Happy Christmas!

Wishing you and yours Happy Holidays and best wishes for a happy new year!

Melting Snow

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Blizzard 2009

Happy Halloween!

Unfortunately I don't have any super-cool Halloween photos to share, but I did do some shooting on this beautiful autumn day. Out on assignment, I had to pull over to photograph this church. There's been quite a mix of dark stormy clouds with patches of blue sky and bright sunlight breaking through these past few weeks. This was one time when I finally had my camera with me and I wasn't heading to work.

Self Portrait Photo Shoot

Working photographers and artists grow accustomed to using themselves as models. Today, I set up different variations to test lighting for standard headshots and well, basically whatever else I could do... these are fun, personal shots. Enjoy the rest on flickr.

Welcome Fall

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Taubman Museum of Art, Fund Raiser Event at Barnes & Noble

Join me this Saturday at the Barnes & Noble Tanglewood location in Roanoke, VA, for a day of art, crafts and more. Barnes & Noble stores nationwide, will be participating in this fund raising event. Just tell the cashier you'd like to support the Taubman Museum of Art (or give them ID# 594077) and they will donate a percentage of your purchase. For more information, click here.

For more information about Taubman Museum of Art events, visit their calendar page.

Bells, Whistles and Locomotives....

... is featured on page 54 of this month's issue of Valley Business Front Magazine, "Roanoke and New River Valley's Exciting New Progressive Business Publication "for the up and coming and already arrived" - a voice for your business." www.vbfront.com

Bridal Shoot Part 2

Bridal Shoot - Dominion Images

Bride Amanda, studio, and studio lighting courtesy of David Hungate. I just brought my camera. David has been kind enough to open his doors and show me around. I hope to be working with David on a few projects in the future.

Portrait Demonstration

Night at The Taubman Museum of Art. High school student and intern of the museum, Jenna, was my model.

What: Dinner A L'Art Series - Portrait Demonstration

When: Saturday July 25, 2009
Where: Taubman Museum of Art

I'll be demonstrating a portrait painting during an evening of art, music, dining, and theater at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, VA on Saturday, July 25th. This is a unique event centered around the museum's collection of 19th century portraits in American Art. The evening begins at 6pm. For more information visit www.taubmanmuseum.org or call 540.204.4122

We have also scheduled a portraiture workshop for October 2009. Details coming soon

-Monica

Mom

I call this painting "The Keeper". I suppose I have a habit of being vague. Simply put, this is a painting of my mother. She is loving, endearing, silly and kind. She is also one of the strongest women I have ever known. She is the keeper of many things; of family, life, and my heart. Also, of her history, family and culture. The hat she holds is a traditional Bolivian hat worn by the natives that live there. In this painting I capture a side of my mother that is not always easy to see. It's the side that I believe makes her the most beautiful.

5 x 5 for $55

I did this small 5'' X 5'' painting of my good friend Jessica for Roanoke Pride.

Matt & Season's Wedding 06.09.09

Check out the full slide show here. Click on images to view full size.

Pairs

Just fooling around with how I layer the paint. Pears have translucent skin, so here I scratched into the surface taking away the paint to mimic what I felt captured the skin.