A Few Small Paintings: watercolor cards

A few small watercolors, painted as cards for a handful of people on my list this fall. #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorartist #natureartist #handpainted #artcards #watercolorcards

A Plumeria Birthday Card

Today is my cousin’s birthday. At 68, she still hikes and climbs mountains and teaches challenging topics to clients all over North America. She’s pretty amazing. We lost touch when we were kids—she was 10 and I was 2—so I have no memories of those early years. She tracked me down in my 20s, and…

Holiday Cards 2025 – Doodles

Creating holiday cards early, I embraced simple designs and embroidery while drawing inspiration from personal experiences and favorite doodles.

Whimsical Cards – Easy pop-up inserts

Sharing just a couple springtime cards I did this week. I snagged the initial designs from Diane Anton and other artists i found on Pinterest…then I added embossing, pop-up art and a little inspiration from springtime colors from the Big Island. Super-fun. #watercolorcards #popupcards

Gotta love sparkles – watercolor cards

Just a couple card creations … it’s amazing how a little sparkle jazzes up quick sketches… One bird (Azure tit) multiple ways, multiple occasions…Here, I’m playing with watercolor blooms to jazz up the background…not sure which I like the best… #watercolorcards #lovelifeeveryday #sparkle 💛🩵💙

Watercolor Cards – Holiday 2024

In prep of some pretty cool trips we have planned for 2025, I want to improve my urban sketching skills. So, inspired by gingerbread houses, I grabbed pictures of family/friends houses (crazy what you can find in public domain, either on Google or Zillow)…then I added some sparkle deco. As I got into it, I…