This little painting was actually quite a challenge for me.  My paintings tend to be full of bold color, thick texture, and strong contrasts.  "Be Still" was my attempt to slow down and dare to be understated, find joy in stillness, and step off the endless cycle of being always on. 

"Be Still" original acrylic finger painting is 11"x14"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. It comes ready to hang with sides painted and wire installed.

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist. 

The moments when my mind feels quietest often happen in the early hours of the morning just before sunrise, when the predawn light gives a gentle glow to the mist in the pastures.

"The Quiet Hours" original acrylic finger painting is 12"x12"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. It comes ready to hang with sides painted and wire installed.

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist. 

Inhale, imagine the soft breeze on your skin. Exhale, feel your body release its pent up tension. Breathe, let your mind drift slowly over the gently swaying heather.

"Catch Your Breath" original acrylic finger painting is 18"x24"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. It comes ready to hang with sides painted and wire installed.

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist. 

Have you ever noticed that when you slow down and pause for a moment, especially out in nature, the world starts to feel a bit enchanted?

"Enchantment" original acrylic finger painting is 12"x12"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. It comes ready to hang with sides painted and wire installed.

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist. 

We can think of our lives in terms of their milestones and important moments, just keeping our heads down and trying to make it through the times between them. But those spaces in between are filled with our lived experiences.  Just like the highland thistle, that space may have some prickles, but there's plenty of beauty there as well.

"The Space Between" original acrylic finger painting is 24"x30"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. It comes ready to hang with sides painted and wire installed.

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist. 

"It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life."  —Bilbo Baggins/J. R. R. Tolkin

"Simple Life" original acrylic finger painting is 11"x14"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. It comes ready to hang with sides painted and wire installed.

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

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Sometimes when we are in the thick of the daily grind, we can become so focused on getting through it that we forget to notice the beauty that surrounds us in the "thicket."

"Thicket" original acrylic finger painting is 12"x12"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. It comes ready to hang with sides painted and wire installed.

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist. 

There’s a reason people talk about “escaping” to the mountains and forests. Visitors always say, “You can really breathe out here.” And it’s true, you feel free to take deep, easy breaths, not the rushed, shallow ones that come with racing through everyday life. 

"Breathing Space" original acrylic finger painting is 18"x24"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. It comes ready to hang with sides painted and wire installed.

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist. 

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life".  — Picasso

"Refresh" original acrylic finger painting is 6"x6"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. 

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist. 

"See the world through a lens of beauty, because that will give you the optimism to keep changing the world." —Jane Chen

"Restore" original acrylic finger painting is 6"x6"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. 

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist. 

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you." —Anne Lamott

"Reset" original acrylic finger painting is 6"x6"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. 

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist. 

"And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."

—T.S. Eliot

"Rediscover" original acrylic finger painting is 6"x6"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas. 

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist. 

"You can't use up creativity. The more you use the more you have." —Maya Angelou

"Renew" original acrylic finger painting is 6"x6"x1.875" on gallery-wrapped canvas.

All paintings in the Solace Collection will remain on display in my studio until December 15th and will ship out after that date.

-Note on shipping and customs.  This is especially important for international buyers!  The shipping you will see at checkout is an estimate made by the shipping program.  Once I package up the painting, I will get the actual shipping rate.  Any additional shipping costs or credits will be billed or refunded once the package size, weight, and shipping location are calculated.  You will be notified of any increase in shipping cost before the item ships :)  Also, please note that customs, and other international taxes/fees are not included in the shipping or sales price.

Please note that the sale of original artwork does not include any image reproduction or licensing rights.  Image ownership and all licensing and reproduction rights are maintained by the artist.