acrylic on canvas, 6" X 9" I painted this little miss the other night and have to admit, I'm quite smitten with her. My original sketch was just a girl in hooded jacket, more along the lines of the traditional Red (or someone who shops at Anthropologie *swoon*). As the painting developed, the gal had… Continue reading Little Red Riding Hoodie
My dad's birthday is coming up at the end of the month and since he's been so wonderfully supportive of my art, I wanted to make a painting for him of something that inspires *him* as much as art inspires me. For him, that's the Dominican Republic. For the last few years he's been traveling… Continue reading Don’t Look Dad!
I spent a few hours painting last night and for the first time in a while, was really happy with my end result. I always enjoy the process of painting, but it's soooo nice to have something turn out the way you imagined it in your head. For this little winter girl, I used Emily… Continue reading Painting Practice
I've been feeling rather stuck this week, frustrated and exhausted in just about every area of my life. Not surprisingly, this came out in my art too. I did a bunch of new sketches of girls that I really love and excitedly set out to paint them. My eyes are looking good, the shading is… Continue reading Scrunchy Frustrated Girl
I've been on a bit of a comic book kick lately when painting stuff outside of class. I love the really graphic bold lines of comic book art and thought it would be good practice for me to play with a totally different style of painting than what I normally do. I did this reproduction… Continue reading Heroes