Moving to Austin!! The time has come for our family to move on to the next chapter in life... My 19-year-old son Noah is beginning his freshman year at The Ohio State University in Columbus, studying business and minoring in music. My oldest daughter Gwendolyn is continuing along her journey of independence and has been accepted into a residential community for adults with special needs in the Austin area. My youngest daughter Madolyn is also starting a new chapter in her lif

"New York Flower Shop" - Digital Art FACTS: This digital drawing physically measures 19" x 26", and includes more than 56,000 brush strokes and 41 hours of tracked time. The full time-lapse vide is 32 minutes, and it's been condensed into just 30 seconds here below! And it's still not complete!!!! Watch this 30-Second Time-Lapse of the "New York Flower Shop" creation: "Flapper" - Digital Art My son's homework assignment for US History I was given only about 2 hour's notice

So sorry I missed a week in my blog, but it's been a whirlwind of travels! And I realize this blog is longer than most, but I am trying to make up for my missed week. This past week I went to visit my daughter, Madolyn, and to celebrate her 24th birthday! Unfortunately my plane was delayed for an hour. Fortunately, I was able to capture these quick sketches. The ones that have more detail were because they were there longer! I especially love the lady sleeping with her b

"Bruges" This collage took me several months to complete and is 100% made up of many magazine images, colors, patterns, and textures. My inspiration originally came from an image I had saved on my Pinterest board of Bruges. While living in England from 2005-2008, our family ventured on a 10-day trip through Belgium and Holland in April 2006. Bruges was one of the prettiest and perhaps one of my favorite stops along the way. I felt like the town reminded me of a page right

So this is what it must feel like to have my own artwork hanging on a wall in a real art gallery! Although my artwork isn't nearly as large as these are, it gives me a bit of inspiration to "think bigger" and actually use the 3 enormous canvases my family gave me back in May for my Mother's Day gift. The canvases are still in the shrink-wrap with the decorative bow stuck to it. "Sketching Around Houston" ~ Glenwood Cemetery This week our art class met at Glenwood Cemetery, w

#alldolledupandnowheretogo #artisfun #procreateartwork #girlygirl #fashionableart #wearableart #jennuineexpressions #beyondintroversion "All dolled-up and nowhere to go..." Hair, check..... makeup, check..... cute dress, check.... When I was a little girl I would only wear dresses - never pants, as I was a "girly girl" through and through. I remember my grandmother telling me how "dolled up" I looked and always asked me if I had a date (really? I was 6 years old!). I was p