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Painting for the 24×24 show at Signed and Numbered

I have been so into painting onto wood rounds. I’ve had “circle” paintings in my head for awhile now, and it was so fun to finally get them out. They look great floating off the wall.

Fortuna Major, for Black Heart Gallery, Los Angeles CA

Creating a commission for a beautiful family in San Fransisco

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I have been incredibly lucky to be working with the talented and amazing Cheri Magil on my next project. Cheri is a singer/song writer and while writing for her album, composed the most beautiful song inspired by my artwork entitled Lasso the Moon. It was begging to become a picture book. Naturally, we have joined forces to bring this book to life.. I can’t wait to share more soon..

Being a mom and trying to be an artist (or anything else) is no joke. It can feel like an unrelenting struggle trying to be all the things – all the time. I’m working on telling myself that its okay to just ..be. I’m proud that I have hung on tight to the things that are going to make me feel fulfilled in my work. I want my kids (especially my little girl) to see the incredible value in that. I’m also proud of the times that I have taken a step back and given myself the space to just be present with my family. Because there have been times that I’ve worked incredibly hard and times that I’ve had to take significant breaks. Our energy is limited and so precious. Mamas do what you need to do to feed your soul, whatever that may look like for you. Most importantly – be gentle with yourselves. You are doing enough.

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A little back story on my Sailor Bill …….

The Sailor / Bill Murray was painted using acrylic and mixed media. It was originally painted for The Mr Bill Murray, A Tribute Show at the R&R Gallery in Los Angeles in 2010. The work was also featured in a write up by the Los Angeles Times about the art show. The Sailor was one of my all time favorite pieces to create. I was influenced by the fantastic Wes Anderson style from Steve Zissou in Life Aquatic, and there are a couple nods to What About Bob as well. What resonates the most to me about Bill is his playful and endearing spirit, which is what I tried to capture in my piece The Sailor. This guy is truly near and dear to my heart. Thank you for the magic that you put out into the world Mr Bill Murray, it’s incredible how much it has inspired.

Just trying to capture some of the magic of boyhood in this dreamy commissioned storms-cape.

Inspired by the classic old poem Wynken, Blynken and Nod – By Eugene Field late 1800s. I’m such a sucker for dusty old books filled with words like these that have been read to little ears for more than a hundred years.

I was so honored to have my artwork on the cover of WSU Alumni Magazine and to be chosen as the Artist Alumni in the write-up. Wow there are some very impressive alumni that were interviewed, I was in very good company. You can read my interview in the spread below. As you can see I had an amazing college experience and felt like I was really lucky to be a part of the art program at WSU. The professors are absolutely passionate and amazing. The facilities and gallery are fantastic and of course my study abroad in Venice was a life-changer. Someone tell WSUs to get a graduate program so that I can go back to school already 🙂  Also I guess my image has been around Ogden on billboards and on some campus posters also, so give me a wink if you happen to see my weird face anywhere ..

 

 

I have done so many buffalo paintings .. but there was something extra magical about this commission piece.

Mixed Media and Constellation Maps on Wood.  24″x48″.  Sold.

 I’m in love with this detail *