Category: Art

Last month’s posts focused on wrapping up loose ends from my time in Williamsburg. Whether I was bringing my Exhibition of the Month series to a (potentially temporary) close, or reflecting on the American Studies program, I wanted to acknowledge Williamsburg. I wrote a similar series when I left Roswell, after all, and this chapter… Continue reading Springing Up Like…A New Art Project

My parent’s cat Hanna passed away in November. Hanna was a sweet cat who loved people, especially my parents. A super senior, she was nearly twenty years old, and lived a good life filled with napping, snacks, and lots of lap-sitting. My parents miss her a lot though, so in December, I decided to surprise… Continue reading Portrait of a Cat for My Parents

The arrival of December means a new holiday card for friends and family. As longtime readers know, every year I try something new when I make my cards. Whether it’s changing my technique, or showcasing different subject matter, no two years are the same. This year’s card stands out in both method and content. First,… Continue reading Monotypes for Everyone: Good Tidings, 2023 Edition

This year, I lot of the art I’ve been making has been for the house. I’ve painted abstractions on cabinet doors. Other times, I’ve been adding more animals to our ever-growing mural menagerie. Regardless, I’ve been using painting, drawing, and other media to make our house our own. Not everything I’ve been working on is… Continue reading Four Seasons Garden Banners

For the most part, the art I make is for myself. I usually end up giving it away, but typically I sketch, paint, and print the things I find interesting in my daily life. Now and then though, I’ll do commissioned pet portraits work, including this cat we’ll be looking at today. Meet Gus, a… Continue reading A Cat for Levi

At the beginning of the year, I decided to make more art. Spending the holidays with my family spurred this decision. Paintings, drawings, and prints I’ve done over the years fill the homes of my parents and sister. When I saw these, I remembered that my art is more important than my scholarship to a… Continue reading Magnolia and Wildflowers

The Importance of Time When it comes to my art practice, I can take years to carry out an idea. Time, I’ve learned, is key to my process. The years that pass between the initial sketch and the final project are as vital as the actual paint or paper I use. Sure, I never follow… Continue reading Bird Abstractions

Last summer I started painting animals around the house. Highlighting critters I’d seen in our yard or on the patio, I painted smaller fauna like songbirds, along with the occasional skink or frog. Yet we’ve also seen plenty of larger animals in our yard, including rabbits, the occasional opossum, and deer. After months of painting… Continue reading Oh, deer!

One of the things that I love about living in the Williamsburg area is that the seasons are so distinct from one another. Whereas the shifts between seasons in Roswell were subtle, a blush of green on the ground or in the trees after a rain, or, more often than not, a blast of wind… Continue reading Flowering Trees