Works in Progress

  • Mermaid Unicorn Progress

    Mermaid Unicorn Progress

    A friend is moving to Seattle and loves a little unicorn/mermaid sign we walk past in Cape May. I decided to paint her something similar as a going away present. It needs many more layers but this is the end of day two of working on the painting.

  • Mermaid Unicorn Progress

    Mermaid Unicorn Progress

    A friend is moving to Seattle and loves a little unicorn/mermaid sign we walk past in Cape May. I decided to paint her something similar as a going away present. I did this sketch on tracing paper over the canvas out of fear of ruining the canvas, I didn't realize til after I didn't have transfer paper! Oops. I ended up cutting it out and tracing it onto the canvas.

  • I began working on this face after being inspired by a number of different Life Book 2015 instructors. I am stalled on this painting because I couldn't figure out what to do with her hair and have painted over it three times already. In doing so I've also noticed that her facial proportions are a little off. I still really like it and feel like I've improved on my facial shading a lot while working on this piece!

  • I am so excited that after 30 years I can FINALLY draw/paint a nose!!! It took me so long. I know that technically the lighting in the face isn't exactly right here, but I like the way it looks anyway so am keeping it this way! This ways before this girl got her permanent eyebrows. They were repainted many many times before I felt like they were right.

  • Watercolor Work in Progress

    Watercolor Work in Progress

    I've been working on this water color illustration for two years. It's based off a photo I took ~three years ago and I have only painted it while at a friend's in Virginia for some reason. I have gotten so used to working on it there that I save it for when I go visit him.

  • Watercolor Work in Progress

    Watercolor Work in Progress

    A little watercolor + dreamcatcher illustration. This is actually a sketch and practice run for a larger piece I plan to work on.

  • I started this painting during my Life Book 2015 gold leaf lesson. I got so angry at the gold leaf process (and my inability to do it well) that I (foolishly) quit making art for four months. This is hanging on my wall across from my bed, I look at it every morning and am hoping one day I look at it and a vision comes to me so I can finish it.

  • This painting is exactly the same as the one above. It also lives across from my bed and is waiting for some inspiration to spark.

Random bits o' art I am working on currently. 

*April 2016: This page looks like it hasn't been updated in a while, and it hasn't, but that's because all of these pieces are still in their current states. Art has unfortunately slowed down lately, but I'm hoping to do a lot more in the coming months.*