Midwest winter inspiration. The winter sun and shadow offer hints of warmth.

A moment for the Kodiak student art displayed in the Capitol 😍

Rollie 2.8f Whiteface, Zeiss Planar 80/2.8 1/125, f5.6 TMax 400 at 1600 D76 1:1, 18:30 Epson V550 additional edits in Analog Pro Efex 2

Tom And Nelda Nixon First Friday art show. Tom Nixon teaches watercolor and oil in #Fairbanks #Alaska He’s a wonderful teacher. “Every home should have a piece of original art.” Their motto. Look at how Tom captures the winter light and color.

This is tasty art! perfect for #Juneau Animal Fundraiser! Bid on this!

I love this photo. You can feel the light and feeling of “maybe I should bring in some wood for the fire.”

I love this @907life.bsky.social Printed on metal would be pretty. That color!

Painting for today. First semi-successful aurora painting, paired with roses that I bought for myself just because.

You can feel and hear this painting. The detail and movement of their hands and faces tells so many stories. Artist: sacred layers by aviuk, an inupiaq artist from utqiagvik, alaska

@kejames.bsky.social posted a gorgeous sunset ice skating photo the other day that served as inspo for these. This was excellent practice! Thanks Karen!

-40 below. Again. Still.

Two of my favorite portraits, together for the first time in 230 yrs. Can’t believe I got to see this exhibit in person! Victoria & Albert Museum London Marie Antoinette Style Artist: Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Marie Antoinette with a Rose (1783) Marie-Antoinette of Austria, Queen of France (1778)

Here’s another “progression”. This one will be on display and for sale at the UAF West Ridge International Arctic Research Center First Friday, 12/5 from 3-6pm. @uafairbanks.bsky.social #AlaskaArt

I love this one so much. Polar bears put their nose in the air like that to survey their world. They “get big” too and square up their shoulders. For a simple painting I really captured how that first bear looked at me. Unforgettable. I’ll keep practicing!

Before and after Denali-ish 4”x4” in 8x8 frame. This one will be hung for First Friday at UAF West Ridge Friday December 5, 3-6pm International Arctic Research Center. Come up and see a variety of art styles from scientists and science adjacent people like me! Music and snacks too! Great event!

These two are my whole heart ❤️ They will be hanging and for sale at Ursa Major Distillery for First Friday this week! They are small, 2x3” (ish) in 5x7” frame. 3D effect. The rose hip is a mix of birch and watercolor. Framed for desktop or to hang.

This one sold! I hope they love having this memory of the sunset that night. ❤️

In Welsh, birch symbolizes love and protection. These two love birds just bought a house and had a baby. True Love…oh that birch. Thank you for falling in my yard so that I could make this gift. ❤️

Beach! First attempt at a beach! Looks like a place I’d like to be! 🏖️

Birch Lake, AK south of Fairbanks. A familiar cabin on the ledge for anyone who has stopped At the highway pull off on this tranquil little lake.

A friend posted her dinner view from Puget Sound last night. I decided to paint it. I really like this one for the deep sunset color and water variations. Was a good lesson!

My first polar bear painting! Looks like a bear. Lessons in “white”. I kinda like her. Not bad for a first try! Inspo pic in comments.

First Denali attempt! Celebrating one year of digging in with lessons! Thank you for cheering me on since the “blue blob” mountain phase.

I love making these! Naturally downed birch from my yard (thank you winter windstorms 🙄). Wedding gift for a couple of Alaskan love birds. ❤️

The Palouse Scenic Byway in WA is so bright green and gold right now. Trying different techniques and learning landscape depth and how to draw the eye in here. These are 14”x14”.

Watercolor attempt #3 of my grandparent’s house. Was going for some whimsy, added tulips. My aunt painted the footprints in the 70’s. She is putting them back on this summer! This is my ❤️ place.

Imitation phase of learning. Picture was from instructor, didn’t get a name. Attempt 1 and 2.

I keep trying to paint Big Red, Lake Michigan Holland, MI. My fave beach in the world. ❤️

Watercolor and embroidery. Fairbanks Watercolor Society meeting, special guest artist Lyndsi Harris who embroiders and paints on birch.

Forget-Me-Not Attempt #1

I’ve been working on this little whimsical bookshop the last couple days. New style attempt. #watercolor #art Work in progress!

I really need to just paint and stay away from people for the evening. Practice. Flowers are not my thing but I’ll try!

Art everywhere, any time!

Scottish Thistle. Learning to draw!

Boreal forest, Rat Ponds trail. My fave place to ski. Used an off brand paper so water didn’t do what I wanted it to do. (There’s a lesson here isn’t there?)

Winter sun on birch. I’ve been practicing branches. You don’t realize how wild birch branches are until you try to paint them.

Another one I did in Akutan of the little old Russian Orthodox Church there. #pleinair #pleinairoil #nightscape #seascape #painting #oilpainting #landscape #cityscape

One thing works to get me out of a worried mind: Art. Doing it. Looking at it. Learning about it. I may stop by Georgia Blue gallery soon. My happy space.

Sticker club! Stickers make people happy. Happy people make art and fight the patriarchy. Look! Sparkly owl sticker! #Alaskasky

If you are going to #AlaskaCon in Fairbanks this weekend stop by and meet Shayla. She is such a neat young artist and a great teacher. Let’s support her growing art business! Buy art! She has a sticker club too! #Alaskasky #AlaskaArt #watercolor #Alaska

Landscape practice! New natural bristle brushes for this tiny painting. I really like this one. I started drawing it in class Saturday and finally found time to paint it.

Another Peter Sheeler tutorial. I’d really like to lean into whimsy paint and ink like this. #watercolor #art

Look! It made it to my fridge! I made real #art #watercolor This is a stand of birch in my yard.

Artists gonna art- in all the ways! #Alaskasky #AlaskaArt

This is incredible!

Painted today, using @alaska.bsky.social pic of Gold Creek as inspo. Painted with my instructor. For a painting I will probably use as scrap paper… I learned quite a bit and had fun. I’ll keep trying with this one!

i’m an indigenous artist planning beading classes in my community to help promote mental health… and when i told my friends about it, they offered to fund scholarships for anyone who wants to attend but can’t afford it 🥹😭

Winter ❄️

The first time I’ve ever tried to actually draw a fireweed! Posting my practice, 7 months into lessons. Excuse the bad lighting here.

Inspo credit to artist Peter Sheeler. I love this style and want to keep playing with the ink and paint.