ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
Growth: An Abstract Painting Collection
The Growth Collection explores dichotomous themes: nature and nurture, mind and body, physical and spiritual. Exploring these parts of ourselves. Learning our responses to our internal and external experiences. This journey leads us to...
The Transformative Power of Art and Design
Wave Form Like paintings, ocean waves are produced by a transfer of energy. Wind transfers energy to water. Artists transfer energy to color and form. This original mixed media painting was created with gouache, pastel, oil pastel, and charcoal...
Inspiration: The City | Two New Abstract Cityscapes
While not a perfect match, I think these two abstract cityscapes make a cute couple.Meet Cute 30x30 inch acrylic and pen on canvasYou Are Here 30x30 inch acrylic, pen, pencil on canvasAnd...I actually didn’t use these photos I took when I visited...
Abstract Art Inside the Civic Hotel
More bold, colorful abstract art for you! Since I've already shared a lot of the images and behind-the-scenes shots of my Civic Hotel project, I wanted to show you how some of them look in the hotel itself. It was so cool to walk through and see...
Art Commission: Abstract Cityscapes for Civic Hotel in Seattle
I honestly cannot believe there are four more days left of 2018 – this year felt REALLY fast to me.If I had to sum up my art during this time I'd call it A Year of Commissions – well, half a year anyway! I've had the opportunity to work...
Art Commission: Abstract Expressionism for Mid-Century Modern Styled Home in Seattle
Today I have two paintings I created for a local Seattle family's beautiful mid-century modern styled home. And wow, it's been a while since I've shared anything on my blog – like the longest time ever since I started it in 2009! But...
Art on Walls | What Will My Art Look Like?
Ever wondered what the art you see online might look like on your wall? Me too. There's even a fancy sounding word used to describe art on walls or art created with the space in mind – or in this case, photographs of my art in a cool...
Bemis Arts Spring Art Show 2018
I'm excited to share that three of my oil paintings were selected to be part of the Bemis Arts Spring Art Show! The Bemis Arts spring art show has been happening annually for more than 20 years. The last time I went was in 2012...before I...
Mozart in the Jungle: A Requiem
Don't even get me started on the cancellation of Mozart in the Jungle. Oops...too late. When I first planned on writing a blog post about this show, I wasn't aware of it's future (or lack thereof) at Amazon Studios. So this post is...