel 31 Day Challenge
For the month of January I will be participating in the Strada Easel 31 Day Challenge featured on their Facebook page. If you complete all 31 paintings and post them to your Facebook page daily, you will be entered in a drawing to win a Strada Easel. The rules are simple: Enter the contest before…
2018 Year in Review
This year was definitely interesting as far as my painting habits go. It was both very productive in which I created some of my best paintings yet and very unproductive which led to a real struggle with painting in general. I started the year off with a bang and completed a 30 paintings in 30…
Studio Redesign
Since moving to a new house back in June, my studio has been a mess. I’ve rearranged it countless times, and I haven’t been able to get it to be a pleasant and easy place to work. This week I decided to spend a bit of time rearranging again to see if I could find…
Change on the Horizon
This is far from my usual posts, so I apologize in advance. Last week had me reeling. I couldn’t for the life of me figure out my emotions and as a result it was a very unproductive week. Early Wednesday morning, there was a loud noise and a yell before someone opened my front…
10 Minute Challenge
For Christmas I received Carol Marine’s book Daily Painting and immediately read it cover to cover. I really enjoyed the book and fell in love with the idea of doing 10 minute challenges. The idea is to divide a canvas or paper into 6 to 8 small sections and paint the same subject in each…