Jessica's birthday!

Jessica took a little time off this past week to celebrate her birthday. She and her husband took a site seeing car ride from Leesburg to Fredericksburg, VA and stopped at several great little spots along the way. One fabulous photo op’ was on Rt. 17, between Bealeton and Sumerduck, at Hugo’s (which is a roller rink turned dance hall and Friday night auction hotspot).
Every little town they stopped in had great galleries, boutiques, ice cream shops and scenery. It was a wonderful trip!
What do you get an artist on her birthday? ART SUPPLIES, of course! And a great apron that reads “Support Living Artists, the dead ones don’t need it.” Perfect!

Happy Father's Day

June 18th is Father’s Day so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to mention my immense appreciation for my dad. Ever since I was a child and his home-based graphic design studio included a toddler sized drawing board just for me, he has been a wonderful source of encouragement. Now that I am an adult with my own painting studio, he continues to offer wisdom and stellar suggestions on what I should paint next. In fact, I give him all the credit for one of my favorite paintings that now hangs at the Stray Cat Café. The concept of a giant cat playing so intensely that it is oblivious to the fact that it is endangering a monument like Stonehenge, is something that only my dad would conjure up!
With ideas like that, it is no surprise that his individuality and creativity make him entertaining to talk to and joy to work with.
He has inspired me from the very beginning to be an artist and continues to inspire me to this day.

Happy Father’s Day!

Jessica has several new paintings on display at OBA bank in Arlington, VA. The exhibit is very nature-oriented and features beautiful close up pictures of flowers and foliage, as well as this garden painting of Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown. The exhibit space is being shared with a very talented local photographer, Wayne Boyland. The exhibit will not be up forever so be sure to drop in and see it soon!
OBA Bank is located at 4121 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22203, across the street from Balston Commons mall.

June 6, 2006 was National Hunger Awareness Day

June 6, 2006 was National Hunger Awareness Day. To encourage awareness of this important event I created a large, multi-panel painting that now hangs at Reston Interfaith's Food Pantry and Emergency Assistance location. Reston Interfaith provides food and emergency assistance, as well as a variety of other important services, to families in need. They provide necessary support to the community and now their food distribution location has a cheerful new look!