room make over for sisters

A complete room makeover for two teenage sisters that share a room. They both assisted in painting the green base color and then were locked out until the 'revealing'. Included in the makeover was finding them each a thrift store desk and chair for their own study areas & whitewashing the furniture. The ceiling opens up to a sky scene above each of their beds and at night the same area is a glow in the dark starlit sky. (I couldn't get a picture of the night scene on my camera but it is similar to the one below I found on the web. I'd give credit to the artist if I knew who they were.) 

Kitchen Ivy

Here in the NW ivy is an invasive plant that I have to pull to save my garden and have allergic reactions to while doing so. With that in mind I don't always appreciate how beautiful it can be... elsewhere. This is a kitchen in Alaska (where the ivy doesn't grow) that I painted with ivy details and the poem "Afternoon On A Hill" by Edna St. Vincent Millay painted freehand along the back wall above the cabinets. My apologies for the poor picture quality.

Tree ceiling

An 8' x 10' room to sit below the trees as they change seasons around each corner.

detail

 

Rilen's Room

Dr. Seuss themed nursery for some friends of mine. Just putting this on here for fun. I was not compensated for this and everything was freehand- no projector or tracing of any kind. I've always loved Dr. Seuss and had a blast doing this room. I put a border around the ceiling of some of my favorite quotes from either the man himself or his books. Between each quote are some more of his characters from various stories. Between the closet doors I made a "growth chart" of the "To Here, To There" sign post...

door panel detail

Mural for Water Conservation

I was commissioned by Portland Store Fixtures to paint a mural that would "make people think about local impact on water pollution and conservation".  There are four 4x8 panels each depicting a different ecosystem found here in Oregon: wetlands, rain forest, agricultural land, and the coast. Haiku's by local poet Annie Herring are on 3 of the 4 panels, and around each one in a tone-on-tone technique are statistics and factoids about water-  its vital impact on our daily lives and in turn how our daily lives impact the environment. Water is the only element necessary to the survival of all life on this planet.  The mural is installed in SE Portland near the Eastbank Esplanade. You can see more pictures of the installation here.  Click on images below to enlarge.



Detail Panel 4 seagull

Things overheard in the ER on New Year's Eve

"Congratulations, you're our first call of 2009!"  (the EMT to me, in the ambulance)

"...i dunno what all he had, but they was illegal..."

" - something sticking out of every available orifice-"  (?!?)

"Where did the patient in 24 go?"

"...mushrooms, marijuana, and alcohol, but nothing illegal or anything."

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"oops-"

"Who's in Psyche tonight and why aren't they accepting any more patients?"

"Our job isn't to figure out what's wrong with you, it's just to make sure you don't die. So far, so good."   (The doctor reading my ekg...)

Obviously, I didn't die.  But it will be a New Year to remember for sure.  I'm so glad-a-mighty 2008 is over.