June was a BIG month for me as an artist! I really feel like I’m finding more and more of my style, which is so exciting. I chose to lean in more to charcoal drawing this month, especially.

Adults color?! 🖍️ Why yes they do 🤩 And, okay... FINE. 😉 You can also snag my new coloring page for the kiddos and teens in your life also. I just created this fun coloring page of a bear with a head full of flowers and birds.

Have you ever felt like you hit “rock bottom” in your life? That “end of the rope” place is so painful & scary. I’ve had some tough times over the years, but this past year broke my heart 💔 deeply. With so many dark days I really had to stretch & ask tough questions to rebuild my life.

Horses are such incredible creatures! There are horses next to a park near where I live. Whenever I walk by them, I feel such a deep sense of reverence. I know they can be playful and feisty also, but no matter what, they are powerful catalysts to help us become more present. With so much magic and mystery around horses, I’ve been itching to draw them!

After getting a lot of requests to buy prints of my art, I’ve now opened my Etsy print shop where you can find some of my favorite art pieces.

In May, I sent off my book dummy and manuscript for my very first children’s book off to the publishers. It was a BIG, brave moment. My palms were sweaty as I typed up the emails and I worried I’d pass out before hitting “send.”

Noses 👃 Eyes 👀 Ears 👂 … ALL these elements have freaked me out for a long time, so much so that I wondered if I should ever even try to draw faces more realistically. But, I am soooooo glad I persevered!! I’ve truly overcome the fear & actually really enjoy drawing faces now after completing a “100 Faces” drawing challenge