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“Lalynn” represents the beauty of all things hoped for and desired, the slow pace of manifesting dreams, and the magnificence of having the patience to achieve a goal when you're ready and on your terms. She wears glasses, like me, has long flowing hair like many of the women in my family, and wears strawberries (my favorite fruit and decorative item) in her hair because she has a personality so sweet it attracts all who engage with her.
I started “Lalynn” a year ago in 2025 after moving into a brand new art studio in town.I t was my dream to finish her there, but life had other plans. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford to stay in the studio (I didn't have the time or the money), so I moved out at the end of May 2025. The sketch on the canvas sat in our home kitchen on a kids' easel for months until one weekend in August when I had the free time and the courage to finish her!
She is my very first large-scale acrylic painting! If you scroll through my page, my typical work is small to tiny and is usually watercolor. As a self-taught watercolorist and digital illustrator since 2018 (alongside my full time day job as a professor and associate dean of a graduate school) I have been absolutely terrified of painting in acrylic because the paint moves in such a different way that I couldn't wrap my head around up until recently. My 2026 goal was to practice acrylic and make increasingly bigger pieces. After making the inner glow girls (they're some of the recent on my page with the bright colors and navy blue outlining) and finally figuring out how to mix the paint and layer in a way that feels comfortable for me, I decided to make this one who my daughter Sage named "Lalynn." Most of my paintings are named for women, so when Sage saw her, she thought of the name “Lalynn” immediately.
“Lalynn” is varnished and painted with acrylic paint on a 18x24 inch canvas.
“Lalynn” represents the beauty of all things hoped for and desired, the slow pace of manifesting dreams, and the magnificence of having the patience to achieve a goal when you're ready and on your terms. She wears glasses, like me, has long flowing hair like many of the women in my family, and wears strawberries (my favorite fruit and decorative item) in her hair because she has a personality so sweet it attracts all who engage with her.
I started “Lalynn” a year ago in 2025 after moving into a brand new art studio in town.I t was my dream to finish her there, but life had other plans. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford to stay in the studio (I didn't have the time or the money), so I moved out at the end of May 2025. The sketch on the canvas sat in our home kitchen on a kids' easel for months until one weekend in August when I had the free time and the courage to finish her!
She is my very first large-scale acrylic painting! If you scroll through my page, my typical work is small to tiny and is usually watercolor. As a self-taught watercolorist and digital illustrator since 2018 (alongside my full time day job as a professor and associate dean of a graduate school) I have been absolutely terrified of painting in acrylic because the paint moves in such a different way that I couldn't wrap my head around up until recently. My 2026 goal was to practice acrylic and make increasingly bigger pieces. After making the inner glow girls (they're some of the recent on my page with the bright colors and navy blue outlining) and finally figuring out how to mix the paint and layer in a way that feels comfortable for me, I decided to make this one who my daughter Sage named "Lalynn." Most of my paintings are named for women, so when Sage saw her, she thought of the name “Lalynn” immediately.
“Lalynn” is varnished and painted with acrylic paint on a 18x24 inch canvas.