A little over a week ago, I was so surprised when my sister-in-law, Gabriella, texted me from the movie theater that she was in with her kids. She was so excited to tell me that a wall hook featuring my artwork was in the new Smurfs movie in several scenes! That’s the very first time [...]
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If you haven’t noticed, I paint a lot of birds. In fact, so far this year, I’ve painted 26! That seems unbelieveable…even to me. Why do I paint so many birds…it’s simply because no matter the season, people love them. I also truly enjoy painting them and adding a little personality to each one I create. Back a few weeks ago, I shared a photo of a self portrait that I did of myself back when I was in high school on my Facebook page. I sat in front of the mirror for several evenings in a row (until the wee hours of the morning) dressed in my finest and ended up with [...] Happy New Year! After a super busy holiday season, I’m been busily working away in my studio finishing up new collections that I bring to Atlanta with me tomorrow for meetings with customers. I am running on adrenaline and on the final stretch. Thank goodness we had a couple of snow days so that I [...] It’s late fall and now begins the time crunch for the holidays and for me- the January market in Atlanta. I have so much painting to do in between now and early January, my brushes won’t even get a chance to dry! In January, along with my sisters, Kristin and Meghan, who work with me, I [...] I get questions all of the time from people asking exactly what I do…or people say, “you should sell that painting to XYZ boutique up the street” or “I saw a shop where you should sell your art”. I thought I would take a few minutes to explain how art licensing works…how I don’t directly [...] I have been painting so much in the past few months that I have worn out some of my favorites brushes so it was time to make a trip to the art supply store and purchase a few new ones. I do order online sometimes, but I love to browse the isles of the art [...] |
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