Honduran Girl

studying grays and

the placement of value

Revolving Still Life: Abstraction

drawn from a still life

abstracted

then painted 

Sunflower Paper Project

symmetrical 

asymmetrical 

first art assignments in college!

Mother on the Beach

in honor of mother's day...

Vase and Pears

my latest! 

finished it yesterday 

Pullen Park Carousel

this is a painting I did of the carousel at raleigh's pullen park.

it won first place at the north carolina museum of history's art contest on friday!

Simply Fruit

I wish the greens in the picture were as bright as they are in real life because...

the colors are bright!

Roses

these also make great gifts

so I painted two of them

now if I could only remember to take pictures with my actual camera so the colors in the pictures do justice to the paintings...

Peaches and Flowers

this is one of my all time favorites

I just love how the lines aren't perfect but you can still tell what everything is

Chapel Hill

a painting of the well at chapel hill

Blast from the Past

even though this is an old painting from when I was sixteen, I will always love it 

simple yet elegant  

Watercolor Roses

while I painted this in oils, the original reference was a watercolor

my goal for this was to see if I could accomplish that uniquely watercolor look with oils

you can't go wrong with pink roses

Spring Picnic

one of my personal favorites

 the colors, the flowers, the dishes, the vases, the fabrics, the tables, the fruits...

makes me want to have a picnic

The Mailbox at Sunset Beach

I spent this past week at sunset beach where I walked to a mailbox in the dunes, took some pictures, and came up with this tiny painting
these little guys are quick and easy, and they make great gifts!

3 x 5

acrylics

My Garden

this fall, I woke up one morning to find this lovely scene in my beautiful yard.

when I saw the pumpkin, I couldn't help but paint it

Peppers

this is actually my reinterpretation of someone else's work.

I just love painting vegetables and fruits

Bottles and Grapes

most recent still life

Lighthouse in the Fall

first acrylic painting

Ponies on the Outer Banks

my first commissioned work

30 x 40

oils

Yanceyville

I just painted this one today!

Sunflowers

love bright yellow flowers

The Path

painted this from one of my sister's study abroad photos

Yates Mill

first place winner!