The past couple months, I have been assigned to write a monthly article on behalf of Creativity Art Studio in Orem for The Ticket (Community column for The Daily Herald.) It has been a great experience not only to be published, but to really decided what the general public would like to hear about concerning art. Here are links to my past two...
I'm not great at this personal blog thing yet, but I do have to share a life changing day. Watching it over and over and welling up tears again and again currently. I'm one lucky girl, and so in love with this great guy! Enjoy! ...
The art of J. C. Leyendecker Just recently I have been so interested in the great illustrators of the past: Norman Rockwell, N. C. Wyeth, and especially J. C. Leyen Decker. I catch their works influencing my own--and I love it! Maybe you remember this post, or maybe you don't, but these great illustrators could definitely be added to that list. (If you...
"Art is art because it is hard." I had a professor say this to me recently, and I have been repeating it over and over in my head since then. I haven't really come to a full conclusion about what I think it means (and for that I am sitting here asking myself why I am writing a post about it,) but I...
In one of my classes we were given the assignment to complete a master copy; in other words, we were given the assignment to copy an exact replica of a "master artist" before the 1900s. Our class is varying from Rembrandt to Teichart (even though she really wasn't a master before the 1900s.) Of course, I chose a favorite: John Singer Sargent. At...
Some days you've got it, and some days you don't. That couldn't be more true for me and my art. Some days I want it, and some days I don't. (Most days I do, but occasionally I won't.) Although this blog would tell you otherwise, I have been on artistic overload lately. I labor at my easel 6 days a week. I also...
8x8 In. Pen and Ink on Bristol 8x8 In. Pen and Ink on Bristol ...
These paintings are about 2 years old now, but I had a inclination to study them again today. I feel like they are so fresh, even though some of the colors are too bold or striking for my technical taste now. They are three portraits of friends from freshmen year (completed freshman year.) They are mixed media on masonite. The backgrounds are dyed...
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No matter what your hobby, occupation, etc. is. Make good art, or just watch this. I found this incredibly inspiring. Enough to share. ...
Just had a VERY fun photo shoot with the Bos family in Loomis. Their kitchen used to be a RESTAURANT kitchen! How cool is that! I'm on to editing for the photos, and hopefully I can get to work painting tonight! Just had a VERY fun photo shoot with the Bos family in Loomis. Their kitchen used to be a RESTAURANT kitchen! How...
Laguna Niguel, California What a marvelous place. Our last day there we took a walk down the beach a snapped a few family portraits. It was a great weekend--great start--great finish. I love my family! All of us together! They're the best family i've ever had. (That joke is getting old.) While taking photos, I snapped a few "couple" shots of my parents--they...
I am home from school during the summertime, and just last October/November my parents moved onto 3 gorgeous acres down the street from our little house I mostly grew up in (on less then a quarter acre.) Let me tell you, it's been quite the change--but such a wonderful change! This place is HUGE and full of beautiful things. There is still projects...
I went out painting a few days ago with artist, Casey Childs. We hauled our paints up to the mountains and found this gorgeous little place. I finished one small plein air study that I will turn into a larger work. ...
