finally getting caught up on the editing/posting side of business.

katie and i have been friends since our freshman year of high school, we were some of the original cast outs, haha. but as marriage and babies have come along our friendship weathers on.  seeing her mia come soaring into the world was one of the highlights of my, well, life. it's so fun to see that baby reveal herself as a SPUNKY take-no-prisoners type of gal. sweet jack hammin' it up for every shot. and tim, well, we're lucky we don't have more pics of the big, tough guy with his tongue out. ;-D with katie in nursing school we don't get to see one another as often as we'd like, so this was a double treat for me.  love you guys.

i'm all about texture these days

enjoying the layers

the softness

and the depth they bring to new backgrounds.

when i completed this piece i struggled big time, fear over took me that i would never be able to do another portrait without my teacher standing right by me.  this piece, while it is taking longer, is my own personal proof that i can paint.  with no teacher standing over me, directing me through the process, i'm still making it. tap tap tapping the paint and her face begins to pop forward, fade back, curve around. when i get into the groove i feel a power beyond me take over and i instantly know what she needs to stand on her own.  still in process, but i wanted to share.

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line upon line

grace upon grace

until it shines with a knowledge of it's destiny...

antique silver, ultramarine, alizarin.

circles of grimm brothers and coffee cups.

swirled, dumped, glued... sure to induce happiness.