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A Trip Inspired by The Aeneid Collection

In this post, I'm doing something different. I'm sharing with you a trip that is inspired by partially-released The Aeneid Collection....

The Aeneid Collection

A focus on miniature oil paintings. Studies of masterworks from all realms of the art world, across time and culture. Riffing off The...

March Newsletter

In February, I worked through a small number of designs and finally started painting. I’ve been struggling with this next collection big...

First Design for the Aeneid Collection: an Ode to the Muse

I’m really excited for this first design. In The Iliad and The Odyssey, Homer calls on the Muse to help him sing the epic poems. The...

Finally! Some! Sketches!

As I’ve mentioned in other posts, this next collection will feature lots of my miniature oil paintings. There’s a different process that...

Navigating The Classics and How I Use Them in My Art

If you’ve been following my journey for a while, then you know that I’ve had a deep fascination with Ancient History for the past 5...

Struggling to Find a Direction

I'm struggling to figure out how to approach this next collection. It’s all about The Aeneid which is a book that not many people are...

Inspiration (cont'd) for Aeneid Collection

I'm digging deeper into my research for the Aeneid Collection. The research right now is heading in three directions: + refreshing my...

December Newsletter

The last newsletter for the year, thank you for reading these so far. I've enjoyed writing them, and it will continue to be a thing on my...

The Eternal City Collection, A Rough Draft of Thoughts

I’m in the midst of so much right now that it’s hard for me to even think straight. I’m writing this as the mother of a weeks-old...

The Pantheon

Rome. My goodness, how I love Rome. I'll never forget the first time I went to Rome with my parents. I was 16 years old. We had just...