polk county history museum

polk county history museum

in an effort to get to know my new surroundings i volunteer at the polk county history museum. there i found, hidden in the back store room a leather bound photo album from the mid 1800s. reminding me of the velvet photo album. i could not help but wonder, who this...
family revisited

family revisited

using the same style and method of the original family photo paintings, these are more of the same. i did change my style a little by adding some moody backgrounds and a little freer interpretations of the faces.  see the...
grandpa

grandpa

breaking away from my two layered style with “fragments” i was totally experimenting with this one. i made 4 layers of color and worked over each after removing the original photo.  this is a cherished photo of my grandpa playing with me and my cousin...
husbands and wives

husbands and wives

well, i have been busy. i took on two new web design jobs, one was something i worked on before for NOW (national organization for women) and one for a great organization called “phoenix jazz girls rising”. Phoenix Jazz Girls Rising is designed to teach young female...
my yiayia

my yiayia

portrait done in procreate with turpentine brush i really love this photo of my grandmother, i think it’s her passport photo when she came to the united states in 1969, which would have made her around 62 years old. i’d like to do another portrait with...