

30 Paintings challenge is DONE!
Phew! This is the first time I've done the challenge that I've actually made 30 paintings. For me the trick was to paint smaller and plan ahead. Not all of these are what I would call winners but I did learn a lot with each piece I created so it was time well spent. All the paintings below are either mixed media or pastel. Some of them I created ahead of time so you may have seen them posted on facebook or instagram. As I mentioned in my last post I have a new challenge that


Starting out the New Year with a blog!
Okay, I'm a little late to say this is a New Year's resolution. Better late than never though right? I'm going to start this blog in an effort to showcase my art but also to help you get to know me a little better, which hopefully will be a good thing! I'm going to try to commit to one post per week, but if I can do a daily blog I will. Baby steps. Currently I'm participating in Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. I'm struggling a little bit in creating a new p