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Stop. Mermaid time.

I've been painting mermaids for the last several days. Life-sized!  (If mermaids are people-sized fish, that is.) Don't worry. I'll be back to monsters soon.

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Butterfly Painting

“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you”--Nathanial Hawthorne I made this butterfly painting using the same collage technique I talked about in... Continue Reading →

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Elephant Love: Collage Painting Tutorial

My neighbor's baby shower is on Saturday and I REALLY wanted to create an elephant painting for her baby boy, but I hadn't got to it yet. This morning I decided to try a collage painting. This project is easy... Continue Reading →

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New Bird Paintings Getting Started

Here's a sketch for the Cooper's Hawk. I'm still working on the Morning Dove drawing. These two paintings will complete the room. (One bare wall to fill.)

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Birds

Late last year (2009), I was commissioned to create some bird paintings for a boy's room. The clients didn't want my "cartoony" style, they wanted something more realistic yet still full of personality. They told me which birds they would... Continue Reading →

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Monkeys from the past…

This is a painting I created for my niece, Teagan for her first birthday. I almost always paint in acrylic on canvas, and this is no exception. I'm also a little obsessed with purple flower patterned backgrounds. You will probably... Continue Reading →

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Speaking of owls…

This is a painting I created a few months ago for a client who wanted more realistic birds on canvas for their baby boy's room. (There were several in the series.) Just interesting to note the style difference between this... Continue Reading →

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