Bird with Flowers

You Are Strong

Inspired by my friend Sarah McMurray, who has been very open and courageous about her journey fighting cancer. We are all stronger than we think!

*Send Sarah an encouraging note here.

Love you, Sarah.

Digital Manipulation flowers

Had a fun afternoon arranging pdfs of watercolor paintings into a new painting - in progress:

I Love Oregon!

I'm feeling the Oregon love! I wanted to do my own spin on our classic green and white "I love Oregon" symbol. I think  the craft paper, and the charcoal pencil, combined with a simple watercolor/gouache wreath makes for a very Portland, Oregon feel.

In process shot:

and here us a more simple rain-wreath version:

Painting symmetrical botanicals today!

Inspired from beautiful UnitedThread Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/155025958/tree-peony-archival-print?ref=shop_home_active_24