15 people holding on to that which will determine their fate

limited edition print of original oil painting
printed on 330 gsm weight cotton rag paper
image size 20 inches square
paper size 22 inches square
signed, titled, and numbered on front
edition of 30

$150.

A gold coin, a book, a cup of tea, a secret, a sibling...15 people with the thing (or person) that makes them who they are. Available in my shop.

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I also have a couple new little portraits and quite a few new prints available in my shop.

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I'm still not great at it but I've been getting better at updating my facebook page and with the new baby keeping me busy I'm always looking for the easiest way to do things and right now facebook is it.  Keep up with any new work or shows by following me here.

enormous tiny art no. 13

josephina
4 inches square
acrylic on wood
$150.
available through the enormous tiny art website

I've been a bit busy with other little cute things but I managed to get some tiny paintings done for the 13th enormous tiny art show.  I went with a circus theme this time.  See them all (along with a few pieces from earlier enormous tiny art shows) here.

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Lots of new prints in my shop along with one 6 inch square original titled "she kept them safe."

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A belated happy new year to you all.

three girls with crowns

original oil painting on wood panel
six inches square
$400.

I've been working on a larger piece that will be available soon through Sebastian Foster gallery and was inspired to revisit some other themes in my work that I hadn't painted in some time.  Not sure what it is exactly about a trio of girls but it's an image I've returned to again and again and crowns just always make everything better.

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I recently decided to switch my online shops around and have moved almost everything back to etsy.  This makes it easier for me - managing just one shop.  And I hope works great for everyone else - two of the immediate improvements are you can check out with or without paypal and  I can accept etsy gift cards.

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If you are in the Seattle area I have three paintings in the POP UP arts night at the Bright gallery on December 8th - a fundraiser in support of Pacific Crest school.

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I'm still adding new prints in my shop - limited and open edition.  Many in sizes that are ready for standard frames - prices range from $20 - $95.  If there is an painting you had been hoping I'd make a print of let me know and I just might be able to add it to the shop.

she looked to the moon for answers

"she looked to the moon for answers"
original oil painting on wood
eight inches square
$600 through Sebastian Foster Gallery

Like so many of my paintings this piece is about the search for meaning and a need to understand.  And like all the people in my paintings I think she gets the answer she's looking for.

This is one of several new pieces available through Sebastian Foster.


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I also have four new prints available through both of my shops.  They are all open edition and printed on standard size paper, ready to frame in store bought frames.  Priced at $25 to $30.  I'll be adding a few more available  images over the week.

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Hope all my readers affected by Sandy are doing well.  My thoughts have been with you.

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Don't forget to vote!

memories followed her

memories followed her
original oil painting on wood
8 inches square
available through sebastian foster gallery

One of three new pieces on the Sebastian Foster site.

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As always there are a few new items in my shop.

there was always light

there was always light
oil on wood panel
24 by 20 inches
$2400 through Nahcotta gallery


My first larger piece in awhile - bioluminescence of all sort, Northern lights, night blooming flowers and a mysterious ray of light. 

This piece along with several others are part of the August group show at Nahcotta gallery - you can read about it here.  The show features myself and three artists whose work I adore - Jennifer Davis, Julianna Swaney, and Amanda Kavanagh.  All pieces from the show are available to purchase here.

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As always there are a few new small portraits in my shop.

carter

carter - original oil on wood
3.5" by 5"
$120 

It's been awhile but I am still here.  I've updated my shop so the navigation is easier - easier to find my work by the category you're interested in.  Along with Carter up above there are a few other new little portrait blocks available. And I'm putting all the finishing touches on quite a few new larger pieces for a group show at the Nahcotta gallery this August - I'll be sharing my pieces here as soon as I can.

abigail decided it was time to try

original oil painting on birch panel
6 inches square
$400

Over the years I've painted quite a few images with abigail - that link shows just a sampling - I thought it was time for her life to change a bit.  Somewhere out there is a painting titled "abigail never learned to fly" but when I started this one I thought maybe she just never tried.  And what better place than the white cliffs of Dover.

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I'm almost finished with a new larger piece - bioluminescence, northern lights, nocturnal animals, and night blooming flowers.  I do love it.  I'll share it here as soon as it's done.

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Oops.  Forgot to add - I've now made it easier to purchase work on a payment plan through my shop - this will tell you all about it.  This only works in my big cartel shop.

thanks.

In her dreams even the night sky was the color of the sunrise

original oil painting on birch panel
8 inches square
$600.

I once had a teacher criticize me (in a not at all constructive or polite way) in front of class for using too much pink in my paintings.   I don't think his critique had the result he was hoping for.

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i've started a new series of florals.  these paintings are painted on small blocks of poplar just like my little portrait blocks.  the first three are in my shop and i expect them to be the first of many little pieces that will give a me a break from painting people all the time.

$85. each




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While I am not yet a convert to facebook, it's just too much for me to keep up with, I have given in to the fact that people love it and realized it's really not that hard to update my page pretty regularly and respond to people semi-regularly, so if you're into facebook here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/thisisalliknow

thanks.

natalie searched the waters depths for answers

original oil painting on birch panel
six inches square
sold

I'm often asked about what happens next in my paintings - do the wings hold them, does she get the answer she waits for, is he going to be okay - and the answer is always the same, yes.  I'm interested in the beauty and mystery found in these often solitary and dark moments of searching and so I paint this same theme again and again.  So many of my paintings portray the moment of darkness where things could go either way for the characters in them and while in a way I don't really care about what happens in the end (I couldn't count how many films and books I've left unfinished because the end just doesn't interest me) in my mind they always go well.  Natalie does find the answers.

"Natalie searched the waters depths for answers" is one of four new six inch pieces I have available through Sebastian Foster gallery.

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My prints are now available locally here in Madison, Wisconsin at the Hatch Art House.  A charming shop featuring only art, crafts and jewelry handmade in Wisconsin.

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As always there are a few new portrait blocks in my shop but as always they sell fast so if you want to make sure you know about them right away sign up for my mailing list to get emails when new work is added to my shop.