View fullsize Working on this intuitive #oilpainting of a #sunflower. Enjoying playing with colors, movement, and brushstrokes. It’s good to take a break from realism from time to time to let my imagination play. #contemporaryrealism #contemporaryart #imagin
View fullsize Barn Cat and Chocolate… just my cuz and I hanging out in the barn, grubby little barn rats. 18”x24” #oiloncanvas #portraitpainting #figurativeartwork #cousins #barnlife #countrykids #texasartist #womenartists #austinartist @jkenned
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View fullsize Trying to stay loose with this one and avoid the details until later - working on enhanced color choices that depart from realism, and give this #oilpaintingoncanvas the feel of a soft pastel drawing. I’m working from an old photograph of my c
View fullsize Working on this #oilpainting of my cousin and me as kiddos. I’m the crazed one in the front, and she’s the steady one entrusting her safety to me. I think I’m might call it “Along for the ride”. I might come back and adj
View fullsize My work, Depths of Dreaming, #oilonpanel, is currently on display alongside many other talented #texasartists at the San Marcos Art Center in downtown #sanmarcos! The Aquatica show ends May 31st, so come check it! @smtxartleague
View fullsize I’m so excited to exhibit Forever and Always, #oilonpanel, with fellow #austinartists at @dorf_world!!! Dog Days opens tomorrow, Friday, May 23rd from 5-10pm and closes Sept. 6th. #dogloversofinstagram #dogart #dogdays #jessartstudios
View fullsize Reworking an old oil painting for fun… just keep swimming, just keep swimming 🎶😁 #oilpainters #inthestudio #artworkinprogress #atxartist #onmyeasel
View fullsize Mother/daughter time before the #sanmarcosstudiotour kick off party! #smst25
View fullsize Yay! I won and Honorable Mention at the @vaahouston 41st Juried Open Exhibition with juror, Gus Kopriva! “Footsteps Approaching” is a dark and mysterious self portrait in charcoal. The artists in this show are great! If you can check out
View fullsize Happy Halloween!!! 😱 This #charcoal on paper is titled “No Escape” 14” x 11” A spooky #selfportrait
View fullsize Spooky season!!! 👻. I’m excited to say this charcoal drawing, Footsteps Approaching, 14” x 11”, was accepted into @vaahouston’s 41st Open Juried Exhibition (juror Gus Kopriva!). The show had a 10% acceptance rate, and @susanr
View fullsize #pumpkinpatch with my art assistants 🎃 🐶 🐶 ❤️
View fullsize Still feeling the #love from everyone who’s come out to see my show, All a Dream, at Inspired Minds Art Center! Thank you all so much!!! ❤️ #happypainter #artlife #soloexhibition #thankyouthankyouthankyou
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View fullsize Tonight - 6-8pm!!! Celllllebrate Good Times, come on! 🎶 Oil paintings, food, wine, and wonderful people - stop by for a minute and check out my solo show, All a Dream, at Inspired Minds Art Center in historic downtown Buda. Grab dinner nearby, enjoy
View fullsize Tomorrow’s the day I get to celebrate a comeback from #breastcancer with my solo show at inspired Minds Art Center in downtown Buda, TX. All a Dream is about rest, recovery, and safe spaces, all of which I’ve desperately needed. I’m
View fullsize Two more days until the All a Dream reception! This Friday, Aug. 30th from 6-8pm at Inspired Minds Art Center in historic downtown Buda! Can’t wait to see you there and share this special show with you. 🥰 @inspiredmindsarts @downtownbudatx