Atlanta.

My aunt commissioned me to paint this piece for my cousin who is collecting illustrations from all of the cities she has lived in! I finished it in December but had not shared it yet.  The original piece was done in gouche and pen.  I spent several weeks planning out this piece and trying to figure out the most prominent buildings to include and their placement was surprisingly difficult! After doing this piece, I have yet to look at the city the same way! 

paper feathers.

 This weekend I had some fun experimenting with making paper feathers.  I saw a few on pinterest here and  here and tried some of my own! I think these would be fun for a party or add some excitement to a traditional table setting!
Materials:
*watercolor Paper
*watercolors
*waterproof Pen
*string, twine, or yarn
*scissors
*wooden dowels or sticks

change.

I had a great year teaching elementary art- but am off to teach high school again next year and am pretty excited for what lies ahead. Here's a few images I took while wrapping up this year!

These cloud creations were done by my special ed students with the bottle caps we had left over from the mural!

one of my 4th graders gesture drawings of their classmates

Watercolor of the school that I painted as a gift

paint a house.

These paintings are another holiday endeavor that I embarked on to create personal gifts for people that I love. 

For both of my grandparents, I created a painting of their houses. My grandmother just recently moved out of her home- so it was a perfect memory for her to hang in her new home!

Interiors and architecture have always been present in my art, and its something I really enjoy doing. AND I love preserving the memory of a home through art- like I did ours here. Remember these?

These were so meaningful for me to create:) Both were done in watercolor.

 

Original photos of homes....