Vanishing Youth

Dreams lost,

they've seen too much,

their youth vanished.

"Vanishing Youth"

This is an 9.5"x7.5" piece in my art journal. Prints available on request.

(Printed image will be slightly cropped for printing purposes.) 

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Loving Yourself

"Loving yourself is the greatest revolution."

-Anonymous

"Loving Yourself"

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My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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Beauty

I think I'm getting the hang of stopping working on a piece long before I initially visualized that it would be finished. Incompleteness, just like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. I think she's beautiful as she is.

"Beauty"

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

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Her Soul Wept

"Her Soul Wept"

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For All of Our Children

My husband recently did a photo shoot of one of my friend's kiddos. I was incredibly struck by one of the photos, the shadows so compelling that I was inspired to capture them.

As I painted my version of this beautiful young man I thought of my own boys and all of the children I teach and all of my friends' children, and I felt incredibly protective of their present and future. Let's do right by them.

"For All of Our Children"

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Be Mindful

I began this painting a couple of days after the election. I was feeling keenly aware of the need for mindfulness...that our nation's children are looking to us to show them how they may remain positive and loving in this world. I had planned on adding many more layers but somehow she felt complete as is, her rawness making the need for our mindfulness that much more powerful.

"Be Mindful"

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She Held the World's History in her Eyes

Sometimes when I paint it feels like something outside of me is steering the process. This one felt like that.

"She Held the World's History in her Eyes"

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Alongside her Spirit

I love the idea of spirit animals. Mine is the opossum. Not everyone's favorite, to be sure, but I adore them and love and appreciate all of their unique super powers. As I began working on this woman I knew her spirit animal was some sort of cat. So beside her this cheetah walks...or maybe it's beside the cheetah she walks. I wonder if there's an opossum out there that considers me her spirit animal. Hope so!

This is a collage piece that I painted over and then added some texture, echoing the cheetah's spots. The textured pieces sparkle.

"Alongside her Spirit"

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This painting is part of a year-long online art class (instructor Tamara LaPorte).

Feelin' Fabulous

It all started with that foul smelling mac-n-cheese that had been fermenting in our fridge for about a month. Out it went. And then I saw the guys' left-over ribs from a day too long ago for me to have a specific memory. Out. Then the moldy cheese...the salad dressing that expired in 2013...the tomato sauce with ghastly floaters. Out, out, OUT!

And then I couldn't stop.

I hit the shelves under the hanging pots. I dug into the cupboards over the microwave. I even delved into the stash of all our baking supplies. And two trash bags later I declared us clear of all out of date, unwanted, and disgusting food items.


If it's wrong for this to make me so deliriously blissed out and feelin' all fabulous, then I don't wanna be right.

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