Unveiling the second layer of “It Must Be Love”, 16x20”, oil on panel, WIP. With time and practice, I’ve finally learned it’s best to not eat the still life until completion. Hoping to finish this sweet treat on Valentine's Day so I can finally indulge! #art #artist #oilpainting #chocolate #bonbon

Hot Sauce and Goodwill. 16x20", oil on panel, 2026. The clear bottle was a hot sauce bottle and I found the red vase at a Seattle Goodwill store. The carnation came from my local TJ's last month and matched the red vase beautifully. #art #painting #stilllife @fineartgallery.bsky.social @bsky.art

"Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love." -Monet #love

Three Callas, 12x16", oil on panel. Just finished. #art #artist #oilpainting #stilllife #sunlight #seattleartist #seattle @bsky.art @fineartgallery.bsky.social

November’s theme is GROWTH. It was chosen by our Sacramento chapter in California, illustrated by Amber Rankin, and presented by Adobe. buff.ly/BKHbl6D Elevate your feed with this month’s hashtag: #CMgrowth

My painting, Lucky, is featured on @creativemornings.bsky.social blog for Nov! Check it out & see the other amazing artists work here- creativemornings.com/blog/novembe... #CMgrowth #art #artist #painting #artwork #blog

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Postcards are done & headed to @brassworksgallery.bsky.social for the International Postcard Show opening Dec 13! All postcards are $100. Buy in-person or shop online. My little oil paintings are named 'Happy Hour Triptych'. Get 1, 2, or all 3! 🫒 #art #painting #olives #postcard #artgallery

Finished a new painting. 'Little Blue House', 16x20", oil on panel. A piece about home and moving. #art #artist #painting #oilpainting #seattleartist @bsky.art @fineartgallery.bsky.social

'Stuffed', oil on panel, 16x20", me. I saw this jar at the grocery store and the colors and layout of the olives called to me. #art #painting #stuffedolives #artist #oilpainting #stilllife #realism #seattle @bsky.art @fineartgallery.bsky.social

Lucky, 12x16", oil on panel, 2025. I found the clover in a friend's yard and the glass is from SGHR. It rooted in water! 🍀 #artist #oilpainting #art #painting #fourleafclover #lucky #glass @bsky.art @fineartgallery.bsky.social

Red Admiral, 5x7, oil on panel. The inspiration came when I was visiting a dusty graveyard I had never been to before. This butterfly with a broken wing came out of no where and landed on my hand for a while. #redadmiral #butterflypainting #oilpainting #art #painting @fineartgallery.bsky.social

"Happy Hour" 🫒🫒🫒 5x7" mini oil painting on panel that I recently finished. Because I love olives. #olives #art #painting #artist #oilpainting #happyhour #miniatureart #stilllife #realism

Yellow Dahlia, a miniature oil painting on canvas I recently finished, inspired by the dahlia garden at Stanley Park in Vancouver BC. #art #oilpainting #artist #dahlia #painting #miniaturepainting

Wordle 1,403 2/6 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Appropriate! #wordle #hinthint #secondtry

Just dropped off this painting to ‘The Power of Color’ show at Fogue Gallery in Seattle. The exhibit dates are 4/5-5/25 2025. The gallery is open Thursday through Sunday, Noon-5:00pm. #psgna #psgnwa #pnwart #pnwartists #seattleartists #pnwartist #artgallery #artist #foguegallery #artwalk #art

Happy Spring everyone! Here's Spring Bud, oil on canvas, 6x6". It will be shown in the 50th Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival at Seattle Center next month.🌸 #art #artist #oilpainting #oilpainters #springtime #cherryblossom #realism #seattleart #Seattleartist

Sunrise at Fushimi Inari, oil on canvas, 15.5x19.5", 2025. This painting was referenced from part of a photo I took on the trail in 2019 in Kyoto. @bsky.art @fineartgallery.bsky.social #fushimiinari #toriigates #oiloncanvas #seattleartist #oilpainting #art #artist #realism

Happy International Women's Day! I've got a painting in the 2025 Women in Art show at Las Laguna Art Gallery in CA to help celebrate 🦋 Here's a screenshot of their website- #artgallery #art #artist #painting #mixedmedia #bluebutterfly #womensday #internationalwomensday #womeninart

Maya of Vashon, oil on canvas. This piece was a memorial commission I did for a friend. 🙏 #dogportrait #art #artist #painting #oilpainting #blacklab #seattle #bluesky @bsky.art @fineartgallery.bsky.social

Who else loves avocados? 🥑 Avocado Halves, 9x12, oil on heavy paper. #art #artist #avocado #oilpainting #myart #artwork @bsky.art @fineartgallery.bsky.social

Just signed. #christies

Here's the full piece. Apple Pie, oil on canvas, 11x14". 🍎 #oilpainting #painting #art #artist #apple #stilllife #realism @fineartgallery.bsky.social @bsky.art

Throw back to last October when my painting made it on the show postcards at the Schack 🍎 #artsky #artist #oilpainter #artgallery #coverartist #applepie

Dragon Fruit Halves, oil on canvas, 11x14". #painting #oilpainting #stilllife #artshare #artsky @bsky.art @fineartgallery.bsky.social

My painting of 'Rear View Pear' was marked as nudity by Instagram and is in violation of their terms. #censorship #censoredart #meta #painting #artshare #stilllife #artsky #artoftheday #pear #toosexy

Sharing another favorite from last year- Dambo's Birdhouse, oil on canvas, 16x20", oil on canvas, painted with permission from sculptor Thomas Dambo. You can see these irl in Lincoln Park in west Seattle 🐥 #art #oilpainting #oilpainter #seattleartist #birdhouse

Thought I'd share a few of my favorites from last year while I work on new things for 2025... Here's 'Love Lemons Too', oil on canvas, 8x10". The original Love Lemons, oil on board, 4x6" was sold at a gallery, hence the 'Too' :) #art #seattleartist #oiloncanvas #oilpainting

This is my first post and the last oil painting I finished in December - a study of a Rose of Sharon that was growing in my mom's yard last summer 🌸 #roseofsharon #oilpainting #seattleartist