Sometimes it feels like a change needs to take place. Kind of like when one realizes the piled-up laundry needs washing. Or when a room...

Hello there! It’s been awhile since I’ve even thought about posting, but I have some news! I’ve started my second calendar for 2019 (I...

I’ve not made time for a lot of reading lately, but I’ve always loved books and libraries. (Speaking of, who goes to the actual library...

Okay. This is quite the random assortment of goods here. But there’s a reason for that! The inspiration for these sketches came from my...

I’ve been eyeing Kelly Ventura‘s floral paintings (which are gorgeous!) for a while and finally got the courage to paint on a large scale...

Here’s a few recent sketches from my sketchbook. I’ve been working on my calendar (which hopefully will come out in late October) and...

Happy July 4th! Here is a patriotic gal in celebration of America’s birthday 🙂 I loved being able to use red, white, and blue with free...

Hey! I’ve been busy filling up pages in my sketchbook and I thought I’d share a few here. First things first. Here is the cover: I...

Just for fun, I decided to try my hand at pattern-making…it’s kinda satisfying. I can picture this pattern on a set of sheets or an...

Here’s an update on illustrations I’m working on for the 2019 calendar! I am having so much fun with it! It’s pretty slow going, but I’m...

Here’s a digitally-colored illustration of an orange blossom tree I sketched. (Or maybe those are clementines!) I must be loving orange...

This piece is for a friend of mine–it might have the honor of appearing on her desk at work! I noticed the style of this illustration is...

I’m already thinking of 2019, guys. But that’s the name of the game when you make a calendar! (I’m not going to do what I did last year,...

Just thought I’d share this card that I made for my friend who is getting married this weekend! I like using brown paper for white...

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Hey, guess what?! I made it to day 30! It’s so awesome. I thought I’d get bored of painting flowers for 30 days, but my motivation only...

Coneflower (not to be confused with cornflower) is Day 29’s flower! (I’ve made it 29 days, y’all!) This illustration was also done in...

Right around the time I discovered citrus fruits grow on trees (and why wouldn’t they?!), I thought it would be pretty cool to have a...

We used to have a honeysuckle plant climbing up a trellis at our old farmhouse…when it bloomed it gave off the loveliest scent ever!...

Yes, lavender is considered an herb, but it is also a flowering plant, therefore it fits with my Flower Series. I love that I can make up...