• Watercolor of a yellow hot rod on the streets of Gig Harbor, WA.

Day 18: Hot rod yellow

Day 18 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, there are a lot of classic cars in the #pnw and people sometimes park them on the street. Which is crazy to me. If I had this car, it would be encased in bubble wrap much less park it where people could touch it.

  • Moody monoprint done in a teal blue gradient with lots of movement and white voids that remind me of whitecaps on the sea.

Day 17: Moody Monoprint

Day 17 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, if I could cover the world in moody monoprints, I'd start with this one. Blue mood Acrylic 7.5x9.5 2023

  • Watercolor of my husband shopping at the grocery store. There's a wall of poinsettias in the background and some strange lady with a cart.

Day 16: Checking it twice

Day 16 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, my husband often asks why I'm taking pictures at odd moments. And then he sees the painting. And sighs. BTW, in my first art show, this was the painting that got the most reactions. I don't think it's what people expect to see, and

  • Interstellar Toothpaste: acrylic on canvas, featuring red concentric circles on a dark blue background with pops of orange, silver, and pink. Looks a little bit like a fight from Star Wars or something.

Day 15: Interstellar Toothpaste

Day 15 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, sometimes when I use up bits of paint, weirdness manifests. Interstellar Toothpaste Acrylic on canvas 9x13 2024

  • Watercolor of the train in downtown Shelton WA that's been decorated with a wreath and garland for the holidays.

Day 14: Holiday Train

Day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, back to #watercolor. As usual, I think I overworked it and overdid the details, especially on the garland. I may redo this one. Holiday Train Watercolor, fine liner 7.5x9.5 December 2025

  • Freaks and Geeks pop-up using old yearbook photos and sheets of music

Day 13, Freaks and Geeks

Day 13 of #ArtAdventCalendar on Bluesky, I was really into popup books when I was a kid, so naturally, I throw them into my scrapbooks from time to time. This one was uses an accordion fold w/intertwined strips of photos from an old yearbook. Why do people sell their yearbooks?