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“I basically went crazy in Christine’s print store and furnished my whole dorm room with all CEO homegoods. I have a tapestry, duvet, multiple throw pillows, mugs, wall prints, laptop case. I love the carry all pouches, I use them for pens, makeup, and one as a wallet. I’m basically the most basic fangirl ever.” – Nicole B.
“I bought leggings in the ‘Burning Me Up’ print and matching yoga mat. I love wearing my leggings with matching yoga mat when I go to yoga practice. I get so many compliments and feel so coordinated!” – Amanda H.
“I have one of Christine’s phone cases and love it so much. It’s withstood many drops and falls. I get so many compliments on it.” – Mary T.

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#blackouttuesday I have a very small platform and

#blackouttuesday
I have a very small platform and I honestly don’t think any of you truly care what I have to say about Black Lives Matter, but if you’re still reading, Here is what I’ll say. I believe that black lives matter. I know there has been systemic oppression and racisms baked into our democratic republic. Like all white people, you don’t need to hear my voice, we need to hear the voices of our black friends elevated. I do not believe that the quantity of posts equals quality. I want to BE helpful, I don’t just want to LOOK helpful. I am not posting this to virtue signal that I’m the ‘right kind’ of white person, there’s no such thing. I am here to listen, to help, and to offer peace where I am able. If you are black, and need help, or if you are a black artist specifically (since that is my niche, and can be most helpful there) please reach out to me so I can elevate your voice if I am able.

Nothing makes for better texture than the scummy d

Nothing makes for better texture than the scummy dregs of a gallon of paint. I’m inching ever closer to my zero waste studio goal. These gallon buckets get scraped and recycled. My latest recycling adventure is making my own paper by breaking down previous paper studies and remaking them into paper again. We will see how it goes 🙃🤞🏻#wastenot #zerowaste #studioscenes #painting #showyourwork

One of the first forms we are taught is the line,

One of the first forms we are taught is the line, defined as the compilation of many dots in a single direction. Lines are the gateway to other shapes.
It is because of their versatility that I have always ascribed the symbol of a line to our lives. To me, every person is a line. People are not circles, or triangles, or squares. People have beginnings and ends. Lines go up and down and meet and cross other lines. Our lives are the same. We have ups and downs, we meet new people, some people run parallel to our lives for periods of time, then split of and go a different direction. I call the drawn lines of our lives, “lifelines.” I first adopted the use of “lifelines” in my series “The Divide.” This series was based on the sudden loss of 4 family members and my college roommate all in a period of 2 years. In this series, lifelines were indicative of how our lives cross, run parallel and you never know when someone you love is going to fall on the side of life or death. These lines twist, turn curve, fall in darkness and in light. The takeaway in this series was to savor and hold tightly to those around us due to the uncertainty of our lifelines.
In my new series “Touching & Other Illegal Things” the lifelines are back. This piece, “We Don’t Touch Anymore #1” incorporates lifelines, however here the lines do not touch; they don’t cross. They are whitewashed over, sanitized. In this time of staying at home during Covid-19 our lifelines do not touch and are whitewashed over. Whitewash symbolizes sanitation as this was the common method of sanitation for centuries. It also symbolizes the whitewash of news. When the truth feels like it’s changing daily, which sources of information do we trust? And even though our lifelines do not touch in these works, there is temptation. Here, the floating ghosts of lines past and the colors of our lifelines radiate underneath the whitewash. Vibrating under the surface, tense, and sharp, our lifelines wait for closer days. #lifelines #wedonttouchanymore #abstractart #abstractmag #abstractpainting #covidart #abstractpaintings

It’s about more than pretty. Will You Hold Me is

It’s about more than pretty. Will You Hold Me is a visual representation of all the the physical human comforts no longer available to us. This came into clarity when I was talking to a friend who lives alone and has no family nearby, nor any significant other in her life. Since shelter in place, she’s realized how much she relied on small touches to bring comfort throughout the day. Hugging a coworker, shaking a colleagues hand, a kiss shared with a date, a massage at a spa. All the touches add up. The void of their absence is palpable. Will You Hold Me Illustrates this longing. In a ghostly background with thunderstorms in the distance, figure orange, and figure blue cradle each other amidst the storm. “Will You Hold Me” 48”x72” is acrylic, oil pastel, and 24k gold on canvas, available. .
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Will You Hold Me, 48”x72” available, from Touc

Will You Hold Me, 48”x72” available, from Touching & Other Illegal Things an abstract series in progress. .
I wrestled with releasing new works during this time. It feels incredibly insensitive and unrealistic to be releasing new artwork in the middle of a global pandemic, when sales are already down, and when no one can come see them in person. But what’s not unrealistic and insensitive, is that this is my real job. Making a living off of my artwork is really what I do for work, and paying our bills, and keeping my dreams alive is not insensitive. If this way of life is to persist for a long time, I refuse to put my life’s work on hold because the world around me has changed. There is still beauty, and light, and indescribable feelings based on split second moments that come, and painting those things is my job. I had been preparing works for shows this summer, only to have them canceled.
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I pivoted and a whole new body of work emerged; centered around the little things I miss more than I knew. I miss hugging my mother and grandmother. I miss walking with my best friend to a local coffee shop chatting right next to each other. I miss sitting at a winery and swapping stories with groups of friends. I miss getting a wave of information about someone, simply based on the firmness of their handshake and the temperature of their skin. I miss the information and little delights of catching a whiff of someones cologne or shampoo when coming in for a hug. .
I miss the visceral, the sensory. These works illustrate those feelings. The longings, the aching, the sweetness, the subtle. .
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#doitfortheprocess #makeart #abstractart #abstractartist #abstractpainting #acreativedc #artistatwork #showyourwork #huffpostarts #abstractmag

My studio assistant only comes into work to get hi

My studio assistant only comes into work to get high. Always searching for the newest high. Yesterday, she climbed to the top of my easel... but I wasn’t quick enough on the camera draw. Gen-Z man....no respect. @oliveolmstead .
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