It’s been a loooong time since I’ve posted on my blog. I feel this way at the beginning of every year lol. I’m hoping to do a few updates through 2026 and be a bit better about it but I know I for sure won’t be posting too frequently. I’m on Instagram for that kind of thing. I was on here to update my art gallery page and thought I’d pop over here with a little post.

This year I wanted to try something new and settled on plein air painting as I was invited by a local group to join. It sounds fun and a bit out of my box and I think as artists we always need to stretch and try new things. I’ve been getting my plein air go bag ready and trying to decide between gouache or oils to start with. I’m heavily leaning towards gouache for now at least. So I treated myself to some new brushes from Rosemary & Co that are made for it. I have been using old watercolor brushes but I feel like sometimes you need to get some new supplies when you venture into a new arena to make things just that much more exciting.

I’ve also been experimenting in my studio working from some of my photos. This one was taken on a New England road trip. The one below was from another road trip back in 2019, driving from WA state to TX.

I also did several smaller still life studies to get back in the painting groove after a crazy busy holiday season. I’ve been working on refining my palette colors as well. I truly don’t need every color under the sun lol. What I’d truly love is to have all of my work have a similar feel to it which I think can be accomplished by my color choices.

I hope you’re all enjoying the new year, we are getting ready for some cold weather and possible snow so hopefully the power will stay on and I can get some more painting done!