Eat Your Art Out

I am so excited to announce that Rayner's Chocolate and Coffee shop will be hosting my artwork. You can stop by and support a local business and a local artist. If you haven't been to Rayner's stop in for some coffee or tea. Not only do they have yummy pastries,…

Color Study: White

I finished this mixed media piece the other day. I started it because (for some unknown reason) I was thinking of a teacher I had in college. She said that nothing is ever "just" white. White will have an undertone, whether it be cool or warm - look closely and…

A Wordy Night

Tonight I pulled out my paint brushes, acrylic paint, canvas and got to work. I've had a number of ideas rolling around in my head for months on end and I just had to get a couple out. Started, something. With headset plugged in, I worked, cut, glued. Got annoyed…

Late Night Anger

Ah, the angst of a college student. This is one I did while living in an apartment that had a great view of the San Francisco peaks and was just down the road from NAU. The strange thing is that I remember Ben, a friend, calling me from his apartment…

Blast From The Past

Facebook is a wonderful tool to find friends that you have lost contact with over the years. This weekend I found my matron of honor from my wedding. I am so excited to be in touch with her again, and even more excited that I have discovered that she moved…

Paper Collage Poem

[caption id="attachment_324" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="only because i love you both"][/caption] This was a very special piece that I was commissioned to make. I felt deeply honored to be asked to make it. It was created from a poem and was a gift to the author. The stylized interpretation of a…