Now that the 31st is here, I have a chance to take a breath and reflect. Yes- I still have a painting on the easel. And another one leaning against it begging to be revisited- and it will happen. Eventually. After another few cups of coffee and few really long walks with the dog while we are still getting some rare January sun. I had a lot of fun this January, and even shared a few little progress shots as I went: Overall, it was a great experience holding myself to getting i

If you have any hard to shop for members of your family, I have a reccomendation. Have a piece of art commisioned- featuring their pride and joy! Any avid camper would love to stare at their teardrop or their airstream as they wait for summer to return, right? Now you can make that happen with a custom camper watercolor! Check out my Etsy page for more details- or message me if you have any questions! No campers in your family? No problem! I also have a love of preserving fo

I am SO happy to announce that I have OFFICIALLY been added to the artist in residence teaching roster for the North Dakota Council on the Arts! This is a huge honor- and as much as I am over the moon about the idea of being able to share my love of art with the school children of North Dakota, it is also exciting to be involved with such a forward thinking program! So much science is finally coming out supporting what so many artists and teachers already knew- art is reall

As I mentioned yesterday, we are nearing the end of the vegetables that we pickled ourselves. I might make some pickled eggs in the future or another home preserved food that might lend itself as a photogenic subject matter (we are big kimchi lovers in this house!), but for now I decided to go with a good old fashioned pantry raid. May I present to you: the humble sardine can. There is something appealing about a well stocked pantry. It is one of my personal goals to have mor

Happy 2016! I can't believe we are already saying that- but here it is!! 2015 was filled with a lot of amazing ups and downs and twists and turns- and it looks like 2016 will bring more excitement and adventures. To which I say, bring it on!! To wrap up 2015 I created a collage on my instagram page with a few highlights of what has been keeping me busy over the last year. To be fair, I probably should have made a collage of my dog to accompany the painting shots, since she re