Kitty Paws

Kitty Paws

Here are the toes of my little four-legged male model...it was hard enough for him to sit still for me. We had a head-to-head run in too (he was worked up in a lovie mood and went to rub my camera lens which jammed my camera into my eye - no black eye though!)

Spring Time in the Nation's Capital

The bright pink blossoms against the brillant blue sky.

The cherry blossoms in front of the Washington Monument, DC.

Red with yellow tipped tulips in the Tulip Library, Washington, DC.

Looking across to the Jefferson Memorial

Foreground: a deep pink (with white interior) tulip. Background: Washington Monument.

This is listed in my etsy shop for an 8x10 metallic print: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24148119

Giving the tulips an artistically modern approach.

This print is for sale in my etsy shop-an 8x10 metallic print: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=24147733

The Moonless Night

The Moonless Night.

I'm not too sure where the inspiration for this black and white acrylic paint came from, but here's the finished product.

Here's the listing in my etsy shop:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23889901

Cherry Blossom Painting

After paying a visit to the Cherry Blossom festival in Washington, DC, I wanted to find a way to keep the delicate blossoms alive longer than their short reign in the Captial. I orginially photographed the blossoms from underneath, looking towards the sky, and I loved the way that in this shot, the blossom opened up to me, almost to greet me - it has provided me with a perfect angle to capture it in acrylic paints on canvas.

I did a lot of paint mixing right on the canvas to create custom paint combinations which are near impossible to duplicate. I actually think that my favorite part of this painting is the partical blossom hanging off the edge of the canvas. He was an after-thought for me to add him on there, but I'm really pleased with the the final painting.

It can be found in my etsy shop here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23529650

Ink Drawings

Westminster Abbey, London, England

May 2007

This is a hand sketch I did from a photograph I took on my trip to London. Being a designer by heart, the intricate ornamentation of the Gothic facade fascinates me. Being a perfectionist, this was one of the most difficult sketches I've attempted! I'm very fond of my blue pen, but I wanted to experiment through using another color ink. It takes some work for even me to get past the negative connotation that red ink holds (flashback to receiving college thesis papers back from my professor 'marked up' and bleeding red ink!). I do feel that, if used on the right subject, that the red ink would be a very powerful statement, but I'll end up using it sparingly, so I don't desensitize myself to my intended emotion of the red ink.

"Back Road" in Venice, Italy

July 2006

Also sketched from a photograph, I feel as though this sketch better communicates the feeling of Venice than the photograph could ever do! The bars on lower residential windows, while the upper windows open to flower boxes and flowing curtains. The scalloped canopies on the storefront windows across the canal. The movement of the water in the canal. Through the simplicity of the colors in the composition, the true beauty of this unique and mysterious city is more visible.

Main House on Marymount University Main Campus

February 2007

Full of history with a former life as a mansion and donated for the education of many, this is the "Main House" at the University I graduatated from.

Colosseum, Rome, Italy

July 2006

Also done on my study abroad, this is an interior sketch of the Colosseum. The play of shade and shadow on this sketch truly tested my 'vision' as an artist.

Spring Flowers

Gerber Daisy