summerscape rework

soooo

i decided this one needed 

a little redo

see? 

she has a new blue background

detail

detail

detail

this is what she looked like before

with a white background

click here to see more

: )

wallpaper #1

she's finished!

introducing

wallpaper #1

96 x 48 inches

detail

detail

detail

my biggest painting yet!

as always,

head over to my web site

for details

:)

still workin' away

on the big one

and,

i'm having fun

hope to finish soon

stay tuned

:)

happy weekend!

do i keep going or start over?

i admit it

i'm overthinking this one

and

i'm starting to drive myself 

crazy

this is what it looks like now

this is how it started

 detail of pencil sketch

starting to paint

after having an emergency 

phone call with my dear karen

i have decided not to gesso over it

i will finish it!

as i paint, 

i will repeat:

just keep going

just keep going

just keep going

timorous beasties

i was at the art institute

the other day

strolling for inspiration

just as i was leaving

this

is what i saw

wow, 

right?

here she is up close

check out this one

via

guess who's using this as 

inspiration for my next big one??

two-piece pattern

yippie,

i finished the diptych 

on watercolor paper

:)

she's 44 x 44 inches

as always,

head on over to my web site

for more info

 detail 

(see? i used my new favorite thing, paint pens)

  detail

 detail

update on the big one:

i'm working on some 

more sketches 

like this one

stay tuned :)

bill cunningham

have you seen this?

you must

happy friday :)

diptych update

finished the sketches

for the next 

big one

i like

 a lot

but

i don't

l.o.v.e

ya know?

thinking about either

1. going for it and painting the patterns 

(with a some changes)

or

2. sketching a flower idea i have

in the meantime,

i'm preparing the canvases

and,

this is what was happening

on the other side of the studio

this morning

in the middle of

diptych watercolor sketches

i mentioned that 

i'm working on a big one

2 48 x 48 inchers

well,

here are some initial 

sketches

2 22 x 22 inch 

watercolors on paper

 mirrored pattern

 detail

further along

inspiration page from

my image journal

love

tory burch

rebecca conway photography

a few weeks ago

i had the opportunity to

have our home and family

photographed by

rebecca conway

i'm so happy to share

with you a few of my favorites!

happy weekend :)

find more of her work here!