welcome!
while i can't bring you into the studio itself, you can still get a glimpse into the process! take a look around, explore collections, and read a few insights into how i see the artwork as it changes - from where it all started to the newest works off the easel.
the newest piece
the latest artwork to come off the easel!
lavender storm
we've finally moved, and i'm enjoying having more space to paint!
while i finish neatening up the Mesa collection, varnishing pieces and making sure that pastel doesn't get everywhere, i've had the chance to play with vibrant and fun colors.
between my usual cathartic scrapes of color, I've had a chance to play around with layers of textures and chalk.
check out the details!
sneak peek
The Mesa Collection
My husband and I do a lot of driving - throughout Colorado, road trips to New Mexico... and all across this area of the country are mesas.
As the forever passenger on these trips, these landmarks just fly past, over and over without distinction. The same colors, the same striped soil patterns, the same textured striations.
But if you watch them long enough from the passenger seat of a car going 80 mph, there's a beauty as they stream past.
They overwhelm the scenery around them.
Here are a couple of canvases from:
The Mesa Collection - Daylight
24" x 36"
large canvases
highlighted pieces
"where the sidewalk ends" is definitely new to me - more shadows, less color, and a different use of mediums.
instead of bright paint scrapes, there's sand and pumice dripping down. instead of a solid background, there are blues and browns and grays.
shel silverstein wasn't an inspiration for this, but the finished piece reminds me of the book title - the ground falling from beneath you.
on the flip side, "barbiecore" is definitely an odd one for me. constructing triptychs can take time, because they're intended to be reminiscent of each other, and it's best to do them all at the same time.
however, we were moving when i started this project, so consistency was tricky!
for calming down your space
neutrals
10" x 10"
for smaller spaces
