I'm so excited for my upcoming solo art show Birds in the Landscape, which opens in two weeks at The Ship's Store in Moss Landing, CA. I hope you'll join us for the opening reception from 4:30-6:30pm on August 29th! Meet the artist (that's me!) and see the eight paintings exploring birds in coastal habitats Enjoy free wine courtesy of Morgan Winery, beer from Alvarado Street Brewery (non-alcoholic beverage options too) with charcuterie & crudités Buy a painting to support Mon

I was going to share a different blog with you today, but the other day I painted the view from my desk and I happened to take photos at each stage of the process so I wanted to share it with you. It's a view that I feel incredibly privileged to wake up to every day and I often do little sketches or quick paintings of it. It's the northern end of the Santa Lucia Range, and at the top of the furthest peaks you can see sparse trees, burned in the 2016 Soberanes fire.

I’ve recently started using phenology wheels to make small daily observations and watercolor paintings. Today I'm sharing how to make your own wheel, along with some of the history and significance behind them. I love the practice of pulling out my watercolor paints for a few minutes each evening to capture what I noticed that day.

There’s lots of talk about nature journaling being accessible— you can do it wherever, whenever, whoever you are— but in actual practice, it can be difficult to figure out how to make it accessible for chronic pain, illness, and other disabilities. If you’ve struggled to make it work for you, know that you aren’t alone.

Today I’m going to take you through the process of making the first painting in the series, titled Intersections of Land and Sea.