The Challenge of Painting My Own Nursery

It turns out, myself and my husband are the worst clients for mural projects. I am my own worst client because, in theory, I can create anything. This opens up so many options. It's so much easier when a client comes to me with their idea. My husband makes a terrible client because while he …

Sleep Under The Stars

I actually started this piece with an intention: to create a piece of art for a boy's room. This small sketch was the beginning. I almost never start off with a plan when I create, and if I do, it usually evolves quite a bit. I started with basic color areas, nothing very pretty. In …

Adventure Marks the Soul Forever

I totally just love this quote right now! Recently I had the opportunity to create a custom piece of art for a woman I met at one of my craft fairs. Here's the progress of that piece of art. I started by doing a textured layer of pinks and reds. Then I painted teal and …

In Awe

I walked out of Target last week and this is what I saw. I swear I will never tire of living here. And this is my drive home everyday. I admit I took this while I was driving. To be honest, I want to take a picture of my drive home everyday because the light …

Mountain Scouting Trip

After a welcomed lazy Saturday morning, Bear and I headed up to the mountains so that he could start scouting for his hunting trip coming up in two weeks. Never needing an excuse to drive up to the mountains, I went along for the ride. Once we made it up to Silverthorne, we stopped for …