New Wedding Florals

Fresh Start

Start of a new wedding flower commission.  

Detail shot of WIP

Shipping Out

Always sad to see them go, but I'm excited to think of them hanging in a new home.

New Canvas

Currently building a new canvas from these poplar strips of wood for a new commission work of the Lancaster skyline.  Can't wait to get started

Getting Ready for new works at Bristle & Prim

I'll be showing some watercolor works at Bristol & Prim this Saturday the 11th for Bristol & Prim's one year anniversary party.  Hope to see you all there!

Ready for spring color pops

Although we've had a few tastes of warm weather winter still lingers.  Perhaps that is why I have been drawn to painting flowers the past few months.  My backyard it a desert of brown and I'm ready for some color to bloom and life to be lived outdoors again.  Until then..... here are some more flowers to warm you up.

Playing with watercolors

"Out of The Dark Comes the Light"

New work-  now a new favorite of mine

This large scale city scape is my newest piece.  Since this one came with a deadline there were many long nights to get this accomplished.  I had the idea of doing a large painting with a small scape.  I'm loving the way the city blurrs off into the night.  The only downside to painting dark scrapes is getting the painting to translate to a photograph.   After numerous photos with my dog taking over half of them I finally got it right! 

Stand Your Ground

Art Forum Inspirations

Loved the article in art forum on Robert Hodge.  His work is made from layers of reclaimed flyers and posters.  Such a cool way to make what would become discarded into such a strong statement.

Throw Back to when my painting was hung in Zach Randolf's house

Normally you don't get to see your work hung in anyone's house so it's always nice to get a pic even if it's not the finished room. 

Honored to Be a Staff Pick @ Ugallery.com

I was honored to see one of my paintings listed as a staff favorite at Ugallery.  Check out www.Ugallery.com to see my work as well as many other talented artists works.

Sketchbook addition

Pre Painting Sketch

I used to think that all sketches had to be a labored intensive, completed work of art. The result of this thinking was a lack of skething all together.  This was incredibly hypocritical since I require my students to do thumbnail sketches all the time.    

After some reflection I realized that my little thumbnails are sketchbook worthy and even the little and unfinished things deserve their place.   

Flash Back to First Friday

#rememberingCalebWalker

Thank you Jen Vrooman and Channel 66 for this amazing video.  Caleb was an amazing inspiration to me and everyone he met.  I will always be honored to have had the opportunity to know & work with him. 

Random Musings

Sketching with Microns

Micron pens have become my sketchbook weapon of choice lately.  There's something so fun about the loose drawing style that somehow ends up looking refined.   These two drawings were the result of being crammed in a car ( my least favorite thing) for a road trip.  A little creativity to curb the anxiousness.  The clay hand/bowl was a fun side project for my home.

Art is Everywhere

A friend and mentor of mine, Richard Huck used to tell his students this at the beginning of every school year.  I was reminded of his statement when walking through my hometown yesterday and coming across this window in a gallery.  Such a simple display yet such a beautiful pop art piece.   Keep your eyes open!  Art literally is everywhere!!!!!

An image of Rick Huck's work:

Colored Pencil on paper.  (Amazing!!!)

Wedding Flowers 3.0

Grays & Yellows

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It's always fun as a creative individual to have an opportunity to utilize your talents for friends, especially for their weddings.  This piece was created for two close friends who planned a beautiful wedding that I was fortunate to attend.  I took photographs of their flowers and wedding font (that they designed as a couple-so creative!)