Friendly Flowers
finished illustration, watercolor and digital I got a Silhouette Cameo cutter a few weeks ago to replace my broken old Cricut machine, and ever since then, I’ve been excitedly coming up with ideas for fun
Holiday Greenery
original gouache illustrations Over the last very busy holiday weeks, I took a bit of a break posting my sketchbook work here, but today I’m back with a new design just in time for the
Smoke and Air
colored pencil over watercolor This past week, my sketchbook has been centered around a palette of rosy neutral colors, and some of my favorite blue-greens. Above, I drew a pretty true-to-life image of a vintage
Fall Cards Drop
Halloween card designs 2023 A chill has descended, and the first leaves have fallen, and I can’t wait any longer to post the Halloween greeting cards that I put together to celebrate Fall, 2023! Cartoon
Summer Glads
gouache painting This week, I’ve been working on both Summer AND Fall designs! I spotted the first actual red leaf outside, so now it’s time to break out my brightest orange paint. I’m not quite
Bathers
watercolor and gouache sketch The end of the summer, around the time when kids normally return to school for classes, has always felt particularly nostalgic to me. Maybe it’s because my birthday sometimes landed right,
Wildlife, Cabana Colors
pheasant and landscape sketches, gouache Last week, I spent a couple of hours working with the same palette of warm, summery colors with gouache in my sketchbook. These paintings were quick and dirty, with little
Tinned Flowers
Mixed Media, 2023 Today’s piece came together over several days last week, working with gouache over watercolor. I wanted to paint some colorful, expressive summer flowers, and contrast them against something a little more structured
Daruma, Nasturtiums
oil paint, 12″ x 12″ Today’s painting isn’t new, it’s quite a few years old! Although I studied with oils, this is the last oil painting I finished, and it was quite a while ago,
Market Day: Fiber Arts
Inked in Photoshop Since I opened my Etsy shop a few weeks ago, I’ve been adding new items like greeting card designs every few days. I’ve looked forward to having the storefront-part for so long