I was back in Naples, Florida on October 26, 2023 to teach another silk painting workshop at the Ritz Carlton. The workshop was a spouse/guest activity for the NARA Conference.
I am honored to receive an art grant from Peters Valley School of Craft on behalf of The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation.
ABCs of New York City Neighborhoods, my first children’s book that I illustrated is published and now available for purchase on Amazon! Here’s a behind the scenes peek showing how I went from a rough sketch idea to a final digital illustration.
If you are looking for a daily, relaxing and therapeutic art practice, may I suggest drawing mandalas! Once you are in the flow of drawing, time flies by and you will feel a sense of relaxation and calmness. Here’s an easy to follow 5-step tutorial.
Painting watercolor sunsets is so much fun and very therapeutic! If you are looking for a fun weekend art project, read on to learn how I discovered this class on Skillshare and the 3 new techniques I picked up.
What an amazing year of mixed media art learning! I’ve learned so many new techniques and ways to use acrylic paint, watercolor, graphite, paint pens, stencils, stamps, markers, tracing paper, tissue paper, watercolor paper, cardboard boxes and brown kraft paper to add pattern and texture to my mixed media art. Here are some of my favorite projects that I completed this summer.
As I dive deeper into the world of children’s book illustration and animation, character design is a skill that I am actively practicing, learning and improving upon.
If you are an emerging artist like me, who has many different art interests, you too might find it a challenge to decide what should be your focused art practice and what should be part of your creative play. Read on to find out what I did to discover my art niche.
Last month, my cousin and I spent a fabulous week in Waikiki, Hawaii. If you’ve never been, I highly recommend it! Travel inspires much of my creative pursuits and this trip was no exception! In this post, you’ll find a sampling of inspirational photos, and my suggested itinerary for sightseeing, dining and shopping.
