My third ArtBox in San José, freshly painted at the intersection of Quito Road & Bucknall Drive.
Some pet images work exceptionally well larger than life, and this striking pose was another great one for this.
I got the opportunity to leave my mark at the current location of Works/San José, the first place I showed art in a public venue.
Part sculpture, part painting, these wall hangings are made from pieces of a heritage Valley Oak tree from the border of Walnut Creek, CA and Contra Costa County – also known as the Boundary Oak.
Illustrations of two electronic music virtuosos for the theremin and the synth.
Part of the Zip Us Up! collaboration in Michigan, this painting is inspired by the community legacy of the Three Fires Council.
I had extra “found” landscapes on hand, and continuing that theme was partly out of necessity as my art sources and studio access got disrupted to varying degrees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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This is a watercolor of an excellent image Alan captured of a rare moment of peace between the cats — aware of each other but sufficiently distant.
So much was happening, and worrisome, and strange that I just lost track of a lot of it. This post is about the weird craft stuff I focused on as an escape.
“All three were the first woman from their respective countries to obtain a degree in Western medicine from a Western university.”
In the strangest year in my lifetime, I figured it was fitting to wrap it up with a few oddities that are changes in perspective.
I painted this ceramic skull for the 31 Skulls fundraiser for Local Color. Fun project!
While I’ve been home I’ve been digging much more into the art materials I’d accumulated. I realized I could carry this mat around as a kind of window to change my view of my indoor environment.
These are nursery paintings for the #quarantwins Aubrey & Oliver. I got the idea to create a pair of paintings so that each one can have one when they’re older.
This is a commission I recently finished in front of the Casa Verde apartment complex – they requested art that would be vibrant and fun.