Seaside Thank You

 For: Jennifer
Occasion: her birthday

To thank Jennifer for a truly wonderful trip to Oregon, I made her a watercolor painting of Tillamook Head from the beach. I have so much fun any time we are together and am so grateful for our continued friendship. I can't wait to come back and visit again soon!

Rainbow Unicorn

 For: Lillie
Occasion: her birthday

To help Lillie celebrate her birthday, I watercolored her a beautiful rainbow unicorn! This was so fun to make. I adore my Lillie so and hope she has the sparkliest and most fun day ever.

Flower Birthday

 For: Win
Occasion: her birthday

For Win's birthday card, I made a simple illustration of a bottle-as-vase holding a few wildflowers. I love playing with monochromatic colors! I hope Win and fam are doing well and looking forward to a great year!

Skull Love Birthday

 For: Rosemerry
Occasion: her birthday

Rosemerry is an amazing poet and human who holds so many beautiful contradictions in her heart and spirit all at once! She loves that her birthday fits so closely with the day of the dead, so for her card this year I drew two happy skulls in a heart with tiny party hats. I am always hoping Rosemerry is doing well and am so grateful for her gifts to the world.

Ducky Birthday

 For: Maddie
Occasion: her birthday

To help Maddie celebrate her birthday, I drew a sweet little ducky in wellies splashing in puddles! I love the shine on the boots and party hat. This card is so sweet -- I hope Maddie has a wonderful day!

Rainbow Princess Birthday

 For: Evie
Occasion: her birthday

Evie loves rainbows and princesses, so for her birthday card I combined the two for this whimsical, delightful, glitter-filled rainbow princess among the clouds! Evie is so much fun to play with and I cannot wait to hang out with her and the whole fam again soon!

Owl Birthday

 For: Alyssa
Occasion: her birthday

For Alyssa's birthday card this year, I repeated a theme of owls but used watercolor and some really fun line play to make this little friend! I love the teal and purple with the yellow background. Alyssa is such a wonderful human and I hope she has the very best day and year!

Mountain Sympathy

 For: Sioux
Occasion: In Sympathy

Sweet Sioux's dad died, so to share my condolences I painted a blue watercolor of mountains beyond mountains. I'm so sad for Sioux and her whole family and hope they can find some peace during this awful time. 

Cat Birthday

 For: Theresa
Occasion: her birthday

Theresa's cat Luna/Papa is among the snuggliest kitties I've ever encountered. To celebrate my dear Theresa's birthday, I did a watercolor of a silver cat among some flowers and wearing a party hat. I love Theresa more than I can say and hope this next year is an amazing one for her -- I can't wait to see her soon!

Camping Birthday

 For: Uncle Jim
Occasion: his birthday

I wanted to capture some nature vibes for Uncle Jim's card this year, so featured a western landscape à la Wyoming, Colorado, or Utah with all the best browns! I love that the tent is illuminated by a lantern and everything just looks awesome. Uncle Jim is basically the bee's knees and I hope he has an amazing year!

Monster Birthday

 For: Tom
Occasion: his birthday

Tom gets the goofiest cards from me every year, and I think this year I've really outdone myself! I have started putting googly eyes on just about everything, and it had never occurred to me to put them on a card! I love how this turned out and I adore Tom so and miss him so and can't wait for a classic Tom and Debra phone call soon!

Birthday Flowers

 For: Lidia
Occasion: her birthday

For Lidia's birthday, I wished I could reach across the country and give her a big bouquet of flowers. This illustration is a pretty good replacement for that hope! I love the outstretched arm and the colors of the flowers. Lidia is such a dream and I hope her day is amazing!