One of my favorite dog breed. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Fell in love with them while staying at a good friend’s home. I am loving painting dogs 🐶. Especially their fur… very relaxing…

I used to be afraid of dogs. Was chased by many stray dogs. I think they smelled fear😳 Since volunteering at a local dog shelter, I have come to realize why people say dogs are men’s best friend. Especially the big dogs.. they are the sweetest. Besides painting human faces, dogs are now my next favorite thing to paint. I love this dog’s eyes. So innocent and goofy… and yes i wish humans have hearts like dogs. The world would be a much better place…

In the blink of an eye, he is 18 and graduating from high school. Where did all those years go? I am filled with all sorts of emotions, excited for him, sad that he’s leaving, wondering if i have done a good job as his mom, preparing him…

As he heads for college, my biggest wish for him is to find what sets his soul on fire. And to fearlessly pursue it.

Hence this gift for him.

The beginning of letting go for me…. as he enters his next phase in his life, so will I.

“Not all storms come to disrupt your life. Some come to clear your path”

let’s hope so…

there is just way too many shit happening right now… I hope they are here to clear the path.. it is hard to see that now…

When I post, often people say, it’s beautiful, as always… and I think to myself, no, I don’t always get it right. I wanted to share this with you… i struggled with this poor girl for so long… just could not get her face and eyes right… I did the best I could (see after)… i still don’t think she looks right but I will have to leave her to be. Have to stop being a perfectionist. Viola, paintbrush down. No more tweaking… one day I will paint her again…

Take me away…. been a long week. Glad it is finally the weekend…mixed media piece. Watercolor, stencil with modeling paste and ink.

Finally able to quiet my mind to paint.. it’s been a crazy stressful week. When I paint the face with non skin tone color, it feels scary in the beginning. It looks weird. The key is to tell myself what is the worst that can happen? The worst is wasting a piece of paper… that allows me to experiment freely. I am happy with how the colors turned out. Yes, I am fragile… like a bomb…

Here are some pics of my beginning stages… scary looking right?

Have not painted for a week. So happy to be sitting at my art table again. Painting a different skin tone today. She reminds me of a woman with a loud mind but sits silently, smiling because she knows the truth will crush imposters around her. #feelingpowerful

Sometimes, there are no words to explain the shit that goes on in your mind and heart….. That’s when you paint….❤️

I’ve been so busy all weekend weeding, mulching and working in my garden. Barely had time to sit down at my art table. Only able to finish this tag that had been started a while ago. Mixed media, acrylic paint, collage, stamping, doodling. So glad spring is finally here and flowers are blooming. 🌸🌷🌺🥀🌼