This year I rang in the new year at a mimosa bar with my newly-turned 21-year-old daughter, so it seemed a fitting scene for my first...

I've enjoyed painting some summer landscapes recently, but it's never long before I return to more whimsical paintings. And our dog...

I've developed myself a weekly cupcake habit. I check out the local cupcake shop's weekly menu as soon as it goes up, celebrate "Cupcake...

The fifth in my "Door to..." series. I think about all the doors that present themselves to us. Some we enter; some we don't. Some we...

If mailboxes could talk... This scene combines my love of nostalgia, color, and whimsy. Just what I needed on a blustery winter day.

I've always been intrigued with bubbles—how something so clear can have so much color. Hope this girl is enjoying her time on the bubble!

This is Barkley. He greets me on my neighborhood walk, pointing northward, encouraging me to get all my steps in. He lives across from a...

Playing with a new style in the studio and delighted to bring a latté-drinking dachshund to life. And he's sporting a U of M sweater...

I've had these oil stick abstracts around for a while, and finally landed on how I wanted to use them. Cutting them into an abstract,...

Not to get too art-geeky, but I'm loving how the simplicity of composition contrasts with the complexity of the various brush strokes in...

The nest of robins under our deck have provided hours of quarantine entertainment, and I'm grateful. Welcome Spring!

Trying to stay connected while staying in our own bubbles is surreal, but I'm starting to get the hang of this quarantine thing. I've...

I pocketed these rocks from the Moroccan Mediterranean Sea, and they have now found their way into this little piece of childhood.

It's full on winter outside, so here's a taste of what's to come—featuring one of the most whimsical creatures there is, the dragonfly.

I've had this girl in my head to paint for quite some time, and when I got a new umbrella for Christmas, it seemed like the perfect time!...

On today's agenda was making our Thanksgiving menu, so food is top of mind. I thought I'd create a critter who was looking forward to...

Three good friends call themselves the pod squad. Now that they all live in different cities, they each needed a colorful reminder that...

If you are into cycling through 20 different emotions every 10 minutes, may I recommend dropping your daughter off at college for the...

As one of my daughter's closest friends heads off to a new school, I hope this colorful piece reminds her of the joys of friendship. It...

I recently came across artist Mateo Dinee's work and I was smitten. His monster with a pencil in hand particularly caught my eye since...