in bloom

day 26

{it's spring on my canvas!}

keep truckin'

day 25

{it's coming along...slowly but surely}

note to self: buy overhead projector.

drapeau

day 24

{flag garland}

i made this flag garden from this incredible used bookstore find from last year--an informative picture book from the 1970's. part of me cringed as i cut it to pieces...but the finished product was well worth the biblio-butchering.

more to come--for SALE--on my etsy--when i make it.

elevate

day 23

{marta, atlanta}

proud mary keep on burning

day 22

{river photographs}

thanks mr. soroka for taking me back in time to a place so remarkably untouched and so incredibly close to my house.

happy birthday padre

day 21

birthday card i made for my dad from old atlas pages

{happy birthday to my favorite man...in the united states}

flora

day 20

work in progress

{graphic flora painting}

2 layers down...many more to go!

on the side

day 19

i am very happy with the side table i've created in my bedroom at home. several beautiful, simple, meaningful things arranged. a sight for sometimes-sore and often-times fresh eyes...for me, it's always the small whispery things that bring aesthetic harmony.

{clock.bible.coral.hydrangia.candle.portrait.painting.buttons}

beautiful soul

day 18

meet my new friend...

{james barnett}

this past week i got the opportunity to go to atlanta and meet up with this guy here. let's just say it was a wonderful experience from the second i arrived until the sleep-deprived moment i departed. james heads up an amazing non-profit organization called "clothe your neighbor as yourself" where he's currently touring the country loving on and serving the least of these...

cyny.org

check out his site to learn more about his cause and pick up a fly t-shirt

thanks james.

home base

day 17

{familiar, comfortable, clean}

it's nice to be home for the entire month of july. my bedroom needed some attention when i got back so i uncluttered my space and subsequently my mind.

aerial landscape #1

day 16

so for anyone who follows, it's plain to see that i have apparently been slackin'. but in my defense, i am working on a new painting (and developing a concept for a big big body of work!). in short, i'm using aerial landscape photography to inspire abstract paintings. below is a picture of the work in progress. i'm sketching out the image below(a pain in the rear--let me tell you what) to scale on a rather large canvas. it'll be a blueprint of sorts and the end result will look nothing like the photograph. at this stage in the game my drawing patience is wearing thin and i wanna get my hands in some oils...but i know only with proper planning will it be successful!

{the blueprint:a gorgeous aerial view of historic great britain}

{so much to draw}

more updates to come as i progress!

what's new pussycat?

day 15

wuddababe

{cleopatra's glamour shot}

jennfestivities

day 14

jennfest 5

wascissa, fl

{the most beautiful weekend with friends and friendly music}

viernes

day 13

museum of man in the sea

{camera tag-alongs}