Starting the month off strong, Alex and I went on a short trip to Arizona for a few days. We hadn’t had a proper vacation since 2024. While there were a lot of beautiful things to see, there’s one thing we hadn’t really expected: COLD weather. Yes, we were up in the mountains, but the wind was absolutely relentless. Which put a bit of a damper on a lot of our plans (see: sitting outside whilst drinking beer). We both agreed that we would visit Arizona again, only during a dif

Another difficult month. Work continued to kick my ass as spring travel season started. I still didn’t feel fully recovered from fall travel. But that’s the thing with this particular job: it doesn’t wait for you to catch up. I felt…weary. Always. Then, tragically, a family member fell ill. As with most things, it happened slowly. Then all at once. Since time couldn’t and wouldn’t wait, I felt like I was trying to claw my way through everything. The weight of grief. The stre

At the beginning of the month, I attempted to make one digital landscape each week. As with most projects lately, I did not get very far. I really enjoyed this rough piece. It would be fun to translate this into a traditional painting. February truly felt like it went on and on and on. I’ve been trying to get out of this funk. There are things that I need in order to make that happen: warmer weather, more time with friends, and making the time to be creative. I did manage to

January 2026 I think we can all agree that January, typically, is about 43 years long. The dark nights, the blustery snow days, the lack of motivation after a socializing marathon. This year, however, January felt very different. In my head, it’s still the first week. But here I am, typing away already in February, wondering where the hell time is going. I have a theory as to why, but that’s for another day. For now, I want to chat about what I’ve been up to. Despite the pac

Winter has already been a bit of a wild ride so far and we’re just getting started. As always, I’m feeling incredibly motivated by the New Year. 2026 is already looking like a big year…the obvious is that I will be turning 40. Which, if I’m being honest, doesn’t seem like a big deal only because I’ve felt like 40 for like 15 years at this point. I think the most exciting bit of the year is the fact that I will be celebrating 20 years of art-making. I’m planning on writing a

Autumn always feels like such a gift. Each year I think, “it can’t get any better than this.” But every year, it truly does get better and better. But 2025? I was skeptical. This new job of mine apparently is absolutely insane from August until November. And all of my coworkers have said the same thing: “October is the WORST.” As someone who has very nearly built an entire religion dedicated to October, I almost quit. (Not really, but…for maybe a split second, I had my doubts

I sat down to start working on a nearly-too-late autumn blog and realized that I had a draft collecting dust from back in the summer. Honestly, I barely remember writing it, but...I find it fascinating how much has changed in a few months. So...please feel free to go back in time with me and see what was happening in August. Now let's just hope I not only write about autumn, but actually publish it in a timely manner! (*No guarantees, just making things up as I go...) Enjoy!

I think I say it every year, but this has got to be the most stunning spring I have ever seen. For the last few years, it always seems...