levi the labradoodle - 18x24

This is my dog Levi. He's a labradoodle, is as scruffy as they come and is still very much a puppy! For this one, I thought it'd be fun to show the process.

1. First I had to get a decent picture of my dog, not as easy as it sounds:


WINNER!


2. Map out the painting:


3. Mix the colors (You betcha I held up my pallet to my dog to make sure the colors matched):


4. Slab on the colors with a pallet knife (quickly covers a lot of surface):


5. Levi's approval, very important


6. Choose a background color


7. Fill the background and flesh out the other colors


8. Add the detail and contrasting colors

rubik's cube series - each 8x8

Learning to solve one of things is a real challenge! For my company's 3rd annual art show, I wanted to paint another series and love the idea of painting rubik's cubes. There's something so simple yet complex about them. One wrong twist could mess the whole block up. My series goes through the emotions of solving a cube. The first is "intimidation", the second, "perseverance", and the third is a feeling of "victory".

The first of the series won me 2nd place. The prize was an entire case of wine and I couldn't have been happier!

calm landscape - 48x60

This painting was a gift to my parents and hangs in their living room. The two dogs in the background were our pets growing up and the dog in the foreground is our current dog, Levi.

blackburn wedding invite

My best friend let me help out with designing her wedding invite. She had the ideas, I presented the options. It was really fun collaborating with her! And boy oh boy what a beautiful wedding!