Is it weird that every time I finish a painting, I think "wow, this is my favorite so far!" LOL! Because that seems to be the case! My Buddha Statue in the Rainforest painting is no different for me :)  I love it so much and the original is so vivid and you can see all the little details like tiny… read more.

Today I finished my first painting that was directly inspired by my newest "assignment", to submit paintings to the Walt Disney Signature Collection from classic Disney movies. This first one was inspired by Pinocchio. I had great photo reference from a trip that we took to Prague a few years back. Actually… read more.

Wow, I love networking! I was asked today to submit paintings for Disney's Signature Collection. These are paintings that are interpreted by the artist from classic Disney movies. I have a list of approved Disney masterpieces to choose from. Then I can paint anything that I'd like as long as it relates… read more.

I have to say that this might be my favorite painting so far! I was really happy with the process that was involved with this one. I feel like I've proved to myself that I can paint the technical and the detailed stuff. I know that I can paint, I mean, I've been muraling for many years. But what I've… read more.

I started up a shop at Etsy.com today. I'm not sure whether or if any of these online stores are going to work out, but I figure it can't hurt to get my name and products out there in the "world". I guess I'm feeling that if I start a few blogs and post some of my items in a few different stores, then… read more.

Wow, OK that took so long! I had a few throw it out the window moments, LOL! But I just couldn't let it go. When I was frustrated I would just get up and walk away! But then I'd decide "welllll I'm just going to paint THIS"  "and then tomorrow I'm just going to paint THIS!" So after days and days… read more.

I always paint with confidence. I never think that I can't paint something. Well, that's not really true, I've turned down a few murals but mostly because they're really high up, or they're REALLY large or maybe full of cars, LOL! But mostly, I just jump right in!    Well this particular… read more.

My husband likes to take photos of his lunch. It's a strange habit that his loved ones have teased him about for years :)  But I will admit that he has an artistic eye and they're usually pretty interesting! He's a Set Designer http://studiosetdesign.com/default.aspx and ends up on locations for… read more.

So today I finished my painting of Haunama Bay in O'ahu. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. I found this site through my brother, who is also an accomplished artist. His name is Jorge JM Lacoste. He has Parkinson's and has been painting very prolifically for a while now. Here is the link for… read more.

So today I'm starting up my new site and trying out the blog. I've spent alot of years painting mostly murals for other people and now it's time to paint for ME. If other people come along for the ride, then all the better! Here is my other website showing my murals and faux finishes www.dbdmurals.com. … read more.