Recent Blog Posts
Birthday Celebrations and Milestones
This past weekend the family got together for birthday celebrations and milestones. My son, Asher, turned 18 years old this week. It's hard to believe how fast the time has gone. Now he's all legal. Thinks he is, too. *sigh* I remember 18, do you? Probably just as...
Dog portraits of three local shelter dogs
Recently, I had a client contact me to paint a few dog portraits of some sweet dogs that are in the shelter that she volunteers at, NewLife Rescue & Adoption in Mt. Vernon, IN (previously Posey County Pound Puppies). Her initial intention was to give them to the...
Loose floral painting WIP
This year, I've made it a goal of mine to focus on loose floral paintings. I'm off to a slow start, but I have started. Here's where I'm at so far. I created a quick loose sketch on this 40"x30" canvas using charcoal. Charcoal feels so wonderful to sketch with. It...
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit. Because it's the first of the month. Okay, today is the second but I had intentions of posting this yesterday so I'm doing it anyway. Where does "Rabbit rabbit rabbit" come from? It's a superstition found in Britain and North America wherein a...