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Glorioso Delicahtay really means ‘gloriously delicate’ but I didn’t want to name it that. I wanted it to have more … ooomf! It took me several days to complete this one because alcohol inks are difficult to control. I wanted to have very delicate line work. I got out my micro brushes and got to work. I often find very tiny and tedious work very soothing. These lines were that for me, soothing. Many would have gone nuts trying to create something like this. But I don’t find this type of art tedious. It’s challenging and fun. Once I figured out exactly how to get the ink to behave the way I wanted it to I just went in and made line after line. The composition is mostly negative space with a lot of lines that go into that space, but not too far. I wanted lots of details on one side. I had to be careful and not overwork this piece. I had so much fun creating it that I didn’t want it to end. The colors I picked were purposeful. I wanted them to be soothing to the eye. I think...

I have been an artist all my life, ever since I could hold a pencil. I have always loved to draw and paint. My styles have varied over the years from realism to abstract and everything in between. The mediums I most enjoy working with are: oil, prismacolor, charcoal, graphite, watercolor, pen & ink, alcohol ink, and acrylic. Currently I am experiencing a mammoth amount of creative freedom working on abstract art. In 2013 I donated one of my kidneys to a young woman who had only been born with one very diseased kidney. Since then she has been thriving and going to college and living her life. I consider this such a privilege and i'm so happy I was a match for her. I have lived all over the country. I primarily grew up in Woodland...