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Paintress 3 of 3 wins 3rd State Art Award!

Paintress 3 of 3 wins 3rd State Art Award!

Paintress 3 of 3 wins 3rd State Art Award!   Thank you Advocate for the write up for all the local artists.  https://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com...

Collage of Love

Collage of Love

This is Sunday Service and this Sunday's service is an Xtra Love letters to my daughters and every daughter.  Dear Daughters When you feel at a lo...

My Blue Period

My Blue Period

My sister and I were on the phone and I was telling her I just couldn't explain how I feel. But if I could paint it, it would be blue... like Picas...
Posted in abstract art, acrylic, acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, anxiety, art, blues, custom, dallas art, dallas artist, depression, digital art, feelings, fine art, hope, mental, mental health, original, original art, original painting, prayer

Believe

Believe

I love different ideas and points of view. It’s fun to challenge my ideas, beliefs, and my so called understanding. A couple of days ago I was jour...

Sometimes I feel like a Start A$$

Sometimes I feel like a Start A$$

Personally I have started 5 businesses if you count my consulting/contract practice and my 1st product launch ( 1 piece of art) at the age of 10. ...

Heart of the North Star

Heart of the North Star

At the heart of our north stars, is extra love.Happy Valentines, Galentines and Palentines day!!#valentines #xtralove #originalart #watercolor #sma...

This is my kinda puppy love

This is my kinda puppy love

When this commission came to me, I thought “ok, I think I can. “But after the first review with the client, we discovered a problem. It was a rooki...

Christmas Cactus -- a prickly little hope

Christmas Cactus -- a prickly little hope

I am excited about Christmas and I can't figure out why. Stuff is hard right now. But I want to "Believe" like Ted Lasso  says. So I am painting ho...

Reflections for Texas PTA

Reflections for Texas PTA

It's a tradition for both my girls to enter into the Texas PTA Reflections contests. As a kid (and even adult) I always loved art contests. It give...
Posted in abstract art, acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, reflections, texas pta

Xtra Love they Neighbor

Xtra Love they Neighbor

One day when AC and I were on a walk several years ago, we saw a gal walking her dog. Ac was still so little so she quickly got away from me to go ...
Posted in acrylic art, neighbor, neighborhood, original art, original painting, pet, pet portraits

Christmas Horse, of course!

Christmas Horse, of course!

A friend was working on a collection of cowgal items and asked if I would consider doing a tea towel with a Christmas theme. I am always grateful t...
Posted in horses, tea towels, watercolor

A dog named Bruce

A dog named Bruce

He was as sweet one and dearly loved.    Need a pet portrait? Click here for sizes and prices  https://xtralove.us/collections/dog-art/products/cus...