An Actor's Muse - Original Acrylic Painting note card Gentle brushstrokes and subtle color

Gentle brushstrokes and subtle color blending give the piece a serene

When you dance it is an expression of your being to the very tips of your fingers

This piece is a reflection on the world of education and the many people who hold it up—teachers

capturing the complexity of navigating modern life

tangled ball of yarn

An Actor's Muse - Original Acrylic Painting note card Gentle brushstrokes and subtle colorAn Actor's Muse began with a conversation. The model who sat for this painting spoke at length about her life as an actor the fears, the anxiety, the particular excitement of a vocation that asks you to inhabit someone else entirely. You could hear that her art was her life. As I painted I found myself wondering about that threshold: what it takes to step into a character, and what remains of yourself when you do. The painting holds both. A figure