Painting

See the Beauty: An Ink-and-Watercolor Floral That Pulled Me Back Into Drawing

June 23, 2026

A pretty ink-and-watercolor floral from a Maren (@marenaART) tutorial — pencil, then ink, then washes of color. It got me drawing again, and somewhere along the way it told me to "see the beauty."

Painting

Loosening Up: A Sunset, Two Birds, and Remembering Which End of the Brush to Hold

June 18, 2026

My first watercolor back at the table — a sunset with birds on a power line. Low on detail, high on blending and washes, and exactly the gentle place to start. Thank you, Andrea Nelson, for not letting me overthink it.

Painting

Why I’m Coming Back to Art After Putting It on Hold for So Long

April 23, 2026

I’ve been thinking about this for a while—coming back to something I haven’t made space for in a long time.