Studio Paintings
In my studio I get to slow down and let the work simmer on the wall and the easel.
oil painting on panel of Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra on the easel
oil painting on panel of fresh rain and lichen in the redwood forest of Oakland, California
I paint in both oil and gouache to revisit the experiences that made me stop, look and pull over to capture the magic of what I saw out in nature on a hike. The trail is my muse. Most pieces come from a hybrid of many photos and plein air sketches to make the final work.
I work primarily from photographs I shoot while out on the trail
Original oil painting on cradled wood panel of a Live Oak tree in the Oakland Hills. I started the piece back in January during the fires in LA. Muted greys and greens of the coastal marine layer sit on an underpainting of bright orange allowing for the tree to glow from within.
All of my original paintings are made using archival materials and lightfast paints to stand the test of time.
This piece is framed in a solid wood ampersand Walnut floater frame. It will look excellent with any mid-century modern decor or styles that incorporate warm wood textures (like a cabin in the woods!)
nature as muse
takes root
This year I found my most confident voice in my work, pushing my unique shapes and intense colors. Each piece often required multiple hikes to the same location to observe it in different light, in order to create a portrait of the trail stops over time.
Stream trail crossing ferns
10”x 7” Gouache Painting
Sword Ferns and the portal of light in the Redwoods
6”x8” Gouache Painting
a return to oils
after completely abandoning oil painting in 2018, giving paints away, swearing to never return to the medium, I inherited my late grandmother’s set of oils and began to recover my relationship with them. I fell in love with the smell, the feeling, and genuine pleasure of working in paint with such life again.
Oil painting of the Yellow Lupine popping up in the Klamath Mountains during early June. Spotted on a Hike along the PCT just north of Castle Crags State Park.
6”x6” on 7/8” Cradled Panel — Unframed, ready to hang
Monterey Cypress at Lovers Point
8”x10” oil on panel
I also had the pleasure of creating this custom piece for a client honoring their favorite tree, the Madrone. Working in this larger size again gave me a huge confidence boost as my work found it’s footing
Flamboyant Friend of the Forest - Madrone
16”x20” oil on panel - custom commission
This work also informed and shifted the shape-language of my gouache paintings. I felt like with each oil painting I was uncovering tiny pieces of my true visual language I had lost once again
6”x8” Print of a watercolor (gouache) painting of a gull perching on granite rocks at Dusk in Monterey. This painting I made shortly after a plein air workshop in Carmel and I was super inspired by the light!
Each print is made with a special process of pigment ink printing on cotton paper -- with a gorgeous watercolor paper texture like the original.
All prints are made in Oakland and signed on the back by me! Your print will arrive wrapped with an acid-free backing to keep it safe before framing.
6”x8” Print of a watercolor (gouache) painting of the tide pools in the afternoon in Monterey. This painting I made shortly after a plein air workshop in Carmel and I was super inspired by the tide pool shapes.
Each print is made with a special process of pigment ink printing on cotton paper -- with a gorgeous watercolor paper texture like the original.
All prints are made in Oakland and signed on the back by me! Your print will arrive wrapped with an acid-free backing to keep it safe before framing.
Hold space for the golden glow of these giant sunflowers stretching out to meet the sunset at Bees N Blooms Farm. This diptych piece lives perfectly next to its twin Sunflowers 1! This is an art print of the original painting made with Artists’ Gouache (a type of watercolor) on paper.
Each print is made locally in the Bay Area with a special process of pigment ink printing on cotton paper -- with a gorgeous watercolor paper texture like the original.
All prints will arrive wrapped with an acid-free backing to keep them safe before framing.
flowers from the farm
one of the many places I was teaching and helping others hone their craft was at Bees N Blooms farm in Santa Rosa. They have a lavender labyrinth and gorgeous seasonal blooms that I documented in gouache and turned into prints.
Hold space for the golden glow of these giant sunflowers stretching out to meet the sunset at Bees N Blooms Farm. This piece is a diptych and lives perfectly next to it’s twin Sunflowers 2! This piece is a reproduction of the original painting made with Artists’ Gouache ( a type of watercolor) on paper.
Each print is made locally in the Bay Area with a special process of pigment ink printing on cotton paper -- with a gorgeous watercolor paper texture like the original.
All prints will arrive wrapped with an acid-free backing to keep them safe before framing.
Walking along Fossil Hill on a sunny spring evening, the golden hour light illuminated a patch of beardtongue with a warm orange glow. Celebrate the coming of spring with this gorgeous print in your home! A reproduction of the original painting made with Acryla Gouache (hybrid of watercolor and acrylic) on paper.
Each art print is made locally in the Bay Area with a special process of pigment ink printing on cotton paper -- with a gorgeous watercolor paper texture like the original.
All prints will arrive wrapped with an acid-free backing to keep them safe before framing.
Inspired by the 2024 Superbloom in Mount Diablo State Park, these poppies and Lupine were spotted thriving together. A reproduction of the original painting made with Acryla Gouache on paper.
Each print is made with a special process of pigment ink printing on cotton paper -- with a gorgeous watercolor paper texture like the original.
All prints are made in Oakland and signed on the back by me! Your print will arrive wrapped with an acid-free backing to keep it safe before framing.
all the rain promises...
the first year exploring and making in response to my hikes was a particularly rainy one. I spent most of early 2024 getting my bearings and finding my voice once again. Watching lots of Studio Ghibli, reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Learning how to spot and connect with the world around me more deeply.
10”x7” Art Print of my original gouache painting of Laurel Creek, a fun trail loop in Tilden Regional Park.
Each print is made with a special process of pigment ink printing on cotton paper -- with a gorgeous watercolor paper texture like the original.
All prints are made in Oakland and signed on the back by me! Your print will arrive wrapped with an acid-free backing to keep it safe before framing.
Handmade watercolor on Cotton Paper
2.5” x 3.5”
Painting inspired by our old camp shelter — which recently met it’s demise in a windstorm — with the shadow of some California Oaks.
7”x10” art print of the original gouache painting based on some fairy mushrooms spotted along Laurel Creek in Tilden Regional Park. I am absolutely obsessed with these thin pinkish-brown "fairy" mushrooms that pop up as a symbol of the healing winter rains.
Each print is made locally in the Bay Area with a special process of pigment ink printing on cotton paper -- with a gorgeous watercolor paper texture like the original.
All prints will arrive wrapped with an acid-free backing to keep them safe before framing.
This period in my studio really helped me fall in love with gouache and find my thematic footing. The rich greens of rainy season left everything lush and flowing. It was an honor to capture each of the places where I could fully quiet my mind and be at peace.
Gouache on Cotton Paper
Spotted deep in the blackberry brambles in Tilden Regional Park, a decaying print of an Ouija Board, a thing my deeply spiritual grandmother told me to never mess with. There was something gorgeous to me about this with the late afternoon light. The blue of the paper contrasted with the warm browns of the wet earth. Original reference photo taken with my Sony A 6000 camera and a 55-200mm telephoto lens.
midwest interiors
pulled from the windows series, when I returned to painting in 2023, I also returned to my favorite subject matter, the home. Both of these pieces are rendered in gouache of places that held tender space for conversation and connection. The Reading Room piece was in my favorite apartment at golden hour. Roanoke Living Room recalls a summer evening at my best friend’s apartment as we contemplated what the future held for us both.
when folks see these prints in person, they usually say “wow, this space feels really cozy.” exactly.
8”x10” art print print of my old reading room in Kansas City at golden hour. Originally a painting in Procreate, this one came together in a recent YouTube video you can watch here.
Each print is made with a special process of pigment ink printing on cotton paper -- with a gorgeous watercolor paper texture like the original.
All prints are made in Oakland and signed on the back by me! Your print will arrive wrapped with an acid-free backing to keep it safe before framing.
8”x10” art print print of my best friend’s living room in Roanoke Kansas City at night.
Each print is made with a special process of pigment ink printing on cotton paper -- with a gorgeous watercolor paper texture like the original.
All prints are made in Oakland and signed on the back by me! Your print will arrive wrapped with an acid-free backing to keep it safe before framing.