18 Jul G Is For Giraffe
{Sneak peak at my newest illustration} I'm having so much fun lately and it's all because I'm creating non-stop! Let me tell you the paint and paper are flying around here. The crazy intense heat of this week hasn't helped...
15 Jul Books Are Not Just Paper
I love book quotes and I found this great one while walking in the Inner Harbor in Baltimore over the weekend. Pass it along! Do you know of a good book or literature quote? Feel free to share it in...
11 Jul Brooklyn Bunny Collage Art
{Brooklyn Bunny} I'm in full art mode creation these days for the Park Ave Fest and Clothesline later in the Summer. This week, I'm working on several new pieces that involve paper collage. Doing collage is such fun! It's...
08 Jul Park Ave Festival 2013
{See the original painting at the festival or if you can't wait go here} Summer is in full swing, so that means: hot sunny days, star gazing nights, and...
05 Jul Growing
{print from Society6} My summertime oasis is my front porch. When I need a break, I tend to wander out there, take a few breaths of the fresh air and I immediately feel better. I've created touches of color...
01 Jul Birthday Parade Artwork
{Detail of The Birthday Parade} Happy July! Today marks just over 1 month till my first festival this summer—The Park Ave Festival in Rochester, NY! (Yikes—there's so much to do still! Breathe, breathe. I have to remind myself...
28 Jun Making My Heart Sing
{Me super happy to be on an Oregon beach} Happy Friday friends! I thought today I'd share a few more photos from D and my road trip from Portland to San Fran. These photos are from my 2 favorite spots...
25 Jun En Plein Air Painting and Sketching
{Me sitting on a lovely wooden bench painting this gorgeous vista} I'm back! What a trip D and I had to Portland and driving along the coastline to San Francisco! There's so much to share that I'll be posting...
06 Jun My Travel Sketchbook
Guess what you guys?! D and I are heading out on a great vacation adventure this weekend! We'll be flying into Portland, Oregon to explore the city for a few days and then we are taking a road trip down...
03 Jun Interior YA Novel Design
I received 2 young adult books last week in the mail. It was like seeing old friends again. I worked on these Scholastic book projects last fall (yes it takes months and years to publish a book!) For...