Spring studio update— 🐛🌿🌼

Sunday studio 🌞🐈‍⬛

🌸🦋“Growing Flowers and Butterflies” 🌸🦋
2025
photo transfer, collage, and black walnut ink on paper mounted on panel
8.5 inches x 6.5 inches

Just watched Flow (available on Max) and it’s SO GOOD— give ‘em the Oscar 🐱🤍

I was told many times over in grad school that painting flowers or garden imagery “wasn’t contemporary.” And here I am now, still doing just that. My new series, “To Grow Something Good,” is big, bold, and vibrant— these paintings take up SPACE. I’m not interested in feeling small. 😤

“An Awakening” 2024, black walnut ink on paper, 20 inches x 16 inches

“Pumpkin Blossoms” 2025, goldenrod flower ink and gouache on paper, 20 inches x 16 inches

#worksonpaper #contemporaryart #painting #garden

Dahlia sketchbook page.
#dahlias #collage #sketchbook

Fantastic work by my friend Claire Whitehurst. Go see her solo show at the Schuylkill Environmental Center. 🤍🍥💫

✨Friday Studio Inspo✨ I accidentally grew pumpkins last spring/summer (thanks squirrels!). I was unaware of how magnificent and fleeting a pumpkin blossom is. They only look this glorious for about half a day. #gardening #urbangardening

Thinking about the swallowtail butterflies I raised over the summer. A small act of resilience. 🤍🦋
#supportpollinators

Drawing on the floor— it brings me a sense of comfort and safety. It’s childlike, ya know? Doing my best to find peace and calm in the studio, however I can. #drawing #pumpkinblossoms

Sun-kissed studio assistants 🐈🤍🐈‍⬛

A few of my more recent black walnut ink paintings. 🌰🌰🌰 #painting #blackwalnutink #worksonpaper

Three books I’m loving right now.

✨Friday Studio Inspo✨ A garden boutique I made last October, containing dahlias, cherry tomato vines, and mojito mint. 🌸🌼🌸

Obsessed with the color chartreuse right now.

Dahlia painting in progress— it feels good to be oil painting again 😮‍💨