Wander and Paint — hand-painted

New works: Edible Botanicals #1

• Abstract Painting • Atmospheric • Blue • Botanical Art • botanical illustration • colorful • Floral • foraged foods • hand-painted • pattern design • Pen and Ink • slow food • stylized • watercolor art

New works: Edible Botanicals #1

I started a new watercolor series a few months ago, I called it "Edible Botanicals". So far, I only have about two pieces in this series but I'm aiming for 10-12 at some point...

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Destination Diaries: French Meadow Cafe & Bakery - Minneaopolis

• art journals • colorful • Desserts • Food illustration • french Meadow Cafe and Bakery • hand-painted • Lyndale Avenue • Minneapolis • organic restaurants • slow travel • Urban Sketching

Destination Diaries: French Meadow Cafe & Bakery - Minneaopolis

Nomad Log:

"Some time back in May, I headed over to one of my favorite haunts on Lyndale Ave for some comfort food. This elegant and funky place serves the best fish tacos I've ever had outside of Mexico, in huge ...huge...portions!

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Everyday Life #6 Fermented Radish

• art journals • colorful • cookbook illustrations • Editorial illustration • Food illustration • Gouache • hand-painted • Illustrated art journals • Kitchen Wall Art • Pen and Ink • Radish • recipe illustration • slow food • watercolor art journals • Wild foods

Everyday Life #6  Fermented Radish

[...]Between research, ideation, material and final rendering, the entire creative process took seven active hours to complete over two days....

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Rainy Day Arrival in Tokyo Art Journal Page

• Architecture • art journals • Beautiful Places • Book Illustration • graphic art • hand-painted • Japan • Pen and Ink • slow travel • Slow travel Illustrated • yellow

Rainy Day Arrival in Tokyo Art Journal Page

A visual stroll during the night I arrived in Japan. It rained softly and then like cats and dogs. Cold temps chilled me to the bone...

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Coup de Coeur: Treehouse Records Open Streets Festival Mural

• colorful • folklore • hand-painted • Minneapolis • Murals • summer

Coup de Coeur: Treehouse Records Open Streets Festival Mural

From April to June, myself and two other artists and illustrators, have been assisting amazing artist, Melodee Strong, paint a colorful mural on the wall of Treehouse Records for the well-attended, annual Lyndale Open Streets neighborhood festival which took place on June 4th, earlier this month.

The mural’s delicious bright...

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