June 14, 2009
Story Shoot

Last family shoot gave me two of my favorite portraits so far. Will be easy to find the perfect shot to paint from this beautiful family.
June 15, 2009
Rounding the Bend
free·lance
n. also free lance (frlns)
1. A person who sells services to employers without a long-term commitment to any of them.
2. An uncommitted independent, as in politics or social life.
3. A medieval mercenary.
v. free·lanced, free·lanc·ing, free·lanc·es
Noun
a self-employed person doing specific pieces of work for various employers
June 20, 2009
It's official
When asked the other day "what do you do?" I finally had the guts to say.... I am a freelance artist and a stay at home mother of 3 girls five and under.
Now that is the longest job title I have had in these 30 years and most interesting I might add ;).
Been throwing the word freelance around a lot for the past several months but I think I am just now starting to take it seriously.
And with two unfinished-comishioned paintings in the dining room, I guess I was brave enough to claim it. To most people freelance may mean unemployed but to me it means making a little more than nothing and adding a little spice to my full time something.
Thanks to those who aided in my new found confidence, finally!
June 22, 2009
Dun, dun, dun-dun...
I was recently hired to do some creative photography for Ashley Carson. I love her work and was so happy to learn from her. With her permission, I am posting a few of my favorite shots that I took and edited.
I would recommend Ashley to anyone out there getting married. She is so talented and very down-to earth...especially for such a great photographer. You can google her!
June 24, 2009
Goodbye Krysta and Nick
This whole portrait series is driving me nuts because for a few weeks I am getting to know every inch of these faces, they become another family member to the girls and then what, "goodbye!?". It is so weird to just say "goodbye" to their faces, weird, I know right?! Well, it is what it is and now Krysta and Nick belong to Krysta and Nick. Atleast I snapped a shot of them before our fairwell :).
June 26, 2009
History made
Michael Jackson died yesterday.