From the studio
The Journal
Works in progress, the why behind a piece, and the moments between.
The latest from her desk — notes on the work, and what's taking shape on the easel.
Jun 22, 2026
Painting at dusk, on purpose
Most people pack up when the light goes. I wait for it. Hummingbird at Dusk came from those last twenty minutes when the colors stop behaving — when warm and cool trade places and a wall you’ve stared at all…
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Jun 20, 2026
Gold leaf, and the part you can’t paint
There’s a moment in Glimmer where the paint stops and the gold begins. You lay the leaf down with a breath held — it’s…
Jun 17, 2026
Crimson, and why I stopped being afraid of it
For a long time I kept red at arm’s length. It’s loud. It takes over a canvas before you’ve decided to let it. Then…
Jun 13, 2026
The last ten minutes of light
Love in a Fallen City started where most of mine do — in the hour just before dark, when the light goes low and…
Jun 10, 2026
Why the hummingbird
People ask why the hummingbird turns up in nearly everything I make. The honest answer is that it found me before I chose it.…
The hands behind the work
Meet Huntress
Every entry in this journal begins the same way — she picks up a brush, or a bowl, or a pen, and follows the light. Here's who she is, and what she's chasing.
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