Behind the Art

My Favorite Travel Painting Supplies
A tip, tutorial, and a tool all centered around travel painting. Learn to paint anywhere and anytime with these supplies.
My Favorite Travel Painting Supplies
A tip, tutorial, and a tool all centered around travel painting. Learn to paint anywhere and anytime with these supplies.

Behind the Art: Split Rock Lighthouse
When I painted the Split Rock Lighthouse, I remember noticing the contrast between the yellow building and the cool blue lake surface. The rocks are full of numerous neutral tones creating a rough texture...
Behind the Art: Split Rock Lighthouse
When I painted the Split Rock Lighthouse, I remember noticing the contrast between the yellow building and the cool blue lake surface. The rocks are full of numerous neutral tones creating a rough texture...

Becoming a Full Time Artist
Yep, you read that right. I'm becoming a full time artist. In 2019 I graduated college with a BA in Visual Arts Education and got my educator's license to teach...
Becoming a Full Time Artist
Yep, you read that right. I'm becoming a full time artist. In 2019 I graduated college with a BA in Visual Arts Education and got my educator's license to teach...

Behind the Art: The Minnehaha Falls
When I painted the Minnehaha Falls, I was in awe of the light and shadow on the cascading water. The various greens of the surrounding foliage contrasted with the white rushing water...
Behind the Art: The Minnehaha Falls
When I painted the Minnehaha Falls, I was in awe of the light and shadow on the cascading water. The various greens of the surrounding foliage contrasted with the white rushing water...

A Watercolor Sunset | One of my Most Successful...
Sometimes it just goes well. Before creating this piece, I wanted to paint a ski themed work of art for over a year. Every snow fall, Zach and I hit...
A Watercolor Sunset | One of my Most Successful...
Sometimes it just goes well. Before creating this piece, I wanted to paint a ski themed work of art for over a year. Every snow fall, Zach and I hit...
Swatching Watercolor Paint with a new Paint Pal...
It was finally time to go through my jar full of random watercolor paint tubes and fill up a new paint palette. All the paints are either Winsor & Newton...
Swatching Watercolor Paint with a new Paint Pal...
It was finally time to go through my jar full of random watercolor paint tubes and fill up a new paint palette. All the paints are either Winsor & Newton...