circle girl

I think I'm going to color this one. Maybe a painting? Dark and brooding

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'star boobies' painting progress + sketches

i am slowly working on 'star boobies' - acrylic on wood. i'm busy with a bunch of projects lately so my personal work has been put on the backburner. soon enough - good to be busy though!

magic piano

I was commissioned to paint a "magic piano" for a music video shoot alongside a children's string quartet.


Years ago I painted 3 AX-7's (keytars!) for the Shania Twain Up! Tour and this job brought back fond memories of that - a camping tent taking up my living room in Hoboken in the middle of winter, air hoses running out of my makeshift 'spray booth' to the cold, snowy night.

This piano was a pretty grueling job that devoured my living room for the last few days. I had to basically refinish this old brown Wurlitzer by sanding the entire piano down with my electric sander, priming and sealing it, breaking out the Dremel tool to sand and polish hinges, and then finally hand-painting and varnishing. Making my own stencils with photo frisket and cardboard really saved me on this job, due to the extreme time crunch. I think this turned out shiny, happy, magical - and I'm happy to have my living room back to normal now!

wide eyed girls

swoop bangs girl & vanessa

face in a box & yellow hair

i like drawing in thick black ink that soaks into the paper. fine tips, and extra sharp pencils. when stuck artistically it helps to pick up and draw with old favorites, like doodles from grade school - reviving that carefree feeling in your hand.

clown girl + sketches

dirty thirty

i'm embracing getting older. for women it can seem that our youth and physical beauty are our most valuable assets. i am enjoying growing older and feeling empowered, learning from my experiences and mistakes, listening to myself and appreciating every precious moment of being alive. my new motto might seem a bit aggressive but it's more of a call to action for myself to stop wasting energy on stupid stuff cluttering up my mind. i have been through so much, and i wear my age like a badge of honor. life is short and i want to savor every last bit of it.