I’ll admit that my expectations for Roanoke, VA were pretty high, but this weekend still blew us away. At the Sidewalk Art Show, NINE original pieces found their new homes, five new commissions were added to the queue, and countless prints and more found their perfect people.
Read MoreArtsplosure, you have my heart! My hometown, Raleigh, really showed up and showed off this weekend, and I’m still buzzing from all of the spectacular energy. I still can’t believe that TEN original pieces and a record number of prints found their perfect homes!
Read MoreI’m excited to have one of my pieces displayed in Artspace’s “Fresh” Exhibition in Raleigh, NC. Last night’s Preview Party for the show was such a blast! Meeting fellow creatives in my hometown is always so energizing and inspiring, and I was blown away by the amount of talent in the show and by the beautiful display itself.
Read MoreIntroducing Shanti Elixirs’ “Butterfly Blossom” Champagne. We had so much fun with the first Shanti Elixirs champagne label, “Siberian Rose,” that we decided to do it again! This Spring, my work on the label combines the two varieties of Butterfly Blossom flowers, the Blue Ridge Butterfly Pea Flower and the Thailand Butterfly Pea Flower.
Read MoreThank you, thank you to everyone who came out for Art on the Square in Williamsburg, Virginia! This weekend marked my first ever big art fair, and honestly, it was the best first art fair experience I could’ve asked for.
Read MoreThese new mini florals, delicate yet powerful, are here just in time for Mother’s Day! Which wonderful woman in your life would love a gift of art and flowers? Brighten up her day and home with these sweet, vibrant pieces.
Read MoreNine brand new prints have just arrived in the Shop! These high quality prints are fresh off the printer from works that are fresh off the easel. Each scene is especially close to my heart, and each painting feels like a huge, colorful step in the journey of finding the work I was meant to create.
Read MoreHere’s a little taste of last Friday’s Artist Reception for a/perture cinema’s “Cinema Beyond the Screen” exhibition. The exhibition was even more beautiful than I’d hoped, and it was such a pleasure to get to meet and mingle with other creatives in my area. It made me feel all the more honored to show my work beside these talented local artists.
Read MoreThis Spring, in lieu of fresh flowers, I bring you fresh art! As fun as all of this winter’s commissions have been to paint, I have been itching to get back to a few landscape painting ideas this Spring. Painting these new pieces was such a joy, and it’s my hope that you can feel that joy in each brush stroke.
Read MoreSURPRISE! Fresh new works have just arrived in the Shop and are currently on proud display at Camino Brookstown in downtown Winston Salem, NC. So come grab a cup of coffee and a yummy pastry at your favorite local coffeehouse and bakery and enjoy the exhibition of new works. These thirteen fresh pieces will hang at Camino’s through June.
Read MoreI’m honored to have one of my paintings displayed alongside 18 talented local artists for a/perture cinema’s “Cinema Beyond the Screen” exhibition at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in Winston Salem from March 28th - April 28th. All work at the exhibition will be auctioned off to benefit the locally owned nonprofit treasure, a/perture cinema - an indie, foreign, and documentary cinema that celebrates art through film.
Read MoreThe holidays may be long over, but with all of this year’s belated holiday gifts, my January has been busier than ever! Now that my own holiday season is winding to a close, I’ve had some time to look back on this wonderful season of gift giving and some of the faces that made it bright. Here are a few of the happy faces - people and pets alike! - who unwrapped joy and art this holiday.
Read MoreI used to think that happy art would never be taken seriously. I thought that in order for people to truly value and appreciate your work, your art must express some sort of angst. But I’ve discovered that art isn’t about expressing any one particular feeling or mood…Art is about authenticity.
I’ve loved getting to paint pet portraits of all size, and these pint-size holiday ornaments were an especially fun treat to paint. Here are a few of the cute ornaments I got to paint this 2021 holiday season. I’m already looking forward to the next!
Read MoreI’ve always dreamed of having my work on a wine or champagne bottle 🍾🥂✨ So when Shanti Elixirs, an Asheville-based, women-owned and operated, eco-friendly, bee-saving kombucha company reached out about putting my work on their label…well, I was ecstatic.
Read MoreLast Christmas, this young woman, Emery, was surprised with the sweetest gift of art from her mother. Emery had been saving up for months to buy my work “Alpine Dreams.” Little did she know, her mom had decided to surprise her daughter by purchasing her dream painting for her.
Read MoreAdd beautiful, peaceful memories to your Christmas tree this year with your favorite local landscape. These little landscapes carry all of the sweetness of your most beloved places with them, making them the best gifts to yourself or the perfect stocking stuffers for those you love.
Read MoreWhen I see a work of art in its new home, it feels as if the painting was always meant to end up where it is, like the painting is the last missing puzzle piece, snapped perfectly into place. Here are a few of my favorite of the latest “last puzzle piece” in situ images I’ve been sent. Which installation is your favorite?
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