We all want permission to paint without hesitation.
Consider this an invitation to my art studio… here’s some coffee, pull up a chair, let’s chat and maybe paint together if you’re up for it :)
What You’ll Find In My Studio.
This is where I share what my watercolor practice teaches me ~ studio notes, favorite supplies, and the questions my students ask most. You’ll see what I’m painting, what’s inspiring me (usually interiors and fashion), and honest dispatches from my first years as a represented licensing artist.
I post weekly, but only email once a month so I won’t crowd your inbox.
Free Subscribers Get…
The Watercolor Supply Guide ~ A supply PDF + behind-the-scenes videos to educate yourself on the essentials of watercolor.
Resource Library Access ~ Everything I reach for and reference, all in one place ~ from watercolor supplies to studio essentials.
Inside Licensing ~ my new series documenting what it’s actually like building a career as a represented artist
Community access ~ join the private Substack chat to connect with other curious painters.
You’ll also have access to the full archive of public posts and the comments.
Paid subscribers get all of that, plus:
🎨 Seasonal Challenges ~ Quarterly 5-day painting intensives aligned with the solstice and equinox. Guided tutorials, themed prompts, and a week of intentional practice sent straight to your inbox.
Upgrading helps support me as a working artist, and gives you a reason to actually pick up the brush.
How I Got Here
I’ve spent years teaching watercolor to adults who think they’re ‘not artistic.’ Most of my students come to me convinced they can’t draw a straight line ~ and leave realizing that was never really the point.
My path here wasn’t a straight line either… I’m seeing a theme ;)
I studied Interior Design at Pratt Institute just to spend years in creative burnout ~ this time trying to convince myself that I wasn’t artistic… until I just couldn’t look at another spreadsheet.
I taught myself watercolor during the newborn haze of my first baby. I became really
curious*obsessed* with the technical skill needed to execute watercolor with confidence, but also the intuitive skillset necessary to respond to what watercolor does on the page.
What started as a way to find myself again became a practice, and eventually a thing to share ~ workshops at The Contemporary Laguna Gloria, Auberge Resorts, online courses, and now this corner of Substack.
In 2025 I signed with a licensing agency, so I’m also learning what it takes to turn paintings into patterns that end up on retail shelves. I’m documenting all of it here ~ the process, the questions and the parts i’m learning.”
All of this to say: I’ve been where you are. Staring at a blank page. Wondering what I would “say” if I knew how to “say it” with paints. Wondering how far I could go if my paints could take me there.
I know how watercolor humbles ~ and I know what it feels when things are finally in flow.
Community principles & values
Cultivating a kind and supportive community
Creating a safe and inclusive community within the artistic process is something I value deeply. My painting classes and retreats are for individuals of all artistic levels—and I strive to create a space that fosters and encourages collaboration, exploration and an openness to unique perspectives and diverse lived experiences. The same can be applied to this substack ~ open to everyone and a champion of kindness.
