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03/06/2026

Past me thought becoming an artist would mostly mean painting whenever inspiration hit.

Present me knows the artist life actually means long hours in the studio, paint everywhere, way too many art supplies, starting paintings that might not work, fixing paintings I thought were finished, and thinking about art even when I’m not in the studio.

Building an art career is a lot of trial and error, a lot of experimenting, and a lot of learning how to keep going when something doesn’t turn out the way you imagined.

Some days being an artist feels like the hardest career path I could’ve chosen.

But somehow painting and making art is also the most fun and the most frustrating thing at the same time.

So if I could go back and warn past me about the artist life, I probably would.

Not to stop her.

Just so she knew what she was signing up for. 🎨

03/02/2026

‘Semi Sweet’ just found its home.

I made this piece back in 2024 on unstretched canvas. I love including originals like this in my collections because they make collecting art more accessible. Smaller works, raw edge canvas, pieces on paper. Different sizes and price points so more people can own original art.

This color palette only showed up in two paintings from that collection. Soft pinks, warm neutrals, little hits of contrast. It was such a fun and feminine one to create.

Unstretched canvas can be float mounted, framed, or even hung with magnetic scroll hangers. I love how flexible they are.

Every collection deserves variety. And every collector deserves options.

01/15/2026

Artists accepting compliments like: not sure how to act, actually.

I don’t know why, but when someone says something nice about my work, my instinct is to downplay it. Even when I’m proud of it. Even when it took time and effort and doubt to finish.

This fish painting was just for fun, and maybe that’s why it landed. People liked it. A lot. And instead of just letting that feel good, my brain immediately tried to brush it off.

Working on letting compliments land instead of deflecting them.

01/10/2026

Getting out of a creative rut always feels like a win… until I realize I put all my energy into making art and absolutely none into basic human maintenance.

When the ideas start flowing again, everything else kind of falls to the side. Movement, sunlight, balance, self-care… all optional apparently. I’ll remember eventually. Or I won’t. We’ll see.

Right now I’m just letting myself enjoy the fact that I’m creating again and trusting that the rest will catch up later. One thing at a time.

01/07/2026

I just sold a piece of art that had been sitting for a long time and I didn’t expect how much it would shift something for me. I’ve been in a little bit of a creative rut lately, not without reason. Starting a new job, selling a house, buying a house and moving through the holidays all at once took it out of me more than I realized. Creativity didn’t disappear but it definitely went quiet.

Selling this painting felt like a small spark turning back on. It reminded me why I painted the first place. This week, I started stretching new canvases and easing back into the studio without pressure or expectations. Just showing up again. Hearing this in case you’re in a similar season. Sometimes momentum doesn’t come from forcing it. Sometimes it comes from one small win that reminds you you’re still an artist. 

01/06/2026

One of my favorite abstract paintings just sold, and I wanted to share the story behind it. This piece is called “it’s no deer head“, and I painted it back in 2023 as a Mother’s Day gift for my mom. It’s soft, feminine, and very pink, and the name came from a little joke about what happens when artwork like this has two coexist in a house with very traditional decor choices. If you’ve ever shared a space with a guy, you know the compromise. Sometimes art ends up competing with taxidermy.

I kept this piece instead of gifting it and listed it on my website, where it sat for about 2 1/2 years. I was always a little surprised it didn’t sell sooner, but recently it found its person. A reminder that slow doesn’t mean wrong, and unsold doesn’t mean unsuccessful. Some art just needs time to find the right home. 

12/02/2025

Yes, I said I wasn’t spending money. Yes, I bought more paint. That’s between me and my creative process. Artists know the struggle, you walk into the studio convinced you’re staying on budget and suddenly you’re buying new colors, brushes, and “just one more” tube of acrylics. Art supplies are my weakness and also my love language, so please respect this journey.

11/26/2025

Look… if you put the words art supply store anywhere near me,wishing well, alleyway, questionable basement, I’m already halfway inside.

Being an artist in their 40s basically means having zero impulse control around paint, paper, brushes, color palettes, or literally anything that might one day inspire a masterpiece I haven’t even started yet.

If you’ve ever followed a 40% off sticker like it was a spiritual calling… we’re the same kind of people.

My husband said, “Will you paint something for the wine room?”And obviously I said yes because: 1. He built an entire ro...
11/18/2025

My husband said, “Will you paint something for the wine room?”
And obviously I said yes because:
1. He built an entire room just to store his drinks,
2. I love a project, and
3. It’s nice to paint something that doesn’t have to survive TikTok judgment.

Here’s the piece, calming greens, layered marks, and the right amount of moodiness.

11/14/2025

There’s something about being called “artsy” that makes my brain shut down like a Windows 95 computer.
I don’t know why, maybe because I spend half my life covered in paint, stressed about composition, and trying to convince people abstract art is… real art.

Call me whatever you want, painter, artist, maximalist chaos gremlin, just know I’m taking this whole thing way more seriously than “artsy fartsy” implies.
But “artisan fartisan”? Honestly… I might put that on a business card.

11/13/2025

Some days the best thing you can do is show up for yourself in whatever small way you can.
For me, that usually means picking up a paintbrush and trying to create without judging every single move. I’m working on being gentler with myself — as an artist, as a human, as someone who doesn’t always get it right but still keeps going.

If you’re trying to love yourself a little better lately, same.
And if today all you managed was existing… that counts too.

11/04/2025

Moving, starting a new job, unpacking, somewhere between all of that, my paints sat in a box waiting for me like loyal little soldiers.

I keep telling myself life will slow down soon, but it hasn’t yet. Being an artist with a full-time job feels like living two lives, and right now the 9-to-5 one is winning.

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