My painting “Just Add Glasses” Oil on canvas #artyear #stilllife #floralfriday #gardenart

Painted at a vineyard yesterday. Gotta squeeze more sessions in while the weather is nice! #artyear #pleinair #winecountry #painting

One more #pleinair painting session before heading home. #tidesouttuesday #artyear #oregon

Brought my painting stuff to the Oregon coast this week. I wanted to paint on the beach Wednesday morning, but Mother Nature had other plans so I found a spot higher up until the tsunami advisory passed. #artyear #outside #coastal #painting

Every great sky / sunset / sunrise pic I have ever gotten, has been taken from a parking lot. #photography #nature #sky #clouds #witchsky #pagansky

Wrapping up this painting I started last week. While I still paint lots of tiny creatures, plein air painting is quickly becoming a favorite creative practice, and I’m eager to get some more sessions in before the summer is done. #pnw #scape #artyear

Happiness: spending a whole morning painting and learning on Sauvie Island. #pleinair #scape #artyear #pnw

Today I’m working on some paintings that are a little outside the norm for me, but in the meantime here is a damselfly painting! “Damsel in Delight” Oil on canvas #art #artyear #bugs #pnw #forest #painting

I sold a #painting! Excited for this piece to adorn its new home. 🩷 #artyear #roses #pnw #smartist

It’s heavy and chaotic right now, but I gotta keep going. Crawling, cursing, inch by inch. And along the way, in spite of how they want me to feel, I will still look for that which is beautiful and kind and true.

I’m not sure what kind of luck a painting of a ladybug on the internet might bestow, but I hope it brightens your day a bit. “Lady(bug) of the Redwoods” Oil on canvas #ladybug #JuliArty #sweet #artyear #painting

My art journey is a work in progress. I have a vision of the kind of art I want to make, and each time I paint that vision gets closer to reality. Keep on going. “Not a Bumblebee” Oil on canvas #bee #painting #artyear #keepgoing

Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966 #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Trying #pleinair this summer and absolutely loving it. I mean, look at this view! #painting #artyear #scape #fiveminfri #wip

You know the feeling of seeing something unexpected & beautiful during something routine like eating lunch? This is a Western White Butterfly floating between wildflowers, from a trip to the Bitterroots a few years back. “Lunch Break Buddy” Oil on canvas #artyear #butterfly #painting #wildflowers

Painting studies of Stonecrop on Lopez Island, WA Stonecrop thrives in rocky places. So too, does hope. Oil on canvas paper #oilpainting #pnw #art #artyear

Putting the finishing touches on this painting of a bumblebee I saw a few summers back in Tacoma, WA. “Errand Run” Oil on canvas #vibrant #blueskyartshow #artyear #bumblebee #pnw

This painting is displayed at the Oregon Society of Artists as part of their Rose Festival Exhibition now through June! “Garden’s First Roses” Oil on panel #oilpainting #pnw #floralfriday

Study of the day: Busy Bee #bumblebees are a favorite subject of mine, so it was a fun challenge to see if I could paint one in a single sitting. 5”x7” Oil on canvas paper #blueskyartshow #oilpainting #artyear #pnw

Study of the day: #daisy Inspired by one of my first macro photos. Years ago I was gifted a small macro lens and started photographing things really close up: flowers, bugs, and whatever I could discover on dog walks and camping trips. 5x7” #oilpainting #nature #blueskyartshow #bloomscrolling

I took a painting class and have been practicing painting loose. Here’s yesterday’s plein air study, where I discovered that I frickin love painting outside. Oil on canvas paper #pleinair #oilpainting #pnw #blueskyartshow

It’s #worldbeeday! Spending some time today reading up on our pollinators friends- the Xerces Society has some great information xerces.org/pollinator-c... This #bumblebee painting captures a favorite memory exploring the Sierra Nevada Mountains. “Powell Meadow Bumble” Oil on canvas

Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝 Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive. Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.

I painted a #pollinator and no, it wasn’t a bee or butterfly! This is a Flower Longhorn Beetle I saw on an evening walk last summer in the Mt. Hood National Forest “Flower Longhorn Beetle’s Sunset Stroll” Oil on canvas #forestfriday #floralfriday #pnw #painting

A recent study of today’s theme: #iris . This variety was found on a hike in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest a few years back. #smArtist #painting #artyear #wildflower

The world needs more of this and less of most other things

There were butterflies, dragonflies, huckleberries and beetles on #MtHood this summer. Painting them was like revisiting the mountain in my mind. “Butterfly in the Moment” Oil on canvas #painting #pnw #artyear #butterfly

When this painting was half done I asked for guesses on what insect was going to be added. When someone guessed bumblebee I told them they were right. Except I painted a honeybee. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Anyway enjoy this painting. “Not a Bumblebee” Oil on Canvas #painting #beeart #artsky #gardenart

Challenge: paint over a painting in 1 day. I’m learning how to paint more “loose,” so this challenge had me feeling more and thinking less through the process. The result is neither my most or least favorite, and that’s OK because the point was to try. #painting #flowerart #artprocess #artist

Fact: this painting of a blueberry is only 10”x10”, but it’s still much bigger than an actual blueberry. “Wild Blueberry 50/50” Oil on canvas Available on my website (link in bio) #blueberry #artsky #painting #pnw

Bladderwrack in the shores of #sanjuanisland in NW Washington State. #coastal #SmArtist #pnw #artsky #beachart

Something small that I look forward to is when the lavender bloom and the bumblebees visit. The bumblebees are heavier than the lavender stems so they sway and bounce as the bees land and take off. It’s like a peaceful little dance. #gardenart #bumblebee #artsky #painting

#WIPWednesday Getting ready to add an insect to this painting. Any guesses what it will be?

Happy #EarthDay! Brb- going to touch some grass. Or hug a tree. Or high five a branch. #pnw #trees #madrona #artsky

Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #womensart

A tour of my tiny but mighty #artstudio, in one photo. The pieces on the wall are #wip, ready for another layer of paint. I feel lucky to create here- it’s peaceful on purpose. Any other creators here with tiny but mighty creative spaces? #studiotour #artsky

I'd like to rename this the Harvard Dahalia in honor of their strength and courage to stand up for what is right. Black Fire Dahlia An intense and fiery dahlia with dramatic black petals tipped in vibrant red, creating a stunning contrast and a bold statement in any garden. #bloomscrollingharvard

Happy #worldartday all! This year’s theme: “A Garden of Expression: Cultivating Community Through Art.”

it’s Tuesday and I just want to frolic in a forest. #protectnature #artsky #pnw #artist

A #madrona tree painting for #BlueSkyArtShow Theme: #peaceful

I would like to take part in a scheme. Not a bad one. Just one that involves making my own native seed balls and throwing and growing them everywhere (with permission, of course!). And sunshine. And in the end, the planet is protected. 🌻

I photographed this #dragonfly on #MtHood last summer and then painted it a few months later. It’s a pretty rad feeling to paint a summer memory in the middle of winter. #macrophotofriday #artsky #oilpainter #pnwart #pnwartist #natureisrad

What a beautiful use of recycled materials. Can you imagine the morning light streaming through these colors and textures? Dang.

Maidenhair fern #wip #pnw #ferns #natureart #artsky

This one was in time out for several weeks b/c it wasn’t going great and I was super frustrated. Eventually it went back on the easel to be completed, and even though it didn’t turn out as I imagined, I learned a ton and count that as a win. “Temporary Time Out” #pnwartist #artsky #bumblebeeart

I love watching bumblebees fly around the garden with full pollen baskets. So here’s my painting “Poppy Pollen Pants” Oil on canvas #pnwart #artsky #bumblebee #gardenart

Literally waiting for (oil) paint to dry. I’m rushing to finish my works in progress because I took a bunch of new reference photos and can’t wait to paint them. #pnwartist #bananaslug #redwoods #iwanttopaint

Good Morning from the PNW. Here is a damselfly in the Mt. Hood National Forest for #macrophotofriday, and a recently finished painting based on the photo. #babysfirstblueskypost #pnwartist #amateurpainter