Only 3 days until the festival!

We’re only 3 short days away from the Goodlettsville Arts and Antiques Festival! The festival will take place on this Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 AM – 4 PM, in Goodlettsville, TN. I will be with the Artists on Main tents … Continue reading

4 days to go!

I’m still counting down and we are now 4 days away from the Goodlettsville Arts and Antiques Festival! The festival will take place on this Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 AM – 4 PM, in Goodlettsville, TN. I will be with the … Continue reading

Let the countdown begin…

We’re just 5 days away from the Goodlettsville Arts and Antiques Festival! The festival will take place on this Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 AM – 4 PM, in Goodlettsville, TN. I will be with the Artists on Main tents which will … Continue reading

This week in my art studio…

This is my weekly studio update! We are less than 2 weeks away from my first fall show (Goodlettsville Arts and Antiques Festival, Saturday, September 12, 10 am – 4 pm, in front of Goodlettsville City Hall) so I’m starting to move … Continue reading

This week in my art studio…

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Sorry it’s been a while since I have posted! I was out of town for vacation all of last week, but definitely hit the ground running when I came home! I made a lot of progress on several of my pumpkin … Continue reading

Roger Dale Brown Workshop Day 3 and final reflections 

Roger began the final day of the workshop with a demo. He painted what we all felt was a boring reference photo, and turned it into an absolutely lovely painting. It was really helpful to watch Roger start and finish … Continue reading

Roger Dale Brown Workshop Day 2

I returned to Warehouse 521 this morning for the second day of the Roger Dale Brown workshop. I arrived early so that I could work on yesterday’s piece before the workshop began. I was more careful with my paint application … Continue reading

Roger Dale Brown Workshop Day 1

Today was day 1 of the Roger Dale Brown workshop at Warehouse 521 in Berry Hill and boy am I tired! Painting may not seem like it would be exhausting, but when you’re not used to painting for 8 hours … Continue reading

Entryway Splendor; 12×16 oil on canvas panel

This is a piece I have wanted to paint for over a year and started several months ago. As commissions come in and various projects arise, pieces that I want to paint just for fun get pushed to the wayside. Since … Continue reading

House Painting 101

In August, I received a commission from a co-worker to paint a portrait of her house to give to her husband for Christmas. The husband designed the house and had made comments before about wanting a painting of their home. I … Continue reading