Creative Projects

Art With Children, Painting

Red Bird, Blue Rain

Loosely apply thick acrylic paint to glass and then lay on top of Bristol paper. This paper is 11″ x 14″. Gently lift glass and let paint dry. Repeat printing with cloud designs two more times.  Cut smaller clouds from the re-prints, arrange them on top and adhere to paper […]

Autumn Art, Drawings

Candy Corn Queen 2015

The 6th Annual Candy Corn Queen is here! This year’s Candy Corn Queen is based on Star Wars’ character, Amidala, Queen of Naboo.  I used ZIG Millenium pens and Coptic markers to create this drawing.  Hope you’re having a blessed autumn season. Thanks for stopping by to look at my […]

Christian Art, Painting

Angels Do Wonderful Things

  Oil pastels were used over acrylic foundation…   Music I listened to while working on this painting: “Fly” by Ludovico Einaudi You can listen on the MusicPlayer at the top of this post. Thoughts for this piece: St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Question #108 Hierarchies and Orders of the […]

Painting

Little Turtle in a Castle

Last summer, I visited a very special friend of mine in Wales.  He has Cockayne Syndrome, like my little Knox did, and he lives in a lovely castle by the sea with his family. I love him very much and painted this turtle painting for him to celebrate the special […]

Painting, Uncategorized

Uno Que Falta (One Missing)

Over the last 18 months, I’ve continued to use art and painting to process the loss of my young son. This painting is another attempt to convey my feelings.  It’s simple, really. Having three living children does not diminish the loss of my youngest. Geese often represent providence in Christian […]