Last year, I put out a call for submissions and received dozens of heart warming snapshots, expressing moments of motherhood. One year later, these paintings are now complete just in time to share with you for Mother’s Day! (more…)
Archive | Paintings
What if the PAAS Easter Eggs Were All Grown Up?
A couple months ago, I was sitting in church and listening to the worship band play. My mind wandered to Easter, to brightly colored PAAS easter eggs, to food coloring infused candy and I thought: why not embrace it? Why not embrace all of it and paint a series about the PAAS Easter Eggs all grown up? (more…)
Patreon Happy Mail Perks
This week I am sending out 5 months worth of Happy Mail perks to Patreon subscribers at the $100 level. These patrons also received an exclusive monthly art print ($50 level) and a monthly curiosity ($12 level). Here is a look inside their extra special goodie box packages! (more…)
KidLit4Climate Climate Strike Campaign
I’m a children’s illustrator and I illustrated my Clemmy and Phoebe foxes to join in the kidlit4climate campaign. I stand with the young people striking for urgent climate change!
Raising awareness is just one small step in the direction of change, and no step is too small. If you’d like to take part with your own expression of creativity, but you feel limited by an inability to draw, I created a free coloring sheet. You can download the KidLit4Climate coloring sheet on my Patreon and post your own colored version to instagram along with hundreds of others from around the world to take part in displaying your support for kids against climate change. (more…)
The Demanding Muse
I was supposed to rest today; but, when I awoke, I emerged from fitful sleep.
In my dreams I had been painting. (more…)
2019 Affectionate Animal Source Images
I use vintage photos as the source images for my annual Affectionate Animal series. I believe the vintage photos add a bit of nostalgia that blends well with my contemporary animal characters. Here are my source images for this year’s series of characters. (more…)
I’m Gay
When I was eight years old, I wrote my first poem. I remember the moment the words came to me. I was lying in bed at night, the lines rattling through my brain, startling sleep away. I turned on my pencil-shaped bedside lamp, grabbed my pink diary and huddled up underneath the little roses on my wallpaper to scribble the words down before they were lost to me forever. I re-read them over and over, letting them seep into my mind as I drifted off to sleep, so full of mystery and fascination at this new craft that had opened up to me.
The next day, I showed the poem to my mother. It was a love poem, and the only thing she said was, “Why is this written to a woman?”
I didn’t know. (more…)
Your 2019 Affectionate Animal Couples Are Here!
I’ve been painting a new series of Affectionate Animal couples for the past few years. My goal with this series was always to portray queer couples, including 3 lesbian w/w pairings, 3 homosexual m/m pairings, and 3 heterosexual m/w pairings. (more…)
Exclusive Art Prints for Patreon Supporters
Last year I launched a Patreon page for my art after many of you asked to support me on a monthly basis. One of the fun perks that I made available was an exclusive monthly art print that is availanle to patrons at the $50 level and up.
My Patreon was received with such warm enthusiasm that I felt my creativity spark and dset aflame with so many new ideas. It was a truly fantastic and heart-warming experience. (more…)
Meet Rita Raccoon: read my first short story!
Each month I release a new exclusive art print for my Patreon supporters. This month I added a little something extra: an exclusive look at my first short story which accompanies the art.
A peek at the art print is right here, and a preview of the story is below. To read the whole thing, support me on Patreon today. (more…)