@mysmallpaintings

This is a slideshow of my Instagram feed. I think of it as a visual journal of my plein air adventures. You can also follow me directly on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.

We saw a lot of bears in Yellowstone but this was my favorite 💕 #cantwaittogoback #yellowstonenationalpark #grizzlybear #yellowstone #traveladdict #nationalparkgeek
My new tiny travel watercolour kit. I found the pop-up water holder @cassart1984 in London. It is from @fabercastellglobal And is so lightweight and has ridges on the lip so you can rest brushes on it. Everything else is @winsorandnewton. Now just need some spare time to play with these new toys 😁🎨 #watercolor #pleinairpainting #winsorandnewton #fabercastell #tinyart #getoutside #artistlife #onmyeasel
Framing this #commission today. Part of a series showing the collector's home in different seasons. Nothing says summer in CA like dappled light and a Jacaranda tree 💕 #losaangeles #summer #commissionsopen
Sketching the sweetest puppy 💕 @ridertheaussie getting a great start in life with his fabulous puppy parents. #puppiesofinstagram #aussiesofinstagram #urbansketchers #petportrait #sketchbook
Framed and ready to go! A 3x5" tiny original painting of Christmas in California on its way to a loving home 💕 #commissionart
One of my tiny panorama paintings in the @deasypenner newsletter 💕 this view goes from east to west so I included the sunrise and the sunset in the same painting. Such a fun #commission 😁💃#commissionswelcome #malibu #californialiving
'It's the perfect sunny window for the room' 🌝 'Los Angeles Morning' beautifully placed in an LA collector's home where she can see it every morning 💕😁 I love this one too and have it on my desk. Don't you love how the blue in the painting matches the sky blue in the mirror? . More pictures on my website - link in bio #lovemycollectors #grateful
Figuring out the perspective. I always aim for believable rather than realistic perspective. I am not a photographer after all and there is an emotional truth to a place that accurate recording doesn't always convey. 😁 #sketches #sketchbook #realityisanillusion #artistlife #onmyeasel #artcommission #wip #process #myhousethismonth
Did I capture Jacaranda blossom and pink Bougainvillea in this colour chart? . #happytime #colorful #colors #california #springtime #springcolors #getoutandexplore
Excited to be featured in the @deasypenner 'Home as Art' July newsletter! Commissioning an original miniature can be surprisingly affordable so get in touch if you have something in mind that you want made into a tiny painting 💕🎉🖼️ #commissionsopen #buyoriginalart #customgifts #personalised
I wish I could time travel back to last week's camping trip in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. It's so hot in LA 😓 I just have to daydream about this beautiful place #campinghairdontcare #pristine #wilderness #bucketlist #campinglife #roadtrip #landscape_lovers #landscapephotography #traveltoexplore #landscapelovers
Tiny painting of a collector's home at Christmas ✨ We are having it printed onto Holiday cards 👍 A super fun commission 💕🎄 . . . . . #commission #home #homedecor #houzz #homedecorating #housebeautiful #apartmenttherapy #rustichomedecor #rustichome #customgift #customized #homegoods #homesweethome #homeiswheretheheartis #holidays #interiordesign #interiorstyling #interiorideas #interiordesire
Wow! Thank you @deasypenner for this incredible #feature on #mysmallpaintings in their blog. #deasypenner are big supporters of the arts and I am thrilled to be included in their blog. 😁 http://deasypenner.com/blog/my-small-paintings 🎨 I have put the link in my bio so you can check it out. . . #commission #homedecor #homestyle #houzz #apartmenttherapy #interiordesign #personalisedgifts #homeasart
Tiny painting @thehuntingtonlibrary. I love formal gardens and I liked the contrast here between the wildness of the plants and the stillness of the statue. This little painting really says 'summer' don't you think? . . #pleinair #pasadena #summer #losangeles #AtTheH #tinyart #sketchbook
When paint dries as a horse's head on your palette 😁 Can you see it? . . #watercolor #coloursofnature #horsesofinstagram #painting #paint #magic #happyaccident
Quick gouache and watercolour study of a #Cezanne painting. I like the strong edges on the mountain and how they flatten the pictorial space. So simple and also so complex. Very Californian colours don't you think? . . #goals #learn #learnfromthebest #postimpressionism #gouache #watercolor
#detail from a tiny painting 🎨 the sun is back in LA and the rain has brought fresh bright green colours and clean air 💕 Happy Spring everyone! Hope you are feeling the new season's positive energy 🌱
That's the colour I was looking for! 🎨 #goldenhour #watercolor #coloursofnature #colourful
When you paint so much that you wear your brush out 😂 #dedicated #doitforthelove #painting #paintanyway #painteveryday #artistlife #favoritethings #waterblog #watercolor
Closer view of my latest commission of a dawn to dusk Malibu view 💕 LA is lovely in the winter and spring when the air is washed clean by the rain and the sky is decorated nicely with clouds #favoriteseason . . . #clouds #cloudporn #skyline #sketchbook #sky #losangeles #commission #personalisedgifts #perfectday #watercolor #malibu #losangelesmagazine @losangelesbucketlist @lamag @losangelesgalleryofart @malibumag @malibutimesmag #mysmallpaintings #miniaturelandscape #tinyart