Iridescent Skull

 

6x6in. oil on Ampersand Gessobord - click to purchase here

What's in the skull? A mysterious elixer, or a concoction of poison? Do you dare taste the forbidden juice?!

I had a lot of fun with this painting. The skull bottle is see through glass and I knew I wanted a very dramatically lit prop, so I set up some LEDs and turned the lights off. I'm excited to be working on Halloween paintings again, streaming on Twitch!

Strawberry Donut

6x6in. oil on Blick Premier Artist's Panel - sold; click to purchase stickers here

I've always wanted to paint a strawberry donut - a delicious pastry enjoyed with a cup of coffee. While reminiscent of The Simpsons this donut brought a smile to my face. I particularly had a lot of fun painting on the sprinkles - I thought it would be time consuming but it was actually therapeutic. Stickers available here.

I Love You, Cupcake!

6x6in. oil on Ampersand Gessobord - sold; click to purchase stickers here

To celebrate Valentine's Day this year I wanted to do a still life painting of a Valentine's Day plushie I purchased last year. He's very cute! I love these little tenacious facial reactions, like how Mintie looks in my "Goochy, Mintie and Momo" painting. When I went back to Walgreens this year I saw the same plushie but with a different color frosting, and I think I still prefer the cute teal. Valentine's Day is quite precious to me and I love that I was able to celebrate in style with this lil boy. I hope you had a fantastic Valentine's Day and that you remember that you are loved!