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A new trompe l'oeil wreath painting I've finished this week, and a shameless collection of other small paintings I have available, including a smattering of ones which have not made it to the main feed (plus 3 pieces from the archives of 2021 that ar
Happy Birthday to my very favorite subject and the light of my life! Last year might have been prime, but this year is power of two! (2⁵) To celebrate here is my 2024 portrait, and can't wait for your combination Thanksgiving/Birthday feast later thi
This unusual little gem came out of trying intentionally use elements from artists I admire, in this case I was looking at Mia Bergeron, Jeremy Miranda, and Maxfield Parrish for the intense colors, backlit drama and unexpected glow - loved having a s
"Below the Waterline" My little instagram still life - a curated, impossibly balanced tower, the visible tip of an iceberg of effort and stress and mistakes all hidden beneath
Thinking of titles is not fun - ended up calling this "Color and Balance" because "look at how intense colors and muted colors look all junbled together - tape is more green than a watermelon, but an onion is more intensely purple than
Not technically a part of that group, but another painting that I finished around the same time - this glorious gradient of clouds from Glacier Bay
Been painting like mad, and realized I never actually posted the finals from that group I finished in spring! I called this one Self-Portrait in Brass and Velvet - spot the reason why!
So delighted to have my two paintings been accepted into the Bath Society of Artists Annual Exhibition 2025! Glad to see my self portrait on gallery walls for the first time! Didn't manage to snag tickets to the sold out opening, but we came down a w
My most recent portrait 🌅 The lovely Sophie - with that lovely golden hour light! I took the photo 3 years ago, but needed 3 years of learning/practicing to manage those beautiful, colorful shadows - I can't recommend enough keeping your reach pro
Anyone looking to see in detail what Brian looked like in 2023 can go see for themselves at the People's Theatre in Newcastle! The North of England Art Club's Annual Exhibition will be up until December 5th! So glad my new year's resolution was to a
The time between finishing painting and when it's dry enough to varnish is just enough to have stopped thinking about whatever juicy painting problem I was thinking about when I started it - and seeing it again is always so nice! Like "ooh what
A peek into the whirlwind that's been my brain these past 10 weeks - At the end of March, I started a class with Zoey Frank called Experimental Approachs to Color, and it's been so excellent. Challenging, and unexpected and a much appreciated shove
There's a new show up at the Newcastle Civic Centre from a pretty cool art club! Highly recomend stopping by the North of England Art Club show, and find my sunny little windowsill while you're there ☀️
From London up to Edinburgh! Absolutely baffled at being included in the Royal Scottish Academy 199th Annual Exhibition! (From now till June 8th! The whole show is wild and incredible and well worth a trip)
So lovely to see my painting in its natural habitiat! Genuinely one of the great joys is to see my finished work loved and treasured in a home! 🕯🌟🪞🖼
The struggle to accurately photograph something so white and so neon almost outweighs the trouble I saved myself in not painting half my freckles! (Edit - now with a zoomed in phone photo to see the high-key rainbows I was going for!) Honestly tho
We had an absolutely incredible time at the Mall Galleries last night! The Royal Society of British Artists 2025 Exhibition was full of absolutely stunning work - I am honored to have won the Ronald Morgan Memorial Award, and so pleased to have sold
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Only 57 days till Spring!
So, so thrilled that this sweet little impulse of a painting has been accepted into the 👑🎨 Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2025! If you find yourself in Trafalgar Square from February 25th to March 8th, pop around the corner an