The Sea: Outer Banks, North Carolina | 2021

Mar 21, 2022 | Creative Process, Fine Art, My Creative Journey, Painting, Places, Travel

I’m excited to start sharing here regularly again! Rather than just show you all of my artwork, I also want you to get a better idea of what goes into it. Basically, I want to clue you in on what I’m experiencing in the world or in my head. In this case, we’re... Read More

Soothe Your Winter Blues With Vitamin Sea

Jan 2, 2018 | Fine Art, Painting, Places

Relaxing beach art to banish winter blues and remind you of languishing summer days If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time during the last nine (NINE?!) years, then you’re probably familiar with my posts about goals, or words and phrases... Read More

Breaking the Cycle

Jun 23, 2017 | Creative People, Creative Process, Creative Strategy, Illustration, Mindfulness, My Creative Journey, Painting, Storytelling, Surface Design

I’m going through a turning point. A few weeks before the upheaval (that ended with a crying/rambling session on my staircase), I started feeling like I’ve been on autopilot – doing things the same way just because that’s what I’ve done... Read More

I Have This Thing With California

Jun 12, 2017 | My Creative Journey, My Life, Painting, Places, Storytelling, Surface Design

Once upon a time in a land just over a thousand miles away from Seattle, I lived in one of these small yellow bungalows a short bike ride from the Pacific Ocean. This magical place was called California. The beach town that I lived in was Santa Monica. As you may or... Read More

Poolside Inspiration: Water I Want To Jump Into

Jul 27, 2015 | Fine Art, My Creative Journey, Photography, Storytelling

A lot of my work over the past couple of months has the common theme of water. As I’ve been exploring more of my own influences and inspiration, some that started when I was just a kid, I’ve realized what a huge impact that being in or near water has made... Read More