The second soft pastel drawing. This one is my grandmother to go with the one of my grandfather. 11x16 inch, pastel on sanded paper. #art #pastel #drawing #portrait

A green abalone shell I had that I decided to paint. I wanted to see if I could make a flat painting look iridescent. Watercolor on paper #painting #watercolor #art #shells

The finished drawing of my grandfather with a bird on his head in soft pastels. It won second place and an honorable mention at the county fair! I learned a lot while making this. "Tony" 12x17" pastel on sanded paper. #traditionalart #art #pastel #portrait

A bit of glare, but this is an 8x10 inch watercolor painting of a white spotted jellyfish that I photographed at the aquarium. The dark background is mostly indanthrone blue #jellyfish #art #painting #watercolor #fish

20x20 inch gouache on watercolor paper. This is the carousel I grew up riding at the boardwalk. I wanted to try painting it #art #painting #carousel #horses

This is my first real try using soft (chalk) pastel pencils. I've also never been very good at human portraits. I thought I should try to improve on that. This is my grandfather with a bird on his head. #art #drawing #pastel #portrait #traditionalart

I think im about done with this one. 20x20 inch watercolor on arches paper. I wanted the viewer to feel the grandeur of looking up at huge banana leaves like I did when I took the reference photo #watercolor #art #painting #plants

Still working on this massive 20 inch square watercolor painting of banana leaves. It's taking a while, but I think it's going well #watercolor #art #painting

A cat painted with my current watercolor pallet for the big banana leaves #green #paint #watercolor #cat

My first time painting a piece this large! I only got through this much in an hour. It's 20 x 20 inch watercolor on cold pressed paper #watercolor #traditionalart #art #painting

Practicing painting furry animals in watercolor. This sheep has some curly wool #watercolor #painting #sheep #animals #traditionalart

My dragon and sheep knight won first place in the misc class and best of Maryland! It's in the Maryland sheep and wool festival until tomorrow. #sheep #wool #festival #sheepandwool #mdsheepandwoolfestival

I added a little sheep knight to the felted dragon! He's so brave with his sword, shield, and helmet #sheep #wool #felting #dragon #fantasy #knight

Got the dragon mounted to the wood. His fire is in place as well now! #fiberart #needlefelting #felting #dragon

Rolling along on the felted dragon project! It's got the whole body colored now, and the wing membranes are drying after being wet felted.

Have I ever needle felted before? No. Am I in over my head? Yes. Even still, I'm doing my best #needlefelting #felting #wool #fiberart #dragon

Hello! I'm told it's #Portfolioday. I have dabbled in a lot of different art mediums, but this is some of my most recent watercolor work. I love bright colors and nature

A coral colored kitty made from the remainder of the paint from the pink conch project #cats #art #painting #watercolor #pink

"Conch Shell" Watercolor on cold pressed paper. 9x12 inch. This is a still life painting I made of one of my vintage thrifted pink conch shells. This one has a broken section, but I thought it added visual interest #art #watercolor #shells #conch #painting

My supervisor hasn't been biting at my paintbrushes nearly as often. He's very professional #cats #art #watercolor #painting ##catsofbluesky

"Pink Hibiscus" 8.25 x 8.25 inches. Watercolor on cold pressed paper. The name might change, but I enjoyed trying my hand at painting a saturated background on this hibiscus from my mother's garden. #art #watercolor #painting #traditionalart #flowers

I went to a plein air watercolor event with my mom. It was held at our local wildlife center. This is my attempt at a loose sketch of a fox they had on display. #watercolor #painting #art #animals #fox

I'm trying to learn pixel art and basic animation. In doing so, I have created a monstrosity. Meet the long forg #pixelart #frog #forg #monster

I took the original photo for this painting at the National Zoo in their new native bird exhibit. "Three Sanderling Musketeers" Watercolor on paper, 6x10 inch. #watercolor #birds #art #painting

Getting there. It's been years since I've attempted stained glass #glass #art #stainedglass #dragonfly

Sound up for kitty purring! Lemon hanging with me #cats #purring #pets

Working on something special for Christmas using glass and these hydrangea flowers I pressed myself a couple of years ago #art #glass #flowers #pressedflowers #hydrangeas

There will be no more drawing pattern pieces today, I'm afraid #catsofbluesky #cats #art #pets

A colored pencil portrait of a cat named Mew. This was a gift for a friend of mine to remember her by. I do love making pet portraits #pets #cats #art #coloredpencil #pencil #portrait #petportrait

Almost 5 years ago now, I was a professional jeweler and jewelry designer. I made custom 3D designs for customers nearly every day. This was a 3 inch long tuna cast in silver, and it had sapphires set in the eyes at the end. It was one of my favorite sculpts. Matrix 8 CAD

I made this ages ago just for fun. #cats #blackcats #watercolor

The first ever watercolor I made after my mom gave me some lessons. My main problem was the paper, as it turned out. Quality paper makes all the difference for watercolor. #watercolor #painting #art #traditionalart #flowers #pansies #botanical

I planted these crocus bulbs myself in the front yard. I loved the spray of foliage when they bloomed. This painting was also on display at a local art gallery earlier this year. Acrylic and faux gold gilding on canvas. 18x24" #art #traditionalart #painting #gold #purple #acrylic

In its frame here, this was one of my first paintings of flowers. It's also the first from my photos at the botanical garden. I really liked the upward motion of these snapdragons. Watercolor on paper, 8x10" #traditionalart #painting #art #watercolor #flowers #snapdragons #botanical

Fool the eye? I tried anyway. Ginkgo leaves are so fun to paint, and wanted to make this one look like it's taped into a scrapbook. Watercolor on paper #watercolor #ginkgo #leaf #art #painting #traditionalart

Indigo Bunting. Gauche on gilded wood panel 6x6". This was a birthday gift for my grandmother, and I liked the contrast of blue on the faux gold gilding. My dad took the reference photo at the Smithsonian National Zoo. #art #birds #painting #gold #blue #wildlife

Yellow Hibiscus 18x24" acrylic on canvas. I took this picture of a hibiscus in my mother's yard last summer, and I thought it would make a nice painting #flowers #hibiscus #art #acrylic #botanical #painting

Golden Paradise. 8x8" watercolor on gilded and embossed paper. I had a hard time deciding on the design I wanted to emboss for this one, but I like the final result. It's faux gold made of copper and tin. I took the reference photos at my local botanical garden. #Flowers #art #watercolor #gold

Very helpful, thank you. #art #cat #cats #helpful #watercolor #painting #traditionalart

I drew a very round robin. Oil pastels on cardboard. I was just playing around with the oil pastels #bird #birds #robin #art #drawing #pastels #oilpastels

Made some beans for tomorrow. I've been cooking for 6 hours today. I like green bean casserole a lot more when I make it fully from scratch. Soup, fried onions, and all #Thanksgiving #beans #casserole #dish #green #cooking

Lemon is always trying to "help" me paint. I know my art desk is a mess, don't mind that. #cats #art #painting #watercolor #pets #catsofbluesky #grey

Adding this here as well. I carved this tiny fire agate a long time ago. Think DeviantArt days. I still do love cutting fire agate. I hope to get back into it #fire #agate #lapidary #gemstone #gems #jewelry #rainbow #stone

Skunk did this all by himself. He likes to burrow in the winter #cats #pets #cat #cute

I made this acrylic painting after the passing of my grandmother. She was a lifelong artist, and she taught art to all of us. She was an incredible person. "Thanks For Everything" Acrlic on canvas 18" x 24". #acrylic #painting #flowers #tulips #parrot #pink #yellow #green #art #canvas #memorial

I think I'm done with this one. I added a Prussian blue background. #watercolor #painting #art #flowers #orchids #pink #blue

Prussian blue and cobalt blue kitty this time. Watercolor on paper #cats #watercolor #kitty #blue #art #painting

An orange and yellow striped kitty in watercolor today! This one looks like my childhood cat, Ruby #art #cats #orange #watercolor #painting #doodle

Happy Halloween! Here's a black cat with a little ladybug friend. Watercolor on paper #Halloween #black #cats #art #watercolor #painting