Writings from my Art Journey

My Very First Show

This was my very first show! I had planned and practiced for a 10×10, but this one was a 6×10. I didn’t know which direction to prepare for. There’s a bit of flexibility needed as there’s always a bit of uncertainty that you can’t prepare for. For the first show, you don’t know what you…

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Stepping out of the Box

If you would’ve asked me if I’d ever consider painting digitally, I would have said quickly and confidently no. But never say never. In 2022, I began playing around in the digital world. There was a part of me that felt like I was betraying myself as an artist. Cheating in some way or another.…

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Watercolor and Acrylic

This was a simple blog – a comparison if you will – that I found from March 2023 that I never shared. Below is my experience with watercolor and acrylic paint. I have a lot of trouble committing to a painting that requires a lot of time and patience. I’ve even been known to abandon…

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My Art: Then and Now

Every once in a while, it’s good to look back to see how far you’ve come. How you’ve grown and changed as an artist. To see and be proud of your diligence and hard work. Walk the journey with me of then and now art below. 😊 THEN I drew this in 2001. (Note my…

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Beauty in Tragedy

“Beauty in Tragedy” (below) is one of my watercolor paintings. I don’t always share the meaning behind my paintings, or at least not all of it. But I will this one because of what seems like an unfitting title. This was painted from a photograph I took over 5 years ago. It was taken during…

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Journey to Digital Painting

In the spring of 2022, I decided to take a few of my traditional paintings that didn’t meet my expectations and change them digitally.  I did not have high hopes in the result simply because there was extreme reluctancy in this process. I told myself this was acceptable since it was not fully digital, and…

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