The Sketch Book

ballerina

hello! heres a ballerina sketch to kick off the week, hope everyone is having a pleasant monday

spring in her step

Today is the officially the most beautiful day of 2012 so far. Spring is definitely springing up all around us. If I wasn't sitting at my computer writing emails I'd want to be walking the breezy...

mid day in paris

A recent commission that I thought you all might like. This is painted from a snapshot taken in Paris. It was hard to work though my jealousy over the fact that they are in Paris AND carrying Cel...

meet lauren

Meet Lauren! That's Lauren M. Hughes to be exact. She's a writer, blogger and now a proud owner of a freshly water colored "from the desk of" portrait courtesy of moi. The artwork is now display...

march resolution

My March monthly resolution is going to be to find a breakfast that works for me. I admit I love lavish breakfasts as much as the next pinterest member. I eat croissants like they're going out o...

Happy March

Have a happy March everyone! Well, actually... she doesn't look very happy does she? I think a better tag line here might be "have a fierce March" or "show 'em who wears the swing coat this Marc...

leap day

I've never understood why leap day isn't a more celebrated holiday. I mean it only happens once every four years, right? We should live it up! There should be parades, it should be a day off of w...

bride season

spring is coming and do you know what that means? wedding season! i'm excited for lots of new bridal portraits this year. here is one i did recently. shes a bit more ornately adorned than the usu...

new for the night

Oscar weekend calls for a sketch of ladies dancing in Oscar (de la renta) gowns... Borrowed gowns that is. Introducing New For The Night! A new company based in Houston, TX that allows you to ...

white and blue

this morning my yoga teacher shouted at us "its seven am and you are doing the splits, what else could you want!?" i will not go into detail about the answers that ran through my head... but onc...