A Special Place...

Remember all those line drawings I did of wildflowers, birds, and such? Well, the drawings have been etched into a beautiful black marble, and reside in the Martha Walker Garden at Skyline Park in Napa, CA. There are 10 -11 signs, and they all turned out just beautifully. Thank you Kathleen for putting the time to make the Martha Walker Garden so lovely and special. I grew up playing in that garden when my Dad had flower shows and sales next to it in the hall. I love that place, and I'm so thankful I contributed something of worth there.

In other news. I'm starting a venture in portraiture. I'm going to draw some people I know and kids I know, and go from there. Artwork to be posted soon!

Paint, skulls, and butts!

Hello Friends!

Been busy. Working at a preschool and still doing some art, but mostly hanging out with 2-5 years olds all day. I've been getting some great ideas, though! And I'm happy to say I have a few new book ideas that I'm excited to work on in the coming months.

I started painting again. I'm out of canvases, but here's one of the little decorative, folk-art style piece I did for my room.

It sits on the wall by my skull and books, and my tiny owl, who watches over me at night. It's exactly what I wanted: colorful, abstract, and fun. I modeled it very closely of another artists paintings. She does work so similarly, but I just wanted something for my room, and for my own painting/meditative practices.

As I painted, I laughed because one of the paint dollops looked like a little butt. I took a picture so you could see. It was orange too! Oh little bottom, you blessed my painting with your presence that day. I will sorely miss you!

Dylan's Birthday book.

For my friend..... I finally got something right. After all of the trials and errors, this project went smoothly and I felt like I knew what I was doing. Here's the first page's illustration.

Plenty of Paper

Eisley is my favorite band and has been for at least five years, so it's about time I do an illustration based on their lovely and whimsical lyrics. This piece is titled, "Plenty of Paper" from their album, "Room Noises". It's their first LP and it's fabulous. Their third album is dropping in March--- it was streaming for free online this week, and I must say it. is. going. to. be. awesome. Go Eisley!

I'm thinking there will be more of these to come, whether they are based off Eisley songs or not. I'm thinking a series of three. If anyone has ideas for the next song I should illustrate, let me know!

The Martha Walker Native Habitat Garden

Hello friends,

Just finished a lovely project for the California Native Plant Society. I had to draw illustrations of flowers and small animals, many of which you have seen on this blog. I've always loved the Martha Walker Garden, so I'm happy to have been a part of its beautification. You can read about this sweet native habitat garden here. And when the signs are finished in a couple months, feel free to walk the garden after you attend one of CNPS's native plant sales. I used to go to those all the time with my Dad, and I have such great memories of them.

So here's the map you'll see at the entrances of the garden:

A new ink drawing for the signs in the Martha Walker garden. I really do love making these images!

New Style, yo!

Friends, family, lovely newcomers--- I introduce to you--- my new style. I've been trying to find a finished product that I enjoy doing, and is interesting, different, fun, and easy to stay consistent with. I've been doing so much pen and ink that I wanted to incorporate that, and here's what I came up with. I'll still be doing many other techniques, but this one will be my "brand". So next stop is my website, where I'll be updating and changing the look of it to match my brand. Love to all of you!