Williams Plaza Project: 8 Paintings on Live Edge Slabs
I’ve finally finished all of the paintings on live edge slabs for the Williams Plaza project! I’ve been working on these for the past several months, and I’m so excited …
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Why the Artists are Okay
In this new world turned upside down by coronavirus, amid the backdrop of racial justice protests, politics, and the urgency of climate change, a lot of professional artists seem to …
Williams Plaza Project: Base of the Redwood
Here is a new piece completed for the Williams Plaza Project: “Base of the Redwood.” For this grand piece, I reserved the largest, widest slab! For this design, I used …
Williams Plaza Project: Windows to the Sun
Earlier this year, I was commissioned by a local architecture firm and Home Forward, Portland, Oregon’s housing authority, to create paintings on 14 live edge slabs to hang on all …
Cycles of Hope
Here is “Cycles of Hope,” 30″ x 40″. You can watch my painting process here: Every year, when the purple bearded irises in my garden start to bloom in spring, …
Raindrops on Nasturtiums
Here is “Raindrops on Nasturtiums.” This painting was inspired by the nasturtiums in my garden. The way the hydrophobic leaves of nasturtium plants collect rainwater is one of the most …
Onward
Here is “Onward,” 36″ x 36″, Acrylic on Canvas. You can watch me painting it here: The “Plant Mama” series has now been born along with the coronavirus pandemic. While …
Plant Mama
Here is “Plant Mama.” Here is a time lapse video of the creation of this painting! Gardening, both indoors and outdoors, is one of my passions. I’m in all the …
Children’s Book Illustration: Behind the Scenes
I am the illustrator of the children’s book A Search for the Northern Lights by Elizabeth Rusch and Izzi Rusch,* published by West Margin Press. I originally made this presentation …
Change is the Only Constant
Here is my 24″ x 48″ acrylic painting, “Change is the Only Constant.” Here is a time lapse video of the creation of this painting! This was the work in …