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“Portals” Themed Art: Conductivity

Dear Clients and Friends, I write to let you know about a new original artwork for sale in my March Musical Madness Collection called “Conductivity,” and canvas print purchasing options, as well!  Enjoy the images below that follow the transformational journey of an old canvas that had an imperfect image which I was ready to paint over! The images below show my process of transforming a canvas with an unwanted image into a new piece of art.  I’ve been painting on a very large portrait of...

Three Recent Gigs

Caricature season is ramping up! In the past ten days I’ve done three gigs. The first was “Among the Stars” – a special needs prom held at the Foursquare Gospel Church in Gettysburg, PA. The next day, I drew children and adults at UD’s “Fandemonium” Event at the University of Delaware. And lastly, I was at an outdoor student event on the campus of Thomas Jefferson University. Please contact me if you would like to book me in for a...

Whirly Twirly With Butterflies

I finished this artwork over the weekend in conjunction with a painting party for two friends who were guests at my informal AirBnB from Thursday to Saturday. It was a lot of fun, and below is a video sequence put together from our Friday night project. “Whirly Twirly With Butterflies” 20 x 20 inches Acrylic on canvas $125 with free shipping Please Contact Me to purchase! Feel free to share with friends! 00...

Gift Caricature for Anne Owl with George Mason University

I recently finished this commissioned gift for a young woman moving on from her work with INTO MASON and George Mason University. Currently she hopes to be going to grad school. Wishing her well as she walks through the next open doors into the future! The joy I feel when clients communicate their feelings about my work and how gifts were received brings such meaning to all I do and strive for as an artist.   I am humbled when I...

Caricatures from Nadia’s 14th Birthday Party!

Last Saturday I drew caricatures at a birthday party for a 14-year-old girl, her friends, some younger attendees and one adult with her dog! The adults present loved what I was doing and I had a lot of fun, even staying after I finished and packed up to watch the magician – a wonderful performance by a master of illusion! Almost a week later, as I add in the photos from that day, I’m trying to remember a few of...

Hand-Painted Wedding Invitation for Virginia and Guy

I recently finished this watercolor/guache hand-painted portrait of Bride and Groom on a matted and framed invitation from their wedding. This piece also featured some metallic gold highlighting which worked well with the decorative gold frame. My client, Christen, has ordered a number of these personal wedding keepsakes – seem to be her go-to gift in recent years and I so appreciate the repeat business! After some views here of my most recent piece, I will also include those she...

Caricature Fun From My February Visit to My Cousin

In mid-February I got to visit my cousin Laura for a weekend – the first I had seen her and others in her family in about three years. It was a wonderful time of re-connecting and also on the agenda was attending a birthday party at her son Will’s home. My cousin had expressed some interest in learning to draw caricatures, so I had thrown my easel into my van. When I learned that there was a kid’s party, I...