I haven't had much mental capacity to paint, which can be frustrating since my paintings stem from my feelings, but I have been able to find ways to creatively release my OCD ruminations and intrusive thoughts. #zentangle #abstract #doodle

"Another Unicorn Birthday Card": the feeling of love frozen in time, and my fear of only remembering where it stopped, not how we spent it. A grief that grows and walks and stagnates everything but passing time. #abstractart #watercolor #painting #synesthesia

The colors of despair, or at least how I experience them in the living loss of her. It flows and fractures, and feels like a storm always bubbling under the surface. A silent hope that one day we'll meet again crashing against the belief that we never will. #abstractart #watercolor #synesesthia

“Star Fire”: a commissioned painting for Kayla. She is deeply soft and gentle, with resilience that burst through as I painted her. I’m grateful to have been able to paint her and to know her; she is a genuinely wonderful person with incredible depths to her. #abstractart #watercolor #synesthesia

"A Soft Fierceness”: painted for one of the funniest and kindest souls I know, Fern. He has a gentle strength, and radiates this expansive affirming warmth that makes me feel seen, and grateful to exist in a world with people as good as him in it. #abstractart #watercolorpainting #synesthesia

"Seen": the feeling of a wish shared in passing with my husband, come to pass, and bringing with it the feeling of overwhelming luck, safety, and sturdiness that only he can evoke. #abstractart #watercolor #painting #synesesthia

Jesus when he comes back to Earth:

"Let's Make A Deal": new watercolor painted with the weight of past experiences influencing current reactions. I live in the dichotomy of desire to be healed from past trauma and the reality that I still allow it volition to color my present. #abstractart #watercolor #painting #synesthesia

"Tingles": a new watercolor for my beautiful friend Amanda. She is vibrant, soft and complex; it was an incredible joy to paint her. I'm always so grateful that when my words fail to tell someone how much they mean to me, my art often can. #abstractart #watercolor #painting #synesthesia

"Growth": painted while chatting with one of the closest people to me, and realizing how far we've both come. It is truly a euphoric feeling, and I'm so grateful to experience it. #abstractart #watercolor #synesthesia #painting

"How Good": painted yesterday while feeling insecure about myself, and "how good" I truly am. I often feel bullied by my OCD (as I know many do) and yesterday I felt the full weight of it and allowed myself to let these feelings flow. #abstractart #watercolor #synesthesia #painting

"Peace in Wartime": new painting from today, brought to you by the feeling of detachment. I’d been hoping the change I saw would last, but I’m accepting that sometimes it never will. #abstractart #abstractwatercolor #painting #synesthesia #watercolor

"Floating": for a new friend, and painted with her in mind. Her colors came through very softly, but rolling. I'm grateful to have met her, and for the opportunity to create a piece of art for her! #abstractart #watercolor #synesthesia #painting

"Abundance": I found it difficult to process a flood of feelings a few days ago, and this is the result. An abundance of colors n feelings, and the uncertainty of what they all mean. #abstractart #watercolor #painting #synesthesia #feelings #emotionbasedart

"A Slow Burn": a painting from a few months ago, representing the yearning for complications to resolve, and how future related anxiety feels in my body. #abstractart #watercolor #synesthesia #abstractwatercolor

Finally getting around to posting more art! "A Jungle In Albany": painted while sitting in the backyard a few days after I found out we would be moving. It was my favorite place of our home. It was wild & overgrown, always brimming with life. #abstractwatercolor #synesthesia #abstractart

"Come Out, Come Out" : a new painting created while allowing my feelings of resentment to flow. #abstract #watercolor #abstractpainting #synesthesia

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

My 9 piece body of work is officially up at Harmony Wellness in Oshkosh! I'm excited to be a part of their first showing in the monthly gallery walk. #oshkoshartist #harmonywellness #gallerywalk

"Interwoven": Watercolor painted while feeling the interwovenness of it all, how nothing is ever singular. People, feelings, thoughts. It all exists in relation to one another, and in order to experience it fully, you need to experience it all. #abstractart #watercolor #painting #synesthesia

"Sea me": watercolor on canvas made using old paint chips, paint directly poured, and salt. I washed the canvas with a very light layer of black, and then began creating. This piece is how I view myself on my bad days: chaos, shallow, rough. #abstract #watercolor #canvas #synesthesia #abstractart

"The Journey": painting while thinking of how far I've come, and how much further I'd like to go. A hopeful feeling. #abstractart #abstractwatercolor #synesthesia #painting

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

"Named Storm": allowing myself to feel the weight of love with nowhere to go. The spatter in the negative space represents emotions that linger when the "storm" has ended, like droplets on leaves after a rain. #abstract #watercolor #painting #abstractart #synesthesia

"Despite": a new painting from a few days ago. While painting this I was thinking "let me be kind despite...", and allowed my colors to finish the thought. This will be on display at Harmony Wellness in February, along with my other pieces! #abstract #watercolor #painting #abstractart #synesthesia

"Grief and Sweet Memory": one of my favorite Hozier lyrics felt like the right fit for this painting. Made while letting the sorrow of unsaid goodbyes wash over me, and allowing the lava like burn of joy come through when I sat with my grief long enough. #abstract #watercolor #painting #abstractart

"Pawn and Sold": watercolor painted while thinking about the last year of my life spent waiting for the inevitable end that has finally, thankfully, arrived. #abstractwatercolor #painting #synesthesia

"Frozen Rage": created while allowing myself to process big feelings about my past that triggered my PTSD. I am grateful to be able to have an outlet in which I can process such emotions safely, and hope to be able to help others find theirs one day. #abstractwatercolor #painting #synesthesia

more sections of a painting, unsure if it’s done/might like sections more than the whole. (the process: often joyful, sometimes other things, sometimes all the things) 🤍🕊️ #ArtistsOnBlueSky #BlueSkyArtShow #AbstractArt #Art #Artist #WomensArtBlueSky #AbstractArtist #BlueSkyArt  #OregonArtist #Oregon

This oil on canvas showing the garden at the front of the studio was finished in 2024 and hung in the autumn exhibition of the Cambridge Drawing Society where it found a buyer. I called it "The Stepladder" (size 30" X 34"). #art #oilpainting #cambridgegarden #oillamp

Vietnamese artist Vu Bach Lien, Snow path, 2014, woodcut print #WomensArt

"Fractured Ending": watercolor painting I created while thinking about a large conflict in my life finally ending, albeit messily; and the wish that things ended more cleanly if they had to at all. #abstractpainting #watercolorpainting #synesthesia #abstractart

"Soft Hopes”: my feelings about my mental health journey, and how it feels to be this version of myself. Regulated, joyful, and delighted to be alive with the hope of continuing to improve myself and stay healthy. Available at Harmony Wellness starting in February! #abstract #watercolor #painting

A couple of new paintings! The first one was created using salt, which is something I love to add to paintings when the colors in my brain feel scratchy (for lack of a better way word), and I want more texture than what paint alone can provide. #abstract #watercolors #art #artist #amateurart

“The Well” - 9”x12” watercolor available at Harmony Wellness Studio in downtown Oshkosh starting February, along with a few other pieces! Visit during the monthly gallery walk to experience Amanda’s beautiful, serene space. #abstract #watercolors #art #artist #amateurart

"Cook n Co.", a year in watercolor for my husband. Calm, steady, joyous and secure are the words that would map most accurately to these colors. #abstractart #watercolorpainting #watercolor #abstract

I'm back in the northeast for a few days, and I was able to hike briefly yesterday at the bird sanctuary that my husband and I were married in, and it was lovely, cold and perfect much like our wedding day! #nature #naturephotography #photography

My painting titled: "Mother Lake", made for my mom but as my husband pointed out, looks a bit like Lake Michigan! #abstractart #watercolor #abstractwatercolor #painting

A painting I made for my sister-in-law, this is how I see her in my mind when I think about her. Titled: "Cosmic Dreamer" #watercolor #watercolorpainting #abstractart #abstract #abstractpainting

My newest painting,"Steadfast". I have a form of synesthesia where when I think about a person, a situation or anything with feelings and emotion, I think about it in color. I was thinking about my brother while painting this as a gift for him. #abstract #abstractart #watercolor #abstractwatercolor

Got my art up for the first time where almost every single piece is on display. It's an adorable little wine bar with an eclectic feel #art #artsky #bskyart #exhibition #artshow

Crochet mandala street decorations, a collective creation by women in Licata, Italy #WomensArt (via Howtofeelgood. net)

Molas, textiles using a reverse appliqué technique by women of the Indigenous Guna people, Panama #WomensArt

two sections of a recent painting. liking the moodiness and drama with bright hopeful light perhaps. 🤍🕊️ . #artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #painter #art #artist #womensartbluesky #abstractartist #blueskyart #oregonartist #oregon

Thank you for following ! Happy Friday all....❤️

#nature #photography #wisconsin

Some recent paintings! #abstract #watercolors #art #artist #amateurart

it can be overwhelming HOW beautiful existence is but dang does it feel nice to resonate in that space when youre lucky enough to catch hold of it. when you randomly touch the current behind everything. you KNOW its back there but all you get is glimpses when you notice the way light shines on water

Hello, please enjoy some beautiful and cool things I've seen around Wisconsin! #sculptureart #nature #photography

Some fun stuff I found in the woods, including a mush that looks like Jabba the Hut! #nature #photography #hikeupstatenewyork #bugtrails #waterfall #mushrooms