Sojourning Hope

New painting of Wanaka Tree in New Zealand Oil paint Palette knife technique with brush accents. 💜🧡 What do you think?

My son and I have been enjoying making animal mash up drawings I want to turn it into an art class for kids like him on the autism spectrum. Can you guess each animal mash up? Use your native or target language. Which one is your favorite?Thanks for sharing your opinions! ✨🐙

Finished another oil painting.I’m very thankful I’m allowed to provide for my family with a talent I enjoy using. What do you feel when you view this painting? This is a landscape based on my hometown in Oregon, have you ever been to Oregon? Thanks for sharing!

Dry time! ✨🐙Language practice: describe which on you like best and why in your target language. Art is always a fun subject to talk about.

Hands down the best Mother’s Day I’ve had. I am thankful for my family. I hope you all had a great day, but remember to treat your mother well every day for we do not know how many days left we have on this earth. Hope, peace, and love to all.

My new work in process. I combined all my favorite techniques into my own style. Acrylic base, oil accents, impressionistic color layout, stipple accents, with an “I’m going to get you perspective”I am hoping to fill a show soon! What do you think? Check my website for other stuff too!

I had some energy to start another commission piece. Also, I primed three more boards with under paintings.It was a good day.💜🧡💙

My son helping me with drying a painting. I’ve been sick a lot recently and am thankful to have such a wonderful son. He thinks I’m going to be the most famous artist.

I miss my home, the lessons, the struggles, the simple life. The city is not the same anymore. Would you know how to get your own food if no stores existed? Plant, reap, and harvest your own garden? Would you know how to filter your own drinking water? Build a fire? Navigate with no phone? Hunt? Skin and butcher your own meat? I am thankful my father blessed me with these skills. I used to think the city was real life but now I see how I took my real life for granted. I miss real living.

Looking through old journals. How inspiring!It’s amazing to me to see my progress in life. The evolution of myself, my mind, and my talent. If you didn’t already guess an octopus is my favorite animal and my spirit animal. Post an 🐙 if you agree this is an amazing cephalopod with how to say octopus in your native or target language!

Cleaned up my office since I’m going to enjoy my birthday weekend! 🎂Let’s practice saying vocabulary in native and target language. Let’s use our voices and be brave.👩🏼💻Desk🪑Chair✏️Pencil✒️Pen📃Paper🏢Office📞phone💻computer📫mail✂️scissorsHappy learning everyone, let’s share together!

Happy birthday to me!Tradition at my work I get to have a whole box of crumbl cookies! Please wish me happy birthday in your language. I would love to see how it is written and spoken if you feel brave!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎂