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There's nothing like some hot weather to make me dream of cool blue waters.  Ocean blues and aquas have always been one of my favorite color palettes.  I used Illustrator and Photoshop to create this pattern.

This artwork is now available in my Society6 shop. Have a look!  Right now, there is free shipping available on your order through Sunday, June 30th.

Audrey Hepburn

It's been a productive art weekend for me! I started this picture last night and finished it this morning.  I drew the portrait of Audrey Hepburn on watercolor paper using both a micron pen and a brush with ink.  After scanning it and bringing the portrait in to Photoshop, I added the color as well as the flowers that I had drawn and scanned separately.

This portrait is now available for sale right here in my Society6 shop.  It's available as prints and also on t-shirts, iPhone and iPad cases, throw pillows, and more!

Golden Honeycomb

I love painting on a Saturday.  It's such a nice way to start the weekend.  After having some coffee and a tasty breakfast, I sat down and put this together.  The completed painting measures 9" x 12".  Planning out the pattern with masking fluid took the most time in the whole process.  Once that part was done, the actual painting of it went very quickly.

And let's be honest, sometimes peeling off the masking fluid once you're done painting and everything is dry is sometimes the best part.  It's almost like magic, seeing those crisp white spots of the paper appear as you peel off the latex.  

Golden Honeycomb is now available in my Society6 shop.  I love how it looks on the throw pillows and iPhone cases!  I'm thinking of re-coloring this painting as well to make a few different color options available.  Is there a particular color that you would like to see this in?  Let me know in the comments!

Circles - A Study in Warm

This was the second watercolor pattern experiment that I painted this weekend.  

I've posted this painting in my Society6 shop, and I think the pattern looks especially nice on the throw pillows.  It could be fun to pair it with the cool color pattern that I posted yesterday to have some contrast in a room.

Also, free shipping is available from my shop until Sunday, June 16 at Midnight Pacific Time if you click right here to access my shop.

Circles - A Study in Cool

Today I wanted to experiment with making a watercolor based pattern.  It was a relaxing way to spend my afternoon, and I'm happy with how the painting turned out.  I wound up making two paintings, the second of which I'll be posting tomorrow. 

I've posted this painting in my Society6 shop, and I think the pattern looks especially nice on the throw pillows.  

Also, free shipping is available from my shop until Sunday, June 16 at Midnight Pacific Time if you click right here to access my shop.

Photo published in Boston Magazine

Here's something fun to kick off the month of June with.  The current issue of Boston Magazine includes a photograph that I took of the wall of vintage mailboxes at Alley's General Store on Martha's Vineyard.  My photo can be found on page 73 in their Summer On The Cape article.  

The article can also be read online right here on the Boston Magazine website.  The page with the story that my photo accompanies can be found on the 5th page of the website version of the article.