Feeling Buzzed

Spring has arrived and I was excited to see a few honey bees buzzing around the crocus blooms in our front yard. I use honey every day and truly appreciate the people who keep our honey bees healthy and safe. This image was originally inspired by a sketch I did after a visit to our local Farmers Market. I find it amazing that a small creature like the honey bee has such power in nature. Almost everything that grows needs pollination and thanks to the honey bee we not only can sweeten our tea but eat a crisp apple in the shade of a tree. Do you want to help save the honey bees and beekeepers in the U.S.? In the U.K. you can help save the honey bees by adopting a hive. Why doesn't somebody do that here?

Showing My Feminine Side

I was recently interviewed about my thoughts on being a "woman artist". It was interesting to think about and consider the questions put forth by Jay Heuman the Curator of Education at the Salt Lake Art Center. Since this month is the 30th anniversary of National Women’s History Month, it is the perfect opportunity to contemplate the contribution of woman artists throughout time. A random few of my favorites are Georgia O'Keeffe, Tamara de Lempicka, Sonia Delaunay, Vanessa Bell, illustrators Jody Hewgill, and Anita Kunz, and book artist Julie Chen. You can read the article in the Artists of Utah ezine "15 Bytes".
Above is my gouache painting "Lute" 30 x 22 1/2 inches.

Wolf Moon

This image was inspired by this past weekend's full moon. The Native Americans called January's full moon the "Wolf Moon" because hungry wolves would howl longingly outside their villages at night. My illustration, while originally inspired by this, ended up becoming the beginning of a narrative idea of a relationship between a girl and a wolf. I am now working on other sketches to see how the story unfolds.

Haute Wheels

A scrumptous project I completed recently was an illustrative logo and truck design for Chow Haute Asian Cuisine On The Go! Utah's first upscale mobile food truck. They hit the streets last week and wowed people with their amazing food and can't-miss colorful truck. Today is their official launch party. Cheers to much success!

An Artful New Year!

Happy New Year! Last night on New Year's Eve we participated in "ARTini", a fundraising party and art auction for High Road for Human Rights, an organization that coordinates and mobilizes people at the grassroots level to protect human rights around the world. I offered my two paintings above and they each sold during the live and silent auctions. A nice way to ring in 2010!

Seasonal Cheer

Whenever I see that someone has rolled snow around into giant snowballs and made a snowman it always makes me smile. I hope my illustration puts some cheer in your holiday!

Hooray for Holiday!

Let the festivities continue! Warm gold creates an elegant yet woodsy feel in this illustration I created for TriFecTa, a floral, events and gift shop's holiday event. Isn't it nice to imbibe and nibble while shopping?