Backyard Bouquet

Plucked some flowers from the garden...it's such a beautiful day!

Egg Tempera Painting

been playing with egg tempera... its hard...

Working with Egg Tempera is like nothing else. It dries so quickly, but when done right creates a beautiful satin finish. To make egg tempera paints, mix the yolk of one egg with a bit of water in a small dish. On a palette mix egg mixture with a bit of powdered pigment and a touch of water until you get a shiny medium bodied consistency... Paint in small strokes building up your surface....

practice and repeat

lots and lots of practice.  This is my first and its still a work in progress. Bon Courage!

WILD CHILD

continuing to gather work for my upcoming show at Paxton Gate Curiosities for Kids...  Come to the opening July 6th!!!

LAXVI

From inspiration to creation... check out this amazing glowing sweet 16 branded LAXVI...

 awesome pics from Erik Umphery!!!

Blacklight Wall Art!

Working on a 30' x 15' DJ backdrop for a blacklight sweet 16!!! Check out the progression of the first 15' canvas!!! Inspiration for this fete here...

Drop in painting

Tonight's painting!

Roundtop

A certain boy took me to Texas for an early birthday present for... A trip to Roundtop (one of the largest antique faires in the US)!!! It was amazing and hot and we had fun searching out treasures. Visiting Roundtop is an experience thats hard to describe... Roundtop is actually just one site among many in this two week long antique extravaganza. There were thousands of vendors with booths that ranged from tables set up on the side of a road, to spaces that looked like storefronts inside huge circus like tents. One of my favorite sites was Marburger. Large white tents labeled from A-F housed dozens of booths all decorated and installed like stores (think the Parisian Porte de Clignancourt of Texas).  Amidst the tents sat little cabin like structures that also housed specialty antiques, from fine jewelry to paintings to taxidermy! On the other spectrum, many vendors are farmers or artists who set up shop along the couple miles of winding highway. It was so fun to hunt for rusty junk under tables after walking through fine sculptures and gorgeously displayed items in the tents. Here are just a few of my favorite finds from our treasure hunting!