Lately I've been painting pieces that have got me thinking of something much larger than myself. There is such a huge health community out there of people with similar circumstances and experiences and I wanted to do something that would help them. When I had mentioned on Instagram that I would be painting floral kidneys, I received so many messages from kidney donors and transplantees as well as Nephrologists telling me their personal kidney journeys and how excited they were to see how the paintings would turn out. It was really overwhelming in such a positive way that I wanted to start donating some of the sales to organizations that I felt would utilize those funds for good.

I've decided to start a series of "charity prints" where 10% of sales will be donated to medical organizations that work with patients and funding to help people in need. So far in this series I've made a Tulip Kidney, Floral Kidney, and Floral Liver that benefit the American Kidney Fund and the American Liver Foundation.

I'm hoping to add a new lung piece to the series for Cystic Fibrosis as well as another brain piece and maybe more. Sometimes I don't feel like I'm doing much to help in a world that truly needs all the help it can get, so I feel at the very least this can be a small part of something I can do. I have so enjoyed hearing all your stories and hope to continue hearing from you! If there's a piece you'd like to see or an organization you love, shoot me an email... I'd love to chat about it.

Prints can be found at tinyartshop.etsy.com

I normally don't paint on canvas but I couldn't help myself when I found these mini canvases while shopping (so cute! obsessed with miniatures). I love painting little studies of organs, insects, gems, etc and plan on painting more. Each piece is $50 and are available on etsy here. 

This piece kind of came as an accident and was originally planned to take a completely different route. That's one the best and scariest things about painting though, and luckily this came out much more beautiful than I imagined. The veins were painted green last minute and I had planned on more flowers, but when something just feels done, I try to listen.

The past few floral anatomy pieces have been primarily grey and pink, and honestly I don't think I necessarily planned it that way, but lately I've been loving using more pinks for organ related work. Something softer about it maybe? Not sure, but I may paint a few more pieces this way before switching things up. I'm hoping to get a square format grey anatomy piece done and then post another floral bundle like this one, but with the grey backgrounds. 

The original painting can be seen currently at Integris Cancer Institute till September 8th, and prints can be found in my etsy shop as well as some retailers. I'm hoping to paint more anatomical hearts as they're so beautifully versatile. The next heart I'm attempting will be a nebula! I'm excited to see how it evolves. <3

One of my favorite paintings I've made recently is this floral uterus piece from early March. I wanted to use flowers that enhanced the natural look of a real uterus with an iris as the womb and vagina, and Queen Anne's lace as the ovaries. I love this piece so much and during my research for floral inspiration I ended up with so many amazing reference photos that I hope to paint a few more variations of this. Hope you all love! I have the original painting on display at Current Studio for their Nasty Women exhibit and you can find prints in my etsy shop here. 

Since it's been so long since a life lately post, I wanted to make a general update from the past year or so. I may make future posts that go back with more details, but for now, something simple.

In 2015 Micah and I decided to move back to Oklahoma. OKC was calling and we definitely felt it was where we were supposed to be. Luckily we still feel that way ;)

For a year we lived in a really awesome condo that I could never ever afford without having a roommate, which happened to be my sweet brother-in-law. If you follow me on Instagram you might remember all the insane sunrises from that place. I really miss that.

This past autumn we took the plunge and bought our first home. It's in a woodsy neighborhood in OKC thats close to some of our favorite places. We love it here so much, and I know Rina does too. We have an enclosed patio that I call the "catio" that she essentially lives in now (she wishes). 

Right now I'm still in the process of converting the formal dining room to my studio space. This is the most space I've had dedicated to art stuff only, and I feel overwhelmed sometimes that I even get to do this for a living. I'll post more once I get more paintings hung and organized. 

I've also recently given my website a little facelift and added a list of all the retailers who carry my artwork in their shops. That's all for now, much love!