Ace & Archer

THROWBACK FROM 2021: A fellow PAR at the Sanford Clinic where I worked, asked to have her two cats be drawn together. 

Nekked Art

Before any watercolor paint is added on, most of my Sharpie drawings are just plain drawings with just a thought of what I should splash on. I try to not overthink the paint choices.... and from start to finish as in wrapping them up in proper packaging and being shipped off to their new homes... it's a couple of hours later. Custom orders from clients take much longer, as those are very detailed. My biggest joy, however, comes from grabbing a marker and just drawing what my mind tells my hand to do. 

Freelance with Carousel Checks

Since August 2007, I have been an active Freelance Licensed Artist with CAROUSEL CHECKS LLC in Bridgeview, Illinois. Carousel Checks LLC. I design checks, address labels and promotional materials for this amazing company. 

THROWBACK THURSDAYS

 THROWBACK THURSDAYS: Sassy Pants needs no introduction now does she?

Roller Dollz Wanna-Be

THROWBACK TO 2020: A lovely cohort named Cansas worked in the Lab at the clinic I worked at in Sioux Falls South Dakota. On the side, when she was not taking care of her children, she trained to be a Roller Dollz, a roller derby group here in the largest city in South Dakota.

February 2023 Memory

 

In February 2023, I relocated back to South Dakota from a brief stay in Marshall MN. I worked as a substitute teacher at the Tyndall Elementary School and Bon Homme High School. 

On a day off, I went to visit the 3rd Grade Teacher, Deb Sternhagen at the Tyndall location. She and I were high school classmates from 1983 to 1985. 

I met her charming class and drew everyone a quickie drawing of them. I used school-provided white paper and crayons. I was a big hit that afternoon. 

THROWBACK THURSDAYS

THROWBACK THURSDAYS: This little guy dates back to 2005 when I was just dabbling in drawing with permanent markers and using watercolor paints to capture a different look. I used to use markers and crayons but found the loose technique of the watery paints added a more relaxed feel to my imagination. 

Sanford Employee's Grandchild

While working at Sanford Clinic and Acute Care from 2020 to 2022, I also did special drawings for all of my coworkers for "anything they wished."

I drew a custom painting for an Acute Care RN's granddaughter and the family pet, Brutus.

Sanford Health Clinic Fun

From 2020 to 2022, I was a Patient Access Representative for a large Sanford Clinic and Acute Care in Sioux Falls, SD. I was asked to decorate the staff break room to raise morale during those two looooong COVID years. It was so much fun designing people's birthdays and anniversary dates and all the extras I did for everyone. Here is an example I drew for my own birthday for July 2020.

Helpline Center 211 Motivation

I worked at the Helpline Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for a short time frame in 2019.

I made this 16"x 24" watercolor painting for the phone room that I worked in and to keep my fellow coworkers motivated with their own personalized illustrations of themselves as well.