Welcome back to my studio. In this episode, I start by reconnecting with nature — birds, clouds, and a few quiet moments before the brush meets the canvas. Then I share a special offer available this week only: ✨ Two original 6x8" oil paintings on canvas paper — available from July 22–28 for $55 each + shipping. Message me if you’re interested! Next, I take you along on a little treasure hunt at a local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. I'm always searching for vintage frames... but today, I found something even better — an antique print of a Victorian beauty that captured my imagination. I’ll be using her as inspiration for a new Backwards Beauty portrait. Back in the studio, I prep my canvas and walk you through the early process — from setting up my projector to mixing paint. Then we jump into a timelapse of me painting Beth — a barefoot summer soul in a lacy dress — while I reflect on the magic and mystery of creating art. The painting isn’t quite finished yet… so for now, it’s To Be Continued.
Buy My Painting | Taking a Break and Matilda 2.0 | Artist Studio VLOG
This week in the Studio I am Finishing Matilda 2.0 Painting, I have a painting for you to buy and I am taking a small break from getting my painting collection ready for it launch. Tune in to see the amazing deal on a beautiful landscape painting I am selling for a limited time and an unbelievable price. I decided to offer one or more painting up for sale leading up to my Collection launch which I will be announcing soon. Artist Studio, Calming Creative Time, Study with Me, How to Paint, women's portraits, Painting Loose, backwards beauties, Oil Painting, Water Soluble Oil Paint, Mixing Oil Paint, Where women create, Painting Studio, Painting for Sale.
Prepping for my Collection Release
In my studio this week I am working on finishing up paintings getting them ready for my Collection Release. I have been working on a painting series called Backwards Beauty. This week I am signing, toning and fixing a bunch of paintings. Also, I have a special offer for a limited time to get one of my original paintings at a very low price. From July 8th to July 22 I am offer two small paintings at $50 each + shipping. This price is way below what I would normally ask for them so if you are interested reach out to me. Leave a comment below or go to my website and send me a message.
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Learn Style and Techniques from Master Copies or Your Own
This week's video is a follow up of a few weeks ago when I started on two backwards beauty's paintings inspired by Jane Austen's Emma- that I could not choose which one to paint so I decided to paint both. The compositions being so similar it reminded me of the benefits of copying. So in this weeks video I am sharing with you 5 reasons why you should copy and 5 artists that are copied the most. Vermeer, Sargent, Monet, Van Gogh, Da Vinci what can we learn from copying? How can copying improve our style and techniques? I will answer all these questions and more.