Hi there! I wanted to share a little behind the scenes on my recent project. I’m giving you allll the details that lead to the finished product above. That’s right: the good, the bad, and the absolutely drop dead you-can’t-miss-this gorgeous! It started with a phone call… “We’re looking for a company to create the
Blooms!! I have no doubt you’ve heard me talk about my love of flowers and how much I miss them here in Vegas. While roses are fairly prevalent, favorites like dahlias, peonies, ranunculus are pretty much non existent. Sigh. So I went against my better judgement and decided to purchase a few bulbs - peonies
I've been an artist a long time now. It's been years since I first learned to oil paint on a Pasadena hill top in Peter Liashkov's class at Art Center. Let me tell you, those first few paintings were really terrible. They were from a live model and I really had no idea what I
Never has this been more true for me than in this moment. How many times have you had a great idea or project that you’ve put off starting because it just seems too hard? Or maybe it doesn’t seem ‘that’ hard but for some reason you keep making excuses as to why
This is it! I can't tell you how excited I am to offer my new course, 'INVENTING YOU: Style and Brand Developement for Artists'. I created this course for the artists struggling with finding their signature style and how to present themselves to the world. No more doing it on your own. Yes, continuing to
It’s always so exciting to see your artwork come to life. There’s something wonderful about being an artist and creating the incredible. But it is also incredibly exciting to see a newly founded business take shape and present itself to the world. Especially when it’s an artist taking the reigns on their creative career. Isn’t
Oh, the dreaded bio. I don't think I've met an artist in all my 25 years as a creative that enjoys writing one. Do you? Believe me, I don't really like writing them either, but I've come to understand why it's necessary to develop the skills to write a really great one. So, why
It's true. My shoes came with a crown. You're thinking, 'What the heck?" Right? Well one of my favorite brands is a shoe company called TIEKS. Have you heard of them? Tieks makes these lovely little ballet flats in a flurry of colors and finishes. They create special edition colors that they launch with
WOW!!!! I don’t know why this popped into my head but I have so many ideas right now. You?? Let’s keep it to living artists and say you could trade places for a day. Think about how much you’d learn and what you’d be able to apply to your career. Just the value in
This month I’m mixing it up a bit. My June Tutorial is on a stellar technique that’s been around since the 1400’s, probably earlier. In fact, Leonardo Da Vinci used this technique on his Sistine Chapel ceiling so it’s totally legit and super versatile. I’m showing you how to create a pounce pattern,
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