Bright giclée print, printed locally on 310 gsm heavyweight archival matte paper. Each print has a 1” white border to allow for framing. The original was created using a mix of gouache and acrylic paint. Printed to order. Each print takes 2-3 weeks to ship. Prints larger than 8x10 are shipped rolled.
This painting was made for the 3rd edition of my print club in July 2025:
When I committed to this print club, I mentally decided I was going to make a new painting every month. As someone whose work is fairly detailed, I knew this was a big ask of myself, the hours spent painting, paired with printing, packing and many other boring but necessary admin tasks means I spend everyday of the month in my studio (I’m not complaining).
I was specially anxious about the arrival of July because several social commitments I had made before the accidental birth of this print club meant that I would be away from my studio for the better part of the month.
At some point towards the end of June, I took a walk and contemplated cancelling my travels or using an older painting I had already made. Both decisions felt extremely wrong. I decided to be very hopeful in my compromise by packing a small set of gouache paints, some good watercolor paper and a couple of pencils and brushes in my purse.
For the first half of the month I painted at whatever chance I got, while waiting to board my flight, on the flight, in train cars, park benches, in restaurants before the appetizers arrived, you get the picture.
At the end of two weeks I was surprised that all these little in-between moments of painting had led me to holding an almost completed piece.
I now only had the background left and decided to use it to depict another in-between moment, the contemplative walk I took before July started, (during which I decided to create a new painting despite being away from my studio) was at the very end of the day, a transitional time when the last drops of sunlight were about to turn blue, I remember it being oddly silent besides the heavy buzz of insects that made me feel like the warm evening air was vibrating around each blade of grass. I wanted to convey this warm buzzing texture in my piece, and managed to do so by switching my medium from a smooth gouache (used on the flowers), to a soft water based pencil paired with an extra light hand for the sky.
In many ways, this is my most favorite piece I have created for the print club to date. I think being out of my studio and continually interacting with the outside world while creating it enhanced its character in unexpected ways.
As an anxious 20 something, I often feel like I have to pick between working on building my future or collecting fun memories while I’m still young. July showed me that both things are possible at once, sometimes we don’t have to choose.
Bright giclée print, printed locally on 310 gsm heavyweight archival matte paper. Each print has a 1” white border to allow for framing. The original was created using a mix of gouache and acrylic paint. Printed to order. Each print takes 2-3 weeks to ship. Prints larger than 8x10 are shipped rolled.
This painting was made for the 3rd edition of my print club in July 2025:
When I committed to this print club, I mentally decided I was going to make a new painting every month. As someone whose work is fairly detailed, I knew this was a big ask of myself, the hours spent painting, paired with printing, packing and many other boring but necessary admin tasks means I spend everyday of the month in my studio (I’m not complaining).
I was specially anxious about the arrival of July because several social commitments I had made before the accidental birth of this print club meant that I would be away from my studio for the better part of the month.
At some point towards the end of June, I took a walk and contemplated cancelling my travels or using an older painting I had already made. Both decisions felt extremely wrong. I decided to be very hopeful in my compromise by packing a small set of gouache paints, some good watercolor paper and a couple of pencils and brushes in my purse.
For the first half of the month I painted at whatever chance I got, while waiting to board my flight, on the flight, in train cars, park benches, in restaurants before the appetizers arrived, you get the picture.
At the end of two weeks I was surprised that all these little in-between moments of painting had led me to holding an almost completed piece.
I now only had the background left and decided to use it to depict another in-between moment, the contemplative walk I took before July started, (during which I decided to create a new painting despite being away from my studio) was at the very end of the day, a transitional time when the last drops of sunlight were about to turn blue, I remember it being oddly silent besides the heavy buzz of insects that made me feel like the warm evening air was vibrating around each blade of grass. I wanted to convey this warm buzzing texture in my piece, and managed to do so by switching my medium from a smooth gouache (used on the flowers), to a soft water based pencil paired with an extra light hand for the sky.
In many ways, this is my most favorite piece I have created for the print club to date. I think being out of my studio and continually interacting with the outside world while creating it enhanced its character in unexpected ways.
As an anxious 20 something, I often feel like I have to pick between working on building my future or collecting fun memories while I’m still young. July showed me that both things are possible at once, sometimes we don’t have to choose.
