THIS SET OF PAINTINGS I DID WITH ACRYLICS ON CANVAS. MY SISTER IN LAW HAS A BEDSPREAD WITH THESE PATTERNS ON IT AND SHE WANTED SOME PAINTINGS DONE SO I KIND OF ADAPTED MY OWN VERSION OF THE PATTERNS AND MADE THEM INTO THESE.

THIS PEICE IS DONE WITH ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. MY HUSBAND LOVES THE COWBOYS SO I PAINTED THIS ONE FOR HIM.

THIS PEICE WAS DONE WITH PASTELS ON MATTE PAPER. ITS A PORTRAIT OF JAMES DEAN, ONE OF MY FAVORITES. I DIDNT FINISH IT BECAUSE I HAD SOME ANGLES WRONG AND WAS AFRAID TO TOTALLY BOTCH HIS FACE, SO I JUST DIDNT HAVE THE HEART TO FINISH IT.

THIS PEICE I USED PENCIL ON PAPER. LORD OF THE RINGS HAD JUST COME OUT.

THIS UNFINISHED PEICE WAS DONE WITH ACRYLICS ON MATTE BOARD. I GRABBED A WHOLE BUNCH OF OLD JEWELERY AND TRINKETS AND JUST DREW THEM RANDOMLY. I USED A METALLIC GOLD PAINT TO REALLY MAKE IT STAND OUT, THIS PICTURE DOESNT QUITE DO IT JUSTICE. IT WAS AT A TIME I WAS BUSY WITH A LOT OF STUFF SO I NEVER FINISHED IT.

THIS PAINTING WAS DONE WITH WATERCOLOR ON MATTE BOARD. MY BROTHER WAS GETTING MARRIED AT THE TIME, THESE WERE THEIR COLORS AND FLOWERS AND I DECIDED TO DO A PAINTING REPRESENTING THAT.

THESE THREE PAINTINGS I USED ACRYLICS ON CANVAS. I MADE THESE FOR A CO-WORKER WHO IS HAVING A BABY GIRL. BROWN AND LIGHT BLUE WERE THE COLORS AND THIS WAS THE IDEA SHE CAME UP WITH.

THIS PEICE IS DONE IN ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK FROM HAWAII AND WERE STILL DECORATING OUR HOUSE. WE DECIDED TO DO A BAMBOO THEME IN OUR BATHROOM INCLUDING SOUVENIRES FROM HAWAII SO I DECIDED TO DO A PAINTING OF BAMBOO.

THIS PAINTING I USED ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. WE HAD JUST BOUGHT A BEAUTIFUL NEW LIGHT BLUE COMFORTER FOR OUR BED AND OUR WALLS WERE EMPTY SO I DECIDED TO MAKE A PAINTING WITH THAT SAME BLUE AND THIS IS WHAT I ENDED UP WITH.

THIS ABSTRACT PEICE I DID WITH ACRYLICS ON CANVAS. I USED WATER AS AN INSPIRATION.

I LOVE DISNEY CHARACTERS!! THIS PICTURE OF GOOFY WAS DONE WITH ACRYLICS ON CANVAS.

THIS IS A SELF PORTRAIT DONE IN ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. I DID THIS IN MY 2D DESIGN CLASS IN COLLEGE. OUR TEACHER TOOK OUR PICTURE UNDER A REALLY BRIGHT LIGHT SO THE CONTRAST WOULD BE EXTREME THEN WE WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO USE 5 SHADES OF PAINT: WHITE, LIGHT GREY, MEDIUM GREY, DARK GREY AND BLACK. WE ALSO HAD TO CHOOSE A WORD TO ADD ON TO THE PICTURE.

THIS PEICE WAS DONE WITH ACRYLICS ON MATTE BOARD. IT WAS A PROJECT IN HIGH SCHOOL, WE TOOK APART AN OLD TYPWRITER AND HAD TO DRAW THE DIFFERENT PEICES. IT WON BEST IN SHOW IN MY HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW AND WENT ON TO BE IN THE SPRINGFIELD ART SHOW.

I DID THIS PEICE USING A PENCIL ERASER DIPPED IN INK ON PAPER, IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO GET THIS ONE DONE.

THIS PAINTING WAS DONE IN ACRYLIC MEDIUM ON MATTE BOARD. IT WON A 2ND PLACE RIBBON IN MY HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW.

THIS PEICE IS A BABY PHOTO OF MYSELF ON SCRATCHBOARD. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE CLOSEUP, IT IS BLACK LAYER ON WHITE, YOU USE AN EXACTO KNIFE TO SCRAPE OFF THE BLACK LAYER. I DID THIS PEICE FOR MY PORTIFOLIO IN HIGH SCHOOL, IT TOOK ME ALMOST THE WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR TO FINISH. IT WON A RIBBON IN THE HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW.

HERE ARE SOME IMAGES FROM MY SKETCHBOOK FROM COLLEGE. WE DREW A LOT OF STILL LIFES, IN THESE SKETCHES I USED A CHARCOAL, CONTE CRAYON OR PENCIL