Why

To start, this site is a way for me to document and keep myself creatively accountable. Sounds like a job…not really. Almost the opposite. I want to be creative and happy each day. 

Sounds corny.🌽. (I can’t eat corn) 

I won’t use a lot of words. I’ll just post descriptions, and maybe how I feel about a piece of work. 

I’ll post my work next. I figured I’d start with perfection..and go down from there. Ha ha! 

This pic is God’s work. Coast of Puerto Rico. Gosh it’s pretty. We went last year and I want to go back. That WATER though.. Beautiful! 

#PuertoRico #Coast #Beach #Blue #Ocean #Carribean

Purple Succulent

2016. Acrylic 0n canvas, 16×20″.

Shelby

Shelby, 2016. Acrylic on canvas. 16×20″
Here’s Shel at her happiest- tennis ball in her mouth. She’s crazy about them and I’ve been wanting to paint a pic of her with one. 

I did this one in a class and it was taught differently than I would have painted it. I color blocked it in with darker shades and then brushed (almost dry brushed) the white/blonde fur in for texture. 

Thats it. I could still work on it- but going to let it be for now. 

Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus. 2016

Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 16″.

I’m into succulents and cacti right now..  I wish I could have a Prickly Pear Margarita right now- a delicious taste of Texas with a twist of lime! 

#Acrylic #Painting #PricklyPear #Cactus #Succulent #Texas

Brilliant Succulents

Brilliant Succulents. 2016. Acrylic on canvas. 16 x 20″.

I am really into succulents lately..they can be so vibrantly colored and I love their chunky leaves. 

I also really respect them for not TOTALLY dying when they are forgotten about. 

#painting #acrylic #succulents #green #plants

In memory of Jeremy.

In Memory of Jeremy. 2016. Mixed Media on Canvas.  11 x 14″
I was commissioned to create a piece to honor a Theater Arts professor at a University.  I used various quotes he used in class, and was inspired by different “theatrical production” fonts for the quotes. The edges were finished with treated fabric to convey stage curtains.  

#Acrylic #painting #MixedMedia #Theater #quotes #Honor

First painting of the summer.

Wildflowers. 2016. Acrylic on canvas. (11″x 14″)

My husband (Big J)took my son (J)to a state park one day early this summer and among many things, spotted this flower field. J was learning how to use the “Big” camera and took this shot.  I complimented him on his photography skills..he thanked me, then asked me to paint it! Ha!
#Acrylic #Painting #Wildflowers #Texas #Yellow #Flowers