I’m always trying to improve and get my images closer to what I see in mind. This month I took Botanical Watercolor Painting taught by Helena Smyth at Domestika.

I call this painting Dance Floor, it is from my nostalgic retro collection, House Party. I just released a version as an extra large 20” by 40” fine art print, check it out here.

This painting is titled Makeout Couch and I’ve paired it here with my pale yellow and white bohemian moon cycle wallpaper.

I call this painting Sway and I’ve paired it here with my butterscotch yellow modern abstract swirl wallpaper, and golden brown block printed boho curtains.

Here I’ve combined my butterfly wallpaper with a pattern I call riverbed made of abstract marks in navy blue on dark yellow, and a coffee brown watercolor gingham.

I’ve been wanting to do more botanical and floral patterns, and have been filling my sketchbook with lots of experiments with those subjects.

I created this creamy white all-over floral pattern for a fairly recent Spoonflower challenge. Would look great in a vintage styled cabin or cottage setting, or for anyone who loves pollinators!

I’ve been really into rusty shades of red. Lava red, brick red, terracotta, I love how much it warms up a room. These are my newest designs in warm shades of red.

I have an ongoing series of paintings using references from my collection of antique photos. This painting is inspired by an old photo of my grandfather when he was a teen. I think it’s probably around 1949 or 1950 somewhere in the southern US.

I’ve been exploring decorative arrangements, and small compositions while also experimenting with ink blocks and oil pastels.

I kind of fell in love with this little floral pattern in lilac pink and brown (look close to see the bees buzzing about). When I saw a prompt looking for dark and cozy bedroom ideas, it came back to mind. I paired it with a dark burgundy purple stripe to balance the floral, and a super cozy vintage-inspired brown plaid.

I fell in love with the original photo because of the expression of the woman on the left. She is so clearly enamored with the main subject, I love the look of amusement on her face.

For the block backgrounds I had enough low volume blenders, but the common color was a cooler gray, and I wanted something slightly warmer, so I decided to try dying them with tea.

A couple months back Spoonflower challenged their artists to curate a bedding collection. For the challenge I pulled together a cross-section of patterns. I wanted a warm and cozy bohemian vibe.

I can’t get enough of warm neutrals, and browns these days. Add peach and I’m over the moon. Here is a happy little grouping of boho inspired decor patterns and coordinating watercolor palette with a warm neutral buff, bright peach, and rust brown.

For this project I hand-carved stamps, and scanned the results to create patterns with really great textures.