Buy My Artwork on Location

I am donating 5 packaged prints to my son's school. Tomorrow, Saturday November 19, the school is putting on a Fall Festival to raise PTO money. If you want to save on shipping costs, or simply handle my artwork before you buy it, come to the Fall Festival:

Franklin West Elementary School

236 South Sirrine, Mesa, AZ (480) 472-5400


Fall Festival
Saturday, 11/19/11
11:00 AM-2:00PM

Get them while you can! I am only donating one of each print!

Christmas Sale!! Buy One Get One Half Off!

The real date for this post: Tuesday, December 7,2010

Take advantage of my Christmas sale! Only this week (until Saturday, December 11,2010) I am offering BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE!! So, when you order a print, you will get another print (of equal or lesser value) at 50% off!!! You must email me your order by Saturday, so do it before you forget! I am raising money for my trip to Orlando and I want to give everyone a good deal!

Please view the posts on this blog to see images of my work. I have hand signed and numbered copies of my original drawings and watercolors. They are all packaged in celo-envelopes with mat board backing. They make a great gift for weddings, baptisms, sealings, whatever.

Shipping charges still apply, but you can really save a bundle with this sale! Enjoy! Also, I am sorry I initially posted the wrong statement. It's not the 2nd one free, just 1/2 price. I am sorry for the confusion!

Palmyra Temple Watercolor

In 2007, a customer responded to my ad on the internet. She wanted a gift for her sister who was a missionary in New York near Palmyra. I was able to find a few snapshots of the Temple that I really liked, and merged them together for this painting. I had a lot of fun meeting the challenges of this piece, and creating something beautiful for some missionaries.

I have only done one more piece after this one, which I hate, so I don't publish it (Monticello Temple). I started working on other projects and found them to be more rewarding (financially and emotionally) so the artwork is on hold for now.

Las Vegas Temple Drawing

In 2006, I helped out an auction to benefit families with fathers struggling with cancer. I offered one custom piece of artwork, and the couple that won the auction wanted the Las Vegas Temple. I struggled for a while about what to do with the boring blue sky with this picture. I finally settled on cross-hatching and I enjoyed the work and the finished product. However, my favorite part of this piece is the palm tree leaves framing the side.

Lighthouse Watercolor

This watercolor was also done in the class I took with my sister. There were some moments when I absolutely hated this piece, and for a long time, I just put it away and didn't like it. However, now I love it. I have a copy hanging on my wall. It is beautiful.

Mesa Watercolor 2

In early Spring of 2006, another sister in my ward (congregation) asked if we could paint together. We tried a number of times to schedule it, and it did not work out. At last we made the effort. Her children played with my children as we sat outside on the back patio and painted together. I began almost half-heartedly. But, I really enjoyed myself because I was not taking this piece seriously. I was just enjoying the freedom to do whatever I wanted. I did not finish this painting in one day, but I enjoyed the result so much I kept working on it. It took some encouragement and feedback from my family members, but I mustered the discipline to finish it and this is now one of my favorite pieces.

Mesa Watercolor 1

For My Birthday in January 2005, my husband gave me a special treat. He signed me up for watercolor classes once a week. He arranged for my sister (a spectacular watercolor artist) to take the classes with me, and he scheduled a babysitter for our children every week. It was the best birthday present ever. I had a great time taking a break from being "Mommy" to be an artist and a sister. One of the pieces I worked on was this watercolor of the Mesa Temple between two palm trees. I was really stretched and educated by the help of my sister as well as the teacher. I gave the original to a sister in my ward (congregation) for a service exchange.