After completing my first barn painting, I knew that I wanted to paint another. I also knew I wanted a better reference photo than a free image from a search engine. Then I remembered the barn quilt my great aunt had commissioned several years ago. I knew I had a photo of the barn on…
Author: Elizabeth
Fine artist working in acrylic, gouache, pencil, and pen and ink. Hobby farmer on a micro homestead.
Nursery Mural
Nursery rhymes are so fitting for nursery art, the two go hand in hand. So when the time came for us to welcome our third child into our family, I had the perfect inspiration for my child’s nursery mural. In addition to the appropriateness of a nursery rhyme for a nursery, the cow jumping over…
Play Room Mural
Recently, I had the opportunity to paint a fun fairytale themed mural in a basement play room. As a former child who had a fondness for castles and dragons this was especially enjoyable. I decided to work with the pale blue paint of the wall as the color of the sky. After chalking out the…
Figure Drawing: Sweet Soul
Part of the requirements for my figure drawing course in college was to fill a sketchbook each semester. Our sketchbooks would be checked throughout the semester and our professor expected the pages to be full. When a sketchbook check was looming and my pages were more empty than full, where was I to turn? To…
Appalachian Quilt Trail
My first commission piece was a 16 foot barn quilt that was part of the Appalachian Quilt Trail.
Naptime Produce
This is a series that started with an Instagram challenge, the #sarahsedwickseveninseven challenge. The premise was simple: paint every day and share it. I was nervous to commit to the challenge, but I did it. A challenge with this challenge was that we would be camping out of town right in the middle of this…
Seasons Painting Practice
A few months ago, I checked out several painting books from our library. These were a combination of how-to books, techniques, and art history books. One of the books I checked out was How to Draw & Paint Acrylic Painting: Seasons by David Lloyd Glover. I never received any formal training in acrylic painting, so…
Pet Portraits
Pet portraits are becoming increasingly common across the art world. Who doesn’t love a beautiful image, painting, or drawing of their furry, feathered, or scaley loved one? I have been trying my hand at pet portraits over the past few months and I have really enjoyed them. One of the most beautiful things about pet…
Camp Selah Commission
As a young teenager I had the opportunity to attend many weeks of summer camp at a small Christian camp in rural southern Michigan. Camp Selah played a very important role in my life as a teen and my faith journey. When they reached out to me to commission some clip art drawings and a…
Pen and Ink: Wrench Burger
An assignment I enjoyed in my Drawing I course was a pen and ink drawing. In this assignment, we combined two images into one, creating a crazy final product. This assignment began with a table full of random objects. On the table were a wrench, a pine cone, and numerous other pieces. We each chose…
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