Year: 2023

I think this might be my favorite piece of my own work.

One day, I am going to get to see northern lights in person.

I feel like this really captures the cold, wet feeling of autumn.

I used guache for this one. I really like how the dark background forces your eye to focus on the subject with more intensity than you might otherwise.  

I generally paint in watercolor.  I painted this with gouache (think watercolor and acrylic paint had a baby).  I did two versions – I think I like the second one better.          

I focused on the depth of color and texture here.  This is just practice, but I really like how a few of those turned out.

The dragonflies in late summer are really fun to observe.  They were one of the first insects to inhabit the planet 300 million years ago.  They fly backwards.  They can see almost 360 degrees.  What’s not to love?

Happy August!  Here’s a giraffe.  Not pictured: the giraffe’s giant purple tongue that can grow to be 20 inches or 53 cm long!