Negative space charcoal portrait of married rescued pigeons Pomelo and Puffles

Pencil Miles, Pigeon Portraits, and April’s Giveaway

It’s been a couple of months since I checked in here. The pace of my artmaking has slowed way down as I work on building my drawing skills. I like...
Mixed media portrait of an inquisitive house sparrow

Just Checking On You

Shortly after I met my husband, he discovered a trick to distract me if I was upset about something. He’d say, “Look at the bird!” Of course, this only worked...
A mixed-media portrait of rescued domestic pigeon Speckle

Remembering Speckle, New Work, and a Giveaway Update

When beloved foster bird Speckle passed away last fall, Nicole and Chris rushed her body to the Veterinary Medical Hospital at U.C. Davis for postmortem testing. Because concerning symptoms had...
Twelve ink silhouettes in 5 x 7 inch mats

No News Is Good News

I’ve decided not to have a newsletter. Having a blog plus a newsletter is too many things in a world of too many things. A business person would probably tell...
Mixed-media portrait of rescued Old Dutch Capuchine pigeon Jacob, surrounded by a bright blue background with stars

Shine Your Light: A Portrait of Jacob

Meet the new member of the scrap board pigeon flock: Jacob. This elegant gentleman, an Old Dutch Capuchine pigeon, was first rescued in 1993. Twenty-two years later, Jacob came to...
The storefront of SOON! in Fairfax

Learning From Roy

The Fairfax Art Walk was Friday night. I had no idea what to expect and was nervous while setting up my table in front of SOON, but then so many...

Fairfax Art Walk & The Magical Pants

I look forward to showing my work at the 4th Annual Fairfax Art Walk on Friday evening, September 29, from 5:30–9 p.m. Each participating merchant partners with a local artist,...
A pencil drawing of baby rescued feral pigeon Mo on a distressed post-it note

Get to Know Mo!

Rescued feral pigeon Mo is the heart of the series In Your Hands, pictured as a baby at the time of his rescue and also an adult bird. This series...
Image of a pencil donut drawing using only three values: dark, middle, and light.

Donut Holes

Yesterday, I had a donut-induced meltdown — from drawing them, not eating them. These were the directions for our in-class drawing exercises: Simplify the background, foreground, and subject to three...
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