The Sketch Book

Happy Galentine's Day

It's almost Valentine's Day, which means that - even better - it's almost Gal-entine's Day! Does anyone know what I'm talking about? You know... from Parks & Rec... Leslie Knope makes all her g...

thoughts on being cryptic

Social media. It generates so much stress. Eating food used to be so much simpler before the issue of photographing and sharing it came into play. Weddings once could be declared legal in the sig...

January Wedding

Cheers to this gorgeous bride, Caroline, who has planned the most beautiful January wedding to take place this weekend! I created this illustration of her for her bridesmaid brunch invitation.Congr...

seam up the back

Inspired by Sea of Shoes and the seam up the sheer tights today... Is it just me or are plain black tights not cutting it any more?

oh baby!

 Guys. It's all happening.My friends are officially having babies!I mean, not all of them at once. It's nothing like that group of 16 year olds that had a pregnancy pact or anything, but the first ...

puppy love

Say hello to Lexi! Isn't she sweet? Just one of the many wonderful commissions I've had the opportunity to work on this fall.I've got some more pups in the lineup for my Christmas Commission schedu...

Tree Trimming

Meet Carissa and Stefan! They're trimming their tree in style, as sketched by moi for their Christmas card design. Stefan planned the whole thing out and surprised Carissa with this illustration an...

Julia, bridal portrait

I love bridal portraits. Have I mentioned this lately? Love them. This one was one of my recent favorites. Congratulations Julia, I hope the day was as beautiful as you are!

Live Illustration - Elizabeth Arden Holiday Showcase

 Last night I had the pleasure of live-illustrating at the Elizabeth Arden Holiday Showcase to help them celebrate the launch of their newest fragrance, UNTOLD.Guests at the event sampled and compa...

much like my would-be time in a marathon, this post is a little late

 I realize the NYC marathon is old news now. It's practically too late to post about Thanksgiving. I should be preparing my top 10 favorite spring trends.But, better late than never! This perky lit...