Category: Artistry
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Getting Cinderella Ready For the Ball
It had been a long time since I had been able to create any new artwork, so I made it a priority in April to create a piece of artwork just for fun and all for me. My daughter loves Disney movies and we watch many together. It’s fun to re-watch many of the films…
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Wedding Gift Portraits
It’s been awhile since I have posted, so I wanted to share some portraits that I painted as wedding gift commissions. Each is done in watercolor and gouache.
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Pianos About Town – The Finished Results
I finished my piano for the Fort Collins Pianos About Town project last week. I put in a full day on Sunday, July 12th and wrapped up the small details on Monday, July 13th. The piano was approved and has since been moved to a new location. I’ve heard that it’s currently sitting at “Jazz…
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New Product Photography
I had been planning on doing new product photography for the greeting cards in my Etsy shop to bring them up to the next level. It’s taken a while to do because I’ve been busy working my other jobs, but I finally finished the first phase of pictures. Each greeting card was placed on a large piece…
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Pianos About Town – Week 2
I was excited to return back to work on my piano for the Pianos About Town project. Last weekend, I had blocked out all of the colors for the sky, grass and tree, painted all of the red and yellow stripes, and I had sketched out all of the animals (first in chalk and then…
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5 Things You Learn When Painting a Piano
This summer, I was lucky to have my concept art selected so that I could participate in the city of Fort Collins Pianos About Town program. The Pianos About Town program gives local artists a chance to paint a piano in public. The finished pianos are rotated around Fort Collins as a way to…
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You know you’re an artist when…
You know you’re an artist when you’re hard on yourself… when you’re often in the frame of mind that your work isn’t “good enough”… when you talk yourself out of starting or finishing projects because you’re afraid to make mistakes or that it won’t live up to your expectations. I think that all people go…
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I Love You to the Moon — and Back
When Holly was a little bit younger, before she could really sit by herself or play with toys, her favorite thing to do with me was read children’s books. One of her favorite books to read with me was, “Guess How Much I Love You” written by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram. It’s…
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Why it’s important to create work you love…
When I was in college, I was very involved in our college competitive swing dancing team. I was dancing about 4-5 times a week, so it only made sense that the artwork I created in college was inspired by dance and movement. I’m very proud of the artwork that I created during my time in…